More stories about San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

• Exhibit: 'The Utopian Impulse'

  A new San Francisco exhibit showcases Buckminster Fuller's projects as well as Bay Area projects inspired by him. Through July 29.

• Architect, Design Thyself

  As firms encourage more collaboration between architects and launch new research initiatives, office space design will also change. Welcome to a world of incubator spaces.

• Naomi Johnson Miller

  It's one thing for a lighting designer to know how to measure light; it's another to know why that measurement is important. That is the driving force behind Naomi Johnson Miller's goal to get the word out about the importance of human factors in lighting design.

• The Last Word

  With so many external pressures impacting the practice of lighting design (i.e., the economy, codes and regulations, and new technologies), will the profession be able to carry on as is, or will it have to reinvent itself?

• Building a Simple Passive House

  In September 2009 I completed a deep energy retrofit on a small house in Point Reyes Station, Calif., some 50 miles north of San Francisco.

• JLC Report

  Big builders push for energy-efficiency initiative; remodeling shows signs of rebound; San Francisco battles sewer sludge; more

• Letters

  Don't forget insulation; thermal solar storage; time-saving sidewall detail

• Hot-Water Circulation Systems

  On-demand systems install quickly and can save both water and energy.

• The Nation's Best

  SAN FRANCISCO — Standing 12 stories, 10th and Mission Family Housing fills a tall order. First, it answers the affordable housing needs of 135 families, including 44 that were recently homeless.

• Urban Finalists

  SAN FRANCISCO— Mercy Housing California has broken new ground, building the first affordable housing high-rise in the city in about 20 years.