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Well… it’s that time of the year. Kids are back in school and life is getting back into a “normal” rhythm. I know our website has been quite for a while, but we at EGC Custom Homes have been hard at work, building, designing and planning for upcoming projects. We currently have one of the coolest …

  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 …

My post on “Thermal Bridging” kicked off a series of articles that I have wanted to share for a long time. These articles cover issues, 

So I just got out of interesting meeting with a potential client and the discussion came up about tankless hot water heaters and are they always the best solution to any given situation? Simple answer is NO! There never is “a” best solution to any given situation.

EGC utilizes the best subcontractors and craftsmen in the area and we employ the best information technology available to the construction industry today. This ensures the highest standards of quality control, cost control and communication with you, our client. Construction cost control Weekly billing statement outlining current budget, cost to complete and the percentage complete …

There’s a big debate in the green building industry about performance testing – should it be mandatory for new and existing construction and how much good will it do? As reported in the American Statesman on June 10, 2009 Austin just released the results of the first 310 homes that received energy audits under the …