New green home goes "gold"

May 2009

Styczynski Walker & Associates has turned green into gold, as evidenced by their latest creation: a new two-story home that has earned gold-level certified status as part of the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Green Building Program.

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Different types of "green" homes grow in suburbs

APRIL 2009

Green home building is a growing trend in new construction, as the recent construction of two such homes within blocks of each other in Elmhurst shows, according to Laura Reedy Stukel, EcoBroker certified agent at LW Reedy Real Estate in Elmhurst.

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Green Building in Elmhurst

APRIL 2009

The builders of two new houses nearing completion about three blocks from each other in Elmhurst have the same goal—to build a more environmentally friendly house—but they took very different routes. “I’m glad there’s so much flexibility [in green building],” says Bill Styczynski, the architect and builder behind a new house at 135 Oak Street, which was built for the family who lived in the former house on the lot. “It’s not one cookie-cutter approach.”

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Worth the Wait

DECEMBER/JANUARY 2008

"It’s never too late to disprove an old adage. That one about the shoemaker’s children having no shoes? Bill Styczynski, president of Lifestyle Custom Homes by SWA, and his wife Kerry have demolished it. “After so many years in the field, I’ve always wanted to build a house for myself,” he says. “We lived in our old house for 26 years, but the kids never wanted to move, so we kept putting it off.” - Darcy Lewis (Midwest Home Chicago Magazine)

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Incorporating Eco-Friendly Elements Into Your Home

JANUARY 2008

"Located inside The Green Building Demonstration Home in Downers Grove, this room was designed by Bill Styczynski of Styczynski, Walker & Associates with his family in mind. President of the Custom Builder Council of the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago, Styczynski created and built this home to showcase some of the best practices of construction and sustainable design and to meet the National Association of Home Builders Green Building Guidelines’ Gold level." - Chicago Home Improvment Magazine

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Eco-Friendly Homes Attract Buyers Looking to Save Energy-and the Planet

APRIL 2008

"Having just come off an unusually hard winter, which ended with the price of oil at an all-time high, home buyers have energy on their minds. Saving energy, thst is." - Chicago Tribune - Special Advertising Section

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Builder's 'green' home an example

JULY 6, 2007

You CAN build a spacious house with comfy amenities that is also eco-friendly. That's what architect/builder Bill Styczynski will show builders in the demonstration house he is building in Downers Grove.

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Finding Greener Solutions

JUNE 8, 2007

The biggest issue is getting the word out on eco-friendly building, said Downers Grove resident Bill Styczynski, an architect with the Willowbrook based Styczynski, Walker and Associates, who is using the construction of his own home to demonstrate different green techniques....

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English Rows Towne Homes

MARCH, 2006

On a trip to England while in college, Joe Hudetz was struck by the beauty of Victorian row houses, one of the country's architectural treasures. He was impressed by the Victorian style homes with their copper cupolas and swooping gables. He admired...

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Key Awards

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

The Home Builder Association of Greater Chicago presented Styczynski Walker & Associates, Willowbrook, a Crystal Key Award for multi-family design....

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A Broken Record

AUGUST 2005

Nine months after topping the $2-million mark, this western suburb notched a new house-sale high-and now anticipates its first $3 million sale. Sitting among tall trees on a culde- sac in Naperville’s most exclusive neighborhood, this 12,000-square-foot, 17-room house set a city sales record in April. Just nine months earlier,...

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Models Open at English Rows

JUNE 18, 2005

English Rows, a development of 54 Victorian-style rowhouses in south Naperville, has 12 residences nearing completion. Forty of the “painted lady” townhouses...

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Featured Architect

2003

Styczynski Walker & Associates was established in 1980 by William Styczynski to provide high-quality service oriented architectural services to the western suburbs. Although Styczynski Walker & Associates designs...

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Millennium House II

AUGUST 25, 2001

Healthy, wealthy and wise. Impressive Millennium II house meets special health standards and monitors climate, security, even leaks...

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Charity House

AUGUST 8, 1996

If things went well for Mark Perlman and Chic Martin this week, they had a real groundbreaking experience....

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