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A Focus on Spray Foam Insulation
One of the most cost efficient ways to lower your heating and cooling costs is adding insulation to your home’s building envelope (i.e. the walls,...
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How Do Green Custom Homes Differ From Standard Built Homes?
What are the Differences Between Standard Building and Green Building? As a green custom home builder, we’re often asked how sustainable building...
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Doug Talks About Passive House Pieces: Insulation
By: Doug Selby In a previous blog post, I introduced the topic of Passive Houses and talked about key areas that we focus on in the design and...
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Construction for Dummies: Passive House Wall Construction
Construction on this Meadowlark house includes a different type of exterior wall, roof and foundation construction — or thermal envelope. Why?...
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A Memory of Light: Sunlight and Architectural Design
We’ve been designing homes around the position of the sun since we started taking shelter millennia ago. The era of tract housing and subdivisions...