Jargon for Architects

Let’s face it, every profession creates jargon. Think of the secret handshake, only in terms of language. When conversing with each other, people in the same profession can understand words and expressions the rest of us would find bewildering. Architects are no different. If you’ve ever worked with an architect, some of the “jargon” they

SIPs Coming in from the Fringe of Home Design

Change in any industry can feel sluggish when you have a great idea you want to see catch on. That is certainly true for proponents of structural insulated panels or SIPs for short. In the 1930s, Frank Lloyd Wright experimented with an early prototype that lacked insulation, in his search for materials that were functional,