Ted Montgomery, a practicing architect with his own firm in Vermont since 1976, designed and built his own home, featured in Creating The Not So Big House by SarahSusanka. He brings a combination of soul, ecology, and whimsy to his architectural practice. He designs in virtual space with leading edge CAD visualization tools, while also building lighting fixtures, furniture, ponds, green roofs and garden rooms.
His work is featured in House Beautiful, the NY Times, Natural Home and on the HGTV and Discovery Health channels. He is an instructor at the University of Vermont and theYestermorrow Design/Build School.
Ted lives in an intentional community he designed, permitted and built called Ten Stones, named after his senior thesis project at the University of .... More

Dale Mulfinger co–founded SALA Architects as Mulfinger & Susanka Architects in 1983.
Dale received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Minnesota in 1967 where he is currently an Adjunct Professor at the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. His professional background includes employment with several local, national, and international firms including the Architects Collaborative of Cambridge, Massachusetts and Brown Daltus of Rome, Italy. His interest in regional architecture is expressed in his ongoing research on the work of twentieth century Minnesota architect Edwin Lundie, and in the book The Architecture of Edwin Lundie published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. Dale's most recent books are The Cabin and The .... More

Since 1992, as Principal of Living Shelter Design Architects, Terry has created designs for, and overseen documentation of, over 150 custom single–family homes, 5 clustered community projects, and 3 commercial structures. Her designs combine timeless style with sustainable solutions, integrating passive solar concepts and utilizing pockets of space that are often forgotten in other home plans. Terry took the apprenticeship path to professionally practicing architecture, including work as a plans examiner and building inspector, a mechanical drafter and drafting room manager, and several years as an architectural drafter and designer.
Terry has a depth of experience designing with many different materials that are both proven and sustainable. Since 1999 she has .... More

James Polk wears many hats. He is a practicing architect with over 25 years of experience designing sustainable buildings and neighborhoods throughout the United States, with stints in Washington DC, Wisconsin, and Mississippi.
As an educator, he has taught college classes in architectural history, sustainability, professional practice, design, and drawing at the University of Southern Mississippi and at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.
He writes a bi-weekly 'green living' newspaper column, publishes a blog - the New American Village - on sustainability and livable communities, and has a couple of book projects in the works. As a public speaker, his lively presentations of 'what can be' serve to stimulate a greater awareness of what it takes to .... More

Jon Rentfrow is an award–winning designer, and is a member of the American Institute of Building Designers (AIBD). He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Design from Colorado State University in 1994, and he founded Rentfrow Residential Design in 1995.
Jon established the business to follow his passion for architecture. He has strived to develop his company by focusing on maintaining long–term relationships with his clients. Jon believes that building a relationship begins with satisfying the customer with a design that meets their unique desires and personal lifestyles. Jon's approach is to design a distinctive home by 'Creating Moods in Individual Spaces'.
Jon works out of his personal residence to afford time with his wife, Elisha, and .... More

Greg Robinson, AIA LEED AP has been designing custom homes and timber structures for Cascade Joinery since 1996. During this time he has worked with over 170 clients in 11 western states including Alaska, Hawaii, and British Columbia. Greg has always had a passion for timeless wooden architecture. Prior to joining the Cascade Joinery team he worked as an architect preserving and rehabilitating historic structures for the National Park Service in Mount Rainier, Rocky Mountain, and Grand Canyon National Parks. During graduate school at The University of Washington he received a scholarship to study historic wooden structures in Norway.
Since 1996 Greg's work at Cascade Joinery has received 5 Northwest Chapter AIA design awards and appeared in numerous publications .... More

Steven founded Sall Residential Design Group, Inc. in 1981 after working as an in–house architectural designer for a Denver based homebuilder. Since 1984, he has been winning local and national awards for his designs including a Gold Nugget Award for the "Best Condo under 900 S.F.", an AIBD award for a Custom Luxury Design, and a MAME award for a 30,000 S.F. residence. Steven continues to maintain his sensitivity to construction costs – ingrained while working for Homebuilders – while using his creativity to maintain his love of the relationships between living spaces and the outdoors. He also loves blending traditional, natural and "green" materials with a real sense of proportion and elegance into all of his designs. Steven has been incorporating passive solar, .... More

Laura Sanchez ran a residential design business for many years that specialized in beautifully–proportioned adobe homes in contemporary and traditional styles. Though she no longer designs homes, she maintains an intense interest in cost effective, sustainable houses. Laura currently divides her time between journalism and architecture.
Alex Sanchez, who grew up building houses, has taught courses in adobe construction and solar energy. He founded and currently heads the renowned computer–aided drafting program at the University of New Mexico–Valencia Campus. Alex and Laura have written several books and instructional CDs about computer graphics and .... More

Whitney Schrauth is the principal and founder of Sustainable Architecture & Consulting, a Sausalito, California firm that specializes in environmentally sensitive design & construction. SA&C's goal is to promote sustainable design while creating beautiful spaces that are a pleasure to inhabit. Emphasis is placed on an approach that minimizes environment impact while maximizing building efficiency and the use of alternative energy sources. Non-toxic and recycled materials are used whenever possible, as are alternative techniques such as straw bale and rammed earth construction. Photovoltaics & greywater systems are also encouraged to minimize the use of traditional water and electrical systems. Additionally, all SA&C designs carefully consider a .... More