Tuesday, June 24, 2008
As a builder I cant help but be impacted by the constant deluge of bad news. Crude oil increases impact our business from the materials that we use to the transportation of people to jobs. Declines in housing starts and house values decrease margins and economies of scale. Is there a bright side? Certainly.
| Posted by Nic Stover at 10:48 AM |
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Saturday, June 07, 2008
Crude oil jumped over $10 a barrel yesterday. The corresponding effect is expected to be $.50cents at the pumps 4 weeks from now. What people aren't noticing is that Natural Gas is increasing along the same lines.
| Posted by Nic Stover at 8:43 AM |
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Monday, May 05, 2008
Previously we discussed improving your health and reducing your environmental impact as 2 of the reasons, now let's look at saving money on your utility bills and ensuring the highest quality construction.
| Posted by Nic Stover at 7:43 AM |
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Sorry for not blogging earlier on this. Not an event to be missed.
William McDonough Time Hero for the planet in 1999 and author of Cradle to Cradle
April 17, 7 p.m.
Morrison Center
Free Entry
| Posted by Nic Stover at 2:37 PM |
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
As a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Pilot builder I have the opportunity to communicate openly with the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) about the trends seen around the nation in regards to green construction. Yesterday I was part of a Webinar about Green Marketing and I wanted to share some insights from that.
| Posted by Nic Stover at 7:45 AM |
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Tuesday, April 08, 2008
These components individually do not necessarily mean greater efficiency, BUT when you combine these factors together the process improves DRAMATICALLY.
| Posted by Nic Stover at 8:15 AM |
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008
As you are starting to become more familiar with the Systems Built Construction method let's take the time to look at why I have selected it as my method of choice in constructing my high performance (green) homes and projects and also what are the standard features of that go into these homes.
| Posted by Nic Stover at 7:15 AM |
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
As I have said before Systems Built Construction is not the be all/end all solution to all products for all buyers but there are some key elements that stand out for me as obvious benefits to this method of construction:
| Posted by Nic Stover at 8:08 AM |
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
So lets talk about just what Systems Built Construction is and what some of the key features that distinguish this method from previous generations of factory construction and other methods of construction like traditional stick building.
| Posted by Nic Stover at 2:49 PM |
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
With all that is out there in regards to building green and some of the "hurdles" that need to be overcome let's look at some of the things that make a home green or high performance?
| Posted by Nic Stover at 8:14 AM |
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