Building a home is a complicated process and there are many decisions to make to get the desired result. You have to have a design, agree on a price to build, negotiate value, pick products, layout furniture, size rooms, balance costs, the list goes on. So how do you get started?...

Here are some simple ways to cut energy and water use in your bathroom remodel.  When replacing water faucets, shower heads, or even toilets look for water efficient options. Be careful, there are still a few solutions on the market that don’t work, but with a little...

Creative Works Farm, the proud home of camp LIGHT, is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt Virginia nonprofit corporation. We are developing an energy-efficient, environmentally responsible LEED certified children’s summer camp and community center. The special-needs youth and families...

Spring is a great time to get started on your home remodeling project. So where is the best place to get started? Who should you call? What will it cost? How long will it take? What is the best solution? Here are some things that I have learned over the years doing many...

We are always looking for leaders, innovators, and spectacular people in our backyard. Get to know Becky Bartells, Certified Massage Therapist, one of our newest friends in Harrisonburg. Give her a call and schedule an appointment: 540-607-0932. Give a brief summary of what your...

A few weeks ago I posted a blog about Living Walls as a way to bring life to your building site. So here is a way to bring life to your building walls, fencing, columns, and even parking decks. Green Screen is a galvanized wire screen panel with multigrade alkaline wash, epoxy...

We are very privileged to work with incredible clients that want Healthy, Energy Efficient, and Durable designs.  This custom home project in Penn Laird that we first told you about in the post “Design of a Home, a process of discovery” is designed to use one of the...

Give a brief summary of what your company does and who you are as a company. Elite Insulation & PolyPro LLC is a locally owned and operated family business established by Bob, Ken and Chris Wells. Being involved in the traditional fiberglass insulation for many years, we have...

Green Building continued: The client is responsible for forming the best possible team to achieve the green building goals they, the client, sets for the project. In selecting your architect and contractor you must sort through the green washing that has become very prevalent in...

There are many definitions of what green building is or does. Definitions range from a building that is “less bad” than the average building in terms of its impact on the environment to a building that is  “high performance.” My definition is a home /...