TMS Mixed Old & New to Design a Luxurious, Eco-Friendly Farmhouse

November 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Step inside this White Mountains farmhouse in New Hampshire, and you’ll be instantly transported to a charming country scene from a simpler, sweeter time. Designed after the property’s original 1788 farmhouse that couldn’t be restored, this luxurious farmhouse style residence is proof that historic architectural elements and modern green living can not only coexist; they…Read More

TMS Architects Helps Bottomline Technologies Expand Office & Green Initiatives

October 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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As a company specializing in banking and financing solutions in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Bottomline Technologies is leading the way in automating and managing processes involving cash, payments, invoices, transactional documents and supply chain tools. The company is not only setting industry standards for innovation and customer service, but they are also setting industry standards when it comes to sustainability.…Read More

Natural Hardwood Flooring Options

October 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Resale value is no longer the primary goal in home remodeling. With the housing market still recovering, more homeowners today are deciding to stay and renovate rather than move. And instead of trying to appeal to the average buyer, homeowners are looking for ways to improve the look, feel and function of their home for…Read More

Sleek & Sustainable with Solar Power

August 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Using modern technology to power certain household items just makes sense. And as solar panel systems move farther away from their original bulky designs, homeowners are taking advantage of more accessible and streamlined solar-powered devices and appliances. Solar ovens are becoming very popular along with solar water heaters and solar pool heaters. Solar lighting has…Read More

Abandoned Walmart becomes Award-Winning Library

July 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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It’s been happening in small towns across the U.S. over the last few years. Businesses big and small have been shutting their doors for good, leaving a smattering of outter shells that were once flourishing and succeeding. So when a Walmart store in the southern tip of Texas decided to relocate to a larger facility,…Read More

London’s Olympic Park Goes Green

July 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  When the 2012 Summer Olympics commence next week, we’ll all be viewing a masterpiece of sustainability. How so?  Well, in a nutshell, London’s entire 500-acre Olympic Park was designed with sustainability in mind.   Rubble and stones from all demolished buildings were crushed and used to construct most the park’s bridges The River Lea…Read More

Sign Up for10 Minutes with an Architect!

June 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Greenovations, a fellow member of The Green Alliance and valuable Seacoast resource, is hosting an event called “10 Minute Architect” on Wednesday, July 11th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm in their York, Maine facility located at 470 US Route 1.   Greenovations is a resource for green building materials and  specializes in FSC-certified and recycled…Read More

Cross Roads House Goes for Solar Seconds

May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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TMS Architects just received this story from our friends at The Green Alliance…written by Jim Cavan, it discusses the success of solar hot water at Cross Roads House in Portsmouth, NH. Being the largest transitional housing complex in the region, the folks at Cross Roads House in Portsmouth know a thing or two about loyalty…Read More

A Very Special Table!

May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Re-purposed table made from antique  oak at Demeters Steakhouse.  Image courtesy Deb Cram/dcram@seacoastonline.com

Our friends at Regeneration Park have done it again…found another way to re-purpose a building material with spectacular results! This time, a 160 year old live oak that had been stored in a Massachusetts pond was fashioned into a massive round table for Demeters Steakhouse. The craftsman-sculptor-artist, Les Haskell of Eliot, Maine, and his table…Read More