An outstanding advocate for high-performance housing, Southface founder Dennis Creech is the 2013 winner of the Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing and its $50,000 prize. Read the entire article from www.builderonline.com.
EarthCraft-certified homes at Serenbe are energy-efficient, and planned transit improvements will also help save energy, http://bit.ly/16uCiwu POSTED ON SEP 19 2013 BY ALEX WILSON In this blog last week I described some of the unique features of Serenbe, a New Urbanist community outside Atlanta, where I had the good fortune to be invited by the Bosch Experience Center as a …
Tuesday, October 8th 2013, 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Augusta Expo 277 Expo Road Fisherville, VA 22939 ProBuild,with support from Huber Engineered Woods, is proud to offer one day of hands-on building clinics with Mike Sloggatt, remodeling specialist and a nationally recognized author & teacher. These clinics will offer tips on increasing jobsite productivity, conquering new energy codes, and …
“Thanks for all of your organizations’ help. This being our first job we didn’t know what to expect; however, the efficiency and professionalism exhibited by Phillip, Jeff Sadler, and the other members of your team we worked with led to this experience exceeding our expectations. We are pleased to continue to promote the Earthcraft program …
“We worked with EarthCraft builder Mark Waring last year to build a near net-zero 3,200-square-foot home in Chesterfield County, at surcharge of approximately 5 to 10 percent over current code construction. The entire energy bill for the first 10 months of 2011 totaled approximately $900. With the sale of our Solar Renewable Energy Certificates, our …
“EarthCraft Virginia is doing more than any other organization as they deal with making residential homes more energy efficient and changing the construction field.”
“Just wanted to drop you a quick note and say that yesterday was one of the best presentations we have had at KBS in awhile. Really a great job and some good things to consider in construction and at my own house.”
“The last 2 years have been a huge learning experience for me and my team it has also impacted our work practices and product in a positive way not to mention we had a blast.”
**This article is a great blog post from One South Realty’s website. Originally posted here. I really don’t like the statement. As a Realtor, I hear it all the time. When out with clients looking at homes, eventually someone will see a cracking drywall seam, frayed piece of vinyl or fogged window, sigh wistfully, and …
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