Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Chanel two will feature Mark Hixson and the Seabolts residence this Friday at PM. Rainwater catchment is only one of the many features of this home that make a green Certified home. This home is a LEED certified Green Built home certified by www.onpointadvantage.com working with Earth Advantage out of Portland. some of the other features are...
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
maybe not the right time of the year, but the articles in the Idaho Statesman on Nov 8th and 13th were good articles about how beneficial this can be. Mark Hixson (builder) designed and installed the system and On Point LLC www.onpointadvantage.com did the LEED H certification of the home. More and more homeowners are asking about harvesting
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
the fall issue of Ecohome www.ecohomemagazine.com had a great article on the reasons for testing your homes by President of Building Knowledge inc. Mark LaLiberte www.laliberteonline.com
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Friday, October 24, 2008
with the fall days getting colder ( my favorite time of the year) many people start to think of weatherizing their homes, buying new windows, upgrading furnaces or insulation. but where to start???
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
we got a call the other day from a gentleman in the valley that had a fear that his house was very leaky. This house was new, within the last year, and a very nice home. we tested the home and found out the infiltration rate was over three times what we would consider allowable!!!! why???
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
Technology advancements have made huge studies in energy efficiency. one of those innovations is the Heat pump water heater. A company out of Australia was one of the first I know to introduce these innovative water heaters. Now there is a add on feature....
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Thursday, July 03, 2008
at the post office today I picked up a paper from United water, nice to see water conservation made easy...
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
recently I had a client call me that was having trouble with his painter finding a solution for low VOC lacquer to apply to natural wood in a home. the painter was quoting high costs and having to buy huge volumes of product because of availability-here the rest for the story.....
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
We get lots of comments on whether or not to add ventilation in attics in the summer to reduce the attic temperatures, makes sense right?
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Thursday, June 05, 2008
So the federal tax credit for high performance homes ( 50% better than the 2004 IECC-this is higher performance than just energy star ) to the builder will expire on January 1 2009.
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