RICK BYNUM, AIA is the founder and principal of Bynum Architecture in Greenville, South Carolina. He is an active member of the American Institute of Architects and has authored numerous articles for newspapers, journals and AIA publications. He is co-author with Daniel L Rubino of The Handbook of Alternative Materials in Residential Construction (McGraw-Hill, 1998), and author of The Architect’s Planner 2000 (McGraw-Hill, 1999) and The Handbook of Residential Insulation (McGraw-Hill, 2000).