Sandlapper Journal

  • Bryan McElveen and his husband Adam dressed in winter attire with a snowy backdrop behind them.

    An Historic Snow in Charleston

    There is truth to the concern that because a Charleston snow to this degree is so rare, the combination of…
  • A busy waterfront shipping terminal with layers of trains and freight, with the Ravenel suspension bridge spanning the background under a partly cloudy sky.

    Why I Built Charleston Livability

  • Visions of Lorelei

    A blend of single-family homes, condominiums, student housing, and senior living facilities.

  • A Living Roof in Harleston Village

    Incorporating a green roof into the design of a building expands the usefulness of that space.
  • A Charleston Single house with four storeys, a red roof, brick fence, and green palmetto trees.

    The Charleston Single House

    The Charleston Single House, unique to Charleston, SC, features a narrow, side-facing layout influenced by Caribbean architecture. Key design elements…
  • Huger Street Streetscaping Arial View

    Rethinking Huger Street

    Marking the boundary between historic Charleston and the Upper Peninsula district, Huger Street has served as a secondary roadway connecting Morrison…

  • Home Energy Retrofits with CharlestonWISE

    While we can make a weekend DIY project of shoring up minor problems in our homes to lower heating costs,…

  • Designing the Upper Peninsula

    Charleston's intentions for The Upper Peninsula Initiative are to direct population growth towards the city center in an effort to mitigate…
  • A boy in the fountain at Waterfront Park

    A Clean Look at Charleston Tap Water

    The sources and quality of the drinking water in and around Charleston, addressing pollution and treatment.

  • The Upper Peninsula Initiative

    With limited options for infill homesites in the rest of the peninsula, city planners want to ensure that the upper peninsula progresses in…

  • A New Life for The Cigar Factory

    The Cigar Factory has been intertwined in the history of Charleston as a functioning symbol of national economic recovery -…

  • A South of Broad Solar Fort

    Sustainable and eco-friendly homes are increasing in popularity across the world, and Charleston is certainly no exception. We have seen…
  • Recycling Christas trees through a big, green wood-chipper vehicle

    Christmas Tree Recycling

    Once the ornaments are tucked away and the lights rolled up, decide what to do with your tree. If you…
  • A group of people ceremoniously planting a tree, including well dressed business people and children dressed in green.

    Ten Thousand Trees

    The city of Charleston has embarked on an ambitious project known as the 10,000 Trees Initiative. Spearheaded by the Charleston…
  • An artist rendering of the proposed Lowcountry Lowline, showing a paved path beneath a freeway overpass bordered by plantings and lights, with a man on a bicycle with a dog

    The Lowcountry Lowline

    A transformative project through the center of the peninsula of Downtown Charleston is in the works – a linear park…