Building Orientation for Optimum Energy

The Painted Ladies of San Francisco - a row of colorful Victorian houses with their distinctive architecture and ornate details, framed by green shrubbery against a blue sky.

by Nick Gromicko, CMI® and Ben Gromicko from InterNACHI Building orientation is the practice of facing a building so as to maximize certain aspects of its surroundings, such as street appeal, to capture a scenic view, for drainage considerations, etc. With rising energy costs, it’s becoming increasingly important for builders to orient buildings to capitalize on the […]