Retro Vibes

Advantages and Challenges of Retrofitting and Renovating

When it comes to the choice between tearing down and building new or retrofitting, renovating or remodeling, we’ve been told by professionals that the greenest building is the one that’s already built. But does it make financial sense? Are there real energy savings? We take a close look at the benefits and challenges of retrofitting, renovating, and remodeling, and the exciting possibilities they afford home and building owners.

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Big Plans for Texas
Venditti Demolition

by Pauline Müller

After one and a half decades serving Chicagoland, Venditti Demolition moved its knowledge and experience, together with a competitive approach to service delivery and considerable love of this industry, to the south four years ago. And judging by the lively growth the company has enjoyed since it opened for business in Austin in 2020, the southern market for breaking down buildings appears to be speeding up.

Good as Gold
M.R. Brewer

by Pauline Müller

Considering the economic challenges of the past two decades, maintaining any legacy business is not for the faint of heart. This is all the more true when it is a family business. At home in one of the most beautiful areas of North America, M.R. Brewer of Portland, Maine is a second-generation construction millwork, interior design, and restoration firm founded on hard work, integrity, and humility.

Climate Care: Walking the Walk for a Greener World
Tempeff

by Allison Dempsey

Part of the NIBE Group—an international association of more than 120 independent enterprises that manufacture, distribute, and promote their own brands globally—Tempeff strives to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency by developing, manufacturing, and marketing environmentally friendly, energy-efficient solutions for indoor climate comfort for all types of properties through sustainable efficiency and exceptional eco-design.

Sign Language: Get it Right, Stay on Track, Go the Distance
Selkirk Signs

by Allison Dempsey

Growing from a small family-owned business into one of the leading sign manufacturers in the industry, Selkirk Signs celebrates an impressive 40 years in 2024.

Retro Vibes
Advantages and Challenges of Retrofitting and Renovating

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