Finishing Touches at a Passive Project
We’re loving the decorative finishes going in to our China Pond Passive project, which is almost ready for the family to move in.
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China Pond Site Visit
River Architects visited our China Pond Passive House project to review progress and share details with our staff.
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Bank Lofts Vault Restoration
The historic vault at the Bank Lofts was a team favorite, and we were so excited to it restored. How would you use this space?
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Upstate Cabin
A recent upstate cabin project was built to Passive building standards, and is filled light with natural light.
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Eddie Award for Metropolis Video
River Architects was thrilled when our House on the Pond project was featured in the Metropolis and Design TV by Sandow video series, Natural Habitat - and now the video has won an Eddie award!
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Juhee Lee-Hartford is a Visionary!
We're delighted to share that Juhee Lee-Hartford, Founder and Managing Principal of River Architects, will receive a Visionary Award from our local AIA Chapter, Westchester Hudson Valley.
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We’re a Passive House Accelerator Partner!
River Architects is the Passive House Accelerator Partner of the week! We love the work of Passive House Accelerator, who communicate all the science and nuance of Passive building standards in an accessible and entertaining style.
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Adirondack Passive Design Certified!
We're delighted to share that our Adirondack Passive project has been officially Phius ZERO 2021 Design Certified.
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Case Study: Adirondack Passive Project
River Architects’ Adirondack Passive project was featured in a Project Case Study in collaboration with Phius Alliance New York at the New Energy Works panel shop.
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Bank Lofts Open House
On Friday, September 20th, from 4:00 - 6:00 pm, join River Architects at The Bank Lofts open house in Richfield Springs, NY.
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PHA: Turning An Old Bank Into Affordable PH Housing
Join Passive House Accelerator, along with architect Juhee Lee-Hartford (River Architects) and builder Josh Edmond (Simple Integrity) as they share how they retrofitted a historic bank building in Upstate New York into Passive House housing and created a new community hub for the small town of Richfield Springs.
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Field Notes from the Steps House
Our team recently visited the Steps House project, and we were thrilled to see the incredible progress.
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Adirondack PH Prefab Panel Shop Tour
River Architects is delighted to sponsor and participate in the upcoming Prefab Panel Shop Tour: Adirondack Passive House.
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Dark Sky Dock Lighting
Adding Dark Sky compliant lighting at the Village of Cold Spring dockside area.
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Phius Spotlight on Seminary Hill
Check out the Phius spotlight on the Seminary Hill Orchard and Cidery project, the world's first cidery constructed to Phius standards.
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James presents at Manitoga In Depth
James Hartford will present at an upcoming Manitoga in Depth: Design - Art - Nature tour at Manitoga/The Russel Wright Design Center.
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Happy Birthday River Architects!
On July 12th, 2002, Juhee Lee-Hartford started River Architects in her NYC apartment. James Hartford joined the firm 2 years later, and the rest is history!
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Building a Cidery in 80 seconds
The making of Seminary Hill Cidery tasting room and production facility, the world's first Passive House certified cidery.
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