Designing the dream home for my clients is exactly why I enjoy my career. Creating a home for a lifetime is even more rewarding. This Albemarle County home will feature high performance systems, no-step entry, wide doors, durable materials, and adaptable spaces. This home will...

The Solarize movement is strong in both the Shenandoah Valley and Charlottesville. The cost of Solar PV has dramatically dropped over the last few years and with this group buying power, the cost has never been lower. So now a big decision needs to be made, do you sell your RECs...

Canstruction is an international charity competition where designers compete to design and build giant structures made entirely from full cans of food. At the close of the competition all the food will be donated to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. We are working out the details of...

An infrared camera is a tool that can help identify water issues and air leakage in a building envelope. Specifically the device allows you to see radiation or temperature differential on a surface making it visible light. The camera image looks like it is glowing in areas that...

DOE Zero Energy Home Training event in Harrisonburg November 10, 2014, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm JMU Ice House This 3.5-hour FREE seminar will provide builders a comprehensive review of zero energy ready home construction including the business case, detailed specifications, and...

On Friday of last week, my mom broke her hip at home. She was home alone when it happened and was not near a phone. This is an incredibly painful and scary experience as she described it. I am equally worried about her return home this week as she lives in a post WWII brick ranch...

I am always looking for experts in the construction industry to discuss best practices. At Construct this year I met Andy McIntyre with Knauf Insulation. Our discussion went something like this: Me: “Andy, great to finally meet you, I don’t have any use for your...

Evangelical environmentalism is a movement in the church community that emphasizes biblical mandates to care for God’s creation called “creation care.” This movement is focused on reducing the impact that a particular congregation has on resources, indoor air...

In an age of immediate gratification architecture and construction is a slow process. We started the design for this custom home in Old Town Harrisonburg back in July of 2013 and the clients just moved in late last month – more than a year later. However, the process holds...

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