DANIEL CLARKE ARCHITECT INC.

Like a super high-performance car, a “Legend Home” is a modern, ultra-performance home. You get superior comfort, precise climate control.

Renovating or building a house to last 80-100 years can be less expensive than one house that must be replaced or repaired multiple times ov

Disaster-proof and climate resilient houses can be luxurious if designed correctly.

Is an AC system a waste of money? Find out why getting a central air-conditioning system now might be a costly mistake.

Severe flooding may breach your last defense, and only proper planning and careful thought can design your house to survive.

The big 'green building' systems out there right now are LEED, Passive House, Living Building Challenge, and WELL certification. Each...

The setup of your property and your landscaping is your first physical line of defense against water traveling over land.

Flooding presents a range of risks most of which can be lethal. The flood risk impacts entire communities.

We can design a flood proof house to withstand the next British Columbia flood event. That's important because while not everyone lives in

You Can Build a High-Performance House for Less Money Than a Typical House - Learn design strategies that will both reduce the cost of build

The right daylighting strategy can greatly improve the quality of your family’s life at home for little or no extra expense.

A typical house has countless tiny holes that lead to mold, but better airtightness can make your house healthier and more comfortable.

Our homes are not adapted to the colder winters of the coming century, and the beautiful white snow is slowly destroying your house's roof.

The trend of families living in multigenerational homes is not new but is increasing and evolving. The idea of a multigenerational home...

Design for climate change is architecture that performs well during extreme weather and is critical as climate change accelerates.

Improving the air quality in your home is one way of improving your physical health.

Unless you live in the middle of a large city, there is a growing risk of your home being destroyed by a wildfire in the next few decades. That's a bold allegation that sounds like pessimistic, wild speculation; but recent history here and abroad point to that scenario as an eventuality rather than a remote possibility. A house is engulfed in flames during Hillside Fire 2019 However, with the right design and construction, you can give your home a great chance of withstandi

Most air-conditioning systems are ill-equipped to handle the new heatwaves, but passive cooling strategies may solve this problem.

HEAT YOUR HOUSE WITH A HAIRDRYER. YES, A HAIRDRYER. OR A TOASTER. NO, NOT EVEN JOKING. This is a follow-up to my article "Is Your Home...

As much of the white-collar world - me included - gradually turns to working from home either part-time or completely, we are forced to...