One of the nation’s best green building events is coming to Dallas on February 16 & 17 – the 2011 http://TexasGreenHomeSummit.com . The event will be held at the new Irving Convention Center. If you are a home builder, remodeler, lender, appraiser, supplier or trade contractor connected to the home building industry, this is an …
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Happy New Year… and it will certainly be a great year for green building. As I walked into a meeting at the Home Builders Association the other day, I noticed a very familiar picture on the front page of the Home Improvement Magazine. One of our green building projects made it on the front …
Read more »As some of you have probably read in my last article about the Texas Green Building Summit, Phil Crone, Director of Green Building Programs for the HBA of Dallas announced the ALL NEW GBT-EH certification program at the 2010 show.
Read more »In celebration of #EarthDay I thought it was in order to write about some of the myths that still exist about green building. As a custom builder and remodeler of energy-efficient and healthy, so called “green” homes, clients always ask… Are green homes or remodeling projects more expensive? The short answer is: NO! They can …
Read more »Was your home built prior to 1978? In Dallas, TX over 70% of existing homes were built prior to 1978. So why is that date so important you ask? Well…. 1978 was the year lead was banned as a substance to be used in paints and finishes. Prior to that, lead was used heavily in …
Read more »CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE THE FULL PROJECT PORTFOLIO Highly energy efficient green remodeling project in Preston Hollow. Features of this project include a geothermal HVAC system, rainwater harvesting, reclaimed flooring, low-voc finishes, spray-foam insulation…. the list is endless. To read more about the details, browse our blog entries. We have documented many steps of …
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