Energy Efficiency
Best Energy Smart Home of the Year 2015
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101802″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”500899″][vc_column_text] NATiVE-built home wins Fine Homebuilding Magazine’s 2015 Award Best Energy Smart Home Honoring the best in meaningful architecture and leading-edge design, Fine Homebuilding magazine’s annual HOUSES Awards are among the most coveted in the housing industry. For this prestigious awards program, Fine Homebuilding’s editors evaluate literally hundreds of residential architecture…
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101815″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”437125″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”145842″] “If you can not measure it, you can not improve it” – Lord Kelvin We are in the midst of a mindshift of the energy consumer. Consumers are becoming keenly aware of not only the direct cost of the energy that they use, but also of the external health…
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolutions
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101820″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”706907″][vc_column_text] 2015 New Years Resolutions – Think Way Past 2015 As the new year approaches, nearly half of Americans make New Years Resolutions. Most of these resolutions have to do with making personal life improvements, like losing weight, eating healthier, being more positive, etc. 2015 is the year to live efficiently; to…
Read MoreCold Weather Energy Efficiency
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101823″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”602531″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”138817″] Button Up Your Home for Winter Savings…’Cause Baby, It’s Cold Outside Cold Weather Energy Efficiency Winter is an interesting season in Texas, some days it can be a beautiful 73 degrees and others can be a chilly 42 degrees with rain! With the temperate winter climate cold weather energy…
Read MoreEnergy Efficiency is No Spring Fling
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101921″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”706456″][vc_column_text] Spring has most certainly sprung here in Texas. It’s that time of year when all the bluebonnets and wildflowers start coming to life. It is also the time of year when folks all over the country start their annual tradition of spring cleaning and home improvement projects. Why not change things…
Read MoreKeepin’ Track: Energy Monitoring for Your Home
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101929″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”676873″][vc_column_text] Energy conservation is a term that is used a lot in our society yet so few people actually know what their behaviors look like in the terms of energy consumption. Energy monitoring gives you real time feedback about your energy usage and the usage of appliances in your home and energy…
Read MoreSustainability is Added Value, Not Just a ‘Luxury’
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101953″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”560336″][vc_column_text] In the grand scheme of architectural design and land development, the quest for cutting-edge sustainability in a pretty package is a relatively new phenomena. For all its youthful enthusiasm, the field of green building architecture and design has yet to gain mainstream traction in the residential sector. For the most part,…
Read MoreBig Bad Batting: The Problem With Fiberglass Insulation
What’s inside over 90 percent of American homes, looks like cotton candy, and can kill you over time if not properly installed? Fiberglass insulation is the cheapest thing on the market, but introduces an array of problems.
Read MoreEnergy Efficient Framing: Building Green Homes With Wood
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101966″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”180570″][vc_column_text] When it comes to energy-efficient home design, most people envision the sort of rockstar technologies that have captured the public imagination in recent decades: photovoltaics, wind power, corn ethanol, or even algae. On the architecture and construction side, exciting new green innovations, such as building integrated photovoltaics and smart glass, make headlines every…
Read MoreMaking Sustainability Standard
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101970″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”417476″][vc_column_text] Luxury homes can be logical candidates for the implementation of eco-friendly renewable technologies. Luxury and sustainability, while often referenced independently, are absolutely compatible and can compliment each other. It would be remiss to say that a new consumer ethic has overtaken much of the nation’s market sectors over the last…
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