Architecture That Matters, since the beginning, has performed a very widespread set of projects, geographically. However, we should first focus on improving our immediate surroundings, and the city in which we are based, the great city of Chicago, certainly has needs of our services. Since this local initiative is quite new for ATM, the projects we hope to do in the city are still under development. However, possibilities include drawings to fix houses condemned due to code violations, as well as educational projects such as a demonstration project in which we build different wall systems that incorporate green technology. © Architecture That Matters 2008