2018

Green Homes: Decrease Your Carbon Footprint and Increase Your Savings In 2016, a wealth management consultant wrote about the growth of the green building market, and its environmental and economic impact. Since then, it is increasingly clear that modern building practices have shifted towards environmental sustainability. That direction is not likely to be reversed. Indeed, green principles have become highly desirable. The National Association of Realtors estimates that more than 50 percent of buyers are interested in sustainable features, even if they have to pay more for them. Reducing the energy consumption of home systems—heating and air conditioning, ventilation and lighting—and providing options so that homeowners can monitor and manage those systems are the most-frequently […]

Residential Climbing Walls We put the custom in custom homes by building houses that are truly unique, and we’ve been doing it for a long time. When it comes to requests like installing a residential climbing wall, we are just as adventurous as our clients. We rise to the challenge. So we didn’t feel surprised when the editors at Houzz consulted us about our experiences with building residential climbing walls, but we did feel honored. Here is an excerpt from the article: During construction of the home shown here, the homeowners at one point said they would like an elevator. “So in our plans we built the shaft as we built the home based on […]