Charles Hendricks's (harrisonburgarchitect) Blog

I posed a question this week that I thought would get many responses from others in the construction industry. It seemed to fall on deaf ears, so either I am the only one that has not found the answers, or others are wondering the same thing as me. In a mixed humid climate, do you use open cell f...

The Harrisonburg Green Expo is an event designed to bring together a wide variety of sustainable products and services to educate the community and promote awareness of local available healthy resources. Sustainability gives the potential for long term well being to our community and our children...

Strengthen Your Leadership Capabilities, Support Your Community’s Nonprofits On October 17 and 18, some of Central Virginia’s most notable leadership talent will come together for the second annual Authentic Leadership Summit at PVCC.  The Summit has again partnered with the Center for Nonprofit ...

It is fair time in the Valley. The Rockingham County Fair is coming up this August and we will once again have a booth at the event. This is a chance for us to meet people, discuss their questions about architecture, and help them save money through our understanding of building science. It is no...

Some of my favorite local businesses that you need to know!  Digico Shoot Post Design - Full service video production and motion design for advertising, marketing, corporate communication; arguments about lunch Gravity Group - Simply put, we are storytellers for your brand. We add value by helpin...

In our recent travels we visited Lexington, VA and had a chance to eat at the Southern Inn Restaurant. I had planned the trip around some specific activities, carriage ride, winery visit, and to see the newly renovated restaurant. When I was reading about Lexington on a travel page to find things...

Our first green house in Harrisonburg is under construction and it has many cool features, but the vegetated retaining wall my be the best. The site required the use of a retaining wall to mitigate storm water erosion on a steep slope and higher levels of maintenance for the homeowner. So we look...

The process of design is as much about conversations as it is about aesthetics. No matter how much you plan, think about design, and understand the concept of design, there is no way to create place. Place only comes from the people that inhabit the space created. The role of the architect should...

Kitchen Remodeling Mistakes In this economy, many people are staying in their current homes, so they are looking at ways to renovate. Regardless of your motivation to renovate, two rooms usually get attention first, the kitchen and the master bedroom. In the kitchen there are countless options an...

Met with some clients on Friday that were having some energy usage issues with their home. They had identified some of the problems, wet crawl space and hot attic rooms. The attic spaces were not insulated or air sealed correctly. This problem can be fixed. The other problem is that there is only...