Sustainability
The 22-story boutique Hotel Swexan at the corner of McKinnon and Moody streets was recently awarded $8.5 million from the Dallas Property Assessed Clean Energy program. This is the second clean energy grant for the Hotel Swexan, the city’s first boutique hotel developed by Harwood International. The moniker represents “Swiss hospitality meets Texan charm,” an…
It doesn’t take more than looking at home design trends over the past few years to see that homebuyers are increasingly looking for ways to live more sustainable lives. US News & World Report released these five sustainable home designs that are trending in 2024 in January, for example. New construction homes are one of…
Affordable housing just got a little more accessible in Grand Prairie — or really anywhere a plot of land is available. HiFAB hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning at its modular home factory, featuring turnkey homes designed by award-winning Texas architecture firm Lake | Flato. HiFAB builds single-family modular homes and aims to produce high-design…
If you have a love-hate relationship with spring cleaning, you’re not alone. There’s something cathartic about a clean, clutter-free home. According to Cleveland Clinic Psychologist Dr. Susan Albers, the ritual can be like “a magic wand to our mental health.”
Is there an age when people should stop buying fast furniture? A recent survey says yes. The magic number for ditching the cheap stuff is 28, according to a poll of 2,000 general population Americans.
