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Field Notes from the Steps House
Field Notes from the Steps House

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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Heidi StephensSeptember 3, 2024River Architects
Save the Date! Prefab Panel Shop Tour
Save the Date! Prefab Panel Shop Tour

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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Heidi StephensAugust 27, 2024River Architects
Evolution of The Bank Lofts
Evolution of The Bank Lofts

A New Look for The Bank Lofts

The Bank Lofts project is almost complete!

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Heidi StephensAugust 22, 2024River Architects
Dock Lighting in Cold Spring
Dock Lighting in Cold Spring

Dark Sky Dock Lighting

Adding Dark Sky compliant lighting at the Village of Cold Spring dockside area.

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Heidi StephensAugust 13, 2024River Architects
Phius Spotlight on Seminary Hill
Phius Spotlight on Seminary Hill

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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Heidi StephensJuly 30, 2024River Architects
Studio Glow Up Results!
Studio Glow Up Results!

Studio Glow Up - The Results

Our Studio is back to black after trying our a few new hues!

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Heidi StephensJuly 23, 2024River Architects
James Hartford presents at Manitoga
James Hartford presents at Manitoga

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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Heidi StephensJuly 16, 2024River Architects
Happy Birthday River Architects!
Happy Birthday River Architects!

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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Heidi StephensJuly 9, 2024River Architects
World's first Certified Passive House cidery
World's first Certified Passive House cidery

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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Heidi StephensJuly 2, 2024River Architects
Happy Birthday Juhee!
Happy Birthday Juhee!

Happy Birthday Juhee!

Happy birthday to our founder and Managing Principal, Juhee!

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Heidi StephensJune 25, 2024River Architects
An Essay In Progress
An Essay In Progress

An Essay in Progress

Fascinating stories behind the inception of Korean modern architecture, part of Juhee’s research for her book project.

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Heidi StephensJune 18, 2024River Architects
1880's Staircase Makeover
1880's Staircase Makeover

1880’s Staircase Makeover

Check out the progress on The Bank Lofts, and how River Architects and Simple Integrity have managed to retain and repurpose the 1880’s staircase.

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Heidi StephensJune 11, 2024River Architects
Steps House Passive Design Certified
Steps House Passive Design Certified

Steps House Passive Design Certified!

We're delighted to share that our Steps House has been officially Phius ZERO 2021 Design Certified. That makes two projects in one week that have achieved this milestone (insert drumroll)!

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Heidi StephensJune 4, 2024River Architects
Shawangunk Passive Design Certified
Shawangunk Passive Design Certified

Shawangunk Passive Design Certified!

We are proud to announce that our Shawangunk Passive project is officially Phius Design Certified! This important milestone ensures the project is designed to hit all the energy targets outlined by Phius’ climate-specific, cost-optimized standard.

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Heidi StephensMay 28, 2024River Architects
Studio Glow Up
Studio Glow Up

Studio Glow Up

Our Studio is getting a glow up this week as we refinish the black siding. It’s fun to see what could have been, but it’s also fun to reminisce about how far our studio building has come.

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Heidi StephensMay 21, 2024River Architects
KAANY ArchiTalk Series with Juhee and James
KAANY ArchiTalk Series with Juhee and James

KAANY ArchiTalk Presentation

This Thursday, Juhee Lee-Hartford and James Hartford will present at the KAANY ArchiTalk Series XI - Finding Our Voice in Sustainability.

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Heidi StephensMay 14, 2024River Architects
LEED Certified Buildings
LEED Certified Buildings

Characteristics of LEED Certified Buildings

River Architects has both Passive House and LEED Certified projects in our portfolio. Learn about the characteristics of LEED Certified Buildings.

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Heidi StephensApril 29, 2024River Architects
Site Sketches
Site Sketches

Site Sketches

At a recent site visit, James found a low-tech solution to coordinate with the carpentry team.

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Heidi StephensApril 16, 2024River Architects
Cutting Edge Energy Compliance
Cutting Edge Energy Compliance

Cutting Edge Energy Compliance Seminar

Karl Hansen will speak at the AIA WHV Cote Seminar on April 10th, 2024!

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Heidi StephensApril 9, 2024River Architects
Reimagine Buildings '24
Reimagine Buildings '24

Reimagine Buildings ‘24

James Hartford will speak at the Passive House Accelerator’s Reimagine Buildings '24  on March 7th-8th!

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Heidi StephensMarch 5, 2024River Architects
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