by Jamie Wolf | Feb 23, 2010 | Design
That’s the complaint. We stand at the refrigerator and stare at the contents. We rummage through the boxes and cans and bottles and jars in the pantry. We open drawers of spices and grains and close them again. There is all this food. But there’s nothing...
by Jamie Wolf | Jan 11, 2010 | Design
In answer to one of my many “why?” questions about how poorly we understand energy, engineer Marc Rosenbaum explained, “Honeywell put us to sleep!” What did he mean? Not that long ago when it was cold out, it was kinda cold in. Or hot for that...
by Jamie Wolf | Dec 6, 2009 | Design
Our houses have habits. And we learn them. Next thing you know you’re adapting your behavior to the way your home doesn’t work. There’s no place to organize the mail, so it lands on the kitchen counter; kid’s backpacks lie on the floor; clothes are piling up on...
by Jamie Wolf | Oct 30, 2009 | Craft, Design
I know something new. I know how to design and build homes that are dramatically better than any I’ve ever built. What I know is radically simple. It is systematically measurable and therefore proven. It works. What I know is how to design and build using the Passive...
by Jamie Wolf | Aug 30, 2009 | Design
“How did you become a designer?” I was just interviewed by Natalie Pollock for an article about Wolfworks for the monthly Avon Life. She was asking this question that I am often asked. And I gave the glib answer that I always give, “I was good with...
by Jamie Wolf | Aug 29, 2009 | Design, Discovery
When Sarah Susanka first published The Not So Big House in 1998 we immediately recognized an ally. Sarah’s readers gratefully embraced her simple message: good design guidance favors quality of space over quantity of space. Build better, not bigger. Now...
