Catalyst Blog

Nate Kipnis explores the frontier of Luxurious Sustainable Living in the new modern solar lake house in Lake Zurich, Illinois.Read More

Recent images of the ferocity of Hurricane Florence’s impact on the South Atlantic coastline remind me of how fragile our living spaces can be.  We take for granted that Mother Nature supremely rules – until catastrophe strikes in the form of a hurricane, tornado, historic rainfall, blizzard, wildfire or other disaster. There is a certain level...Read More

Smart Homes Streamline Lifestyles & Increase Sustainability The right smart home automation installation requires careful planning and collaboration from beginning to end, starting with your goal for the smart home technology. Do you want to reduce your carbon footprint? Make everyday life easier? Enhance the look and feel of each room? Whatever your goals, achieving...Read More

A building that can bounce back… The word “resilience” in a general sense means “the ability to recover from or adjust easily to change.” In the personal sense, when we encourage people to be “emotionally resilient,” we want them to bounce back from setbacks. In the home building world, “Resilient Design” is an emerging concept...Read More