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With high temperatures in the upper 70's and lows at night in the upper 50's, I can almost see the leaves changing colors. Pull out your utility bills from last fall and winter and take a look. Your house(NOR YOUR WALLET) is ready for winter. Now is the time to have an Energy Audit done by a Cert...
09/08/2010
I do agree that the supply of existing homes is up, which will effect pricing to an extent. What I disagree with is that demand is down. Just about everyone who wanted to purchase a home 3 to 5 years ago, still does. The problem is that the companies that supply mortgages went from loaning money ...
08/25/2010
I was at a new construction site today as part of an Energy Star/ NC Healthy Built Home Certification Inspection, when I noticed several building sites that had erosion problems from these late afternoon downpours we have been having. Now my dad used to tell me, 'if you don't live at the top of t...
07/21/2010
Read Further before you call me CRAZY!  Building codes (in most cases) are a MINIMUM requirement. You do not want your home built to minimum requirements. When you work with a builder/contractor require that all materials and products used be installed/applied to MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS unle...
07/16/2010
Sustainable building means different things to different people, but the underlying principles all come back to a few core items. Efficiently using energy, water, and other resources Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degrada...
07/09/2010
After a long, hot, and what I thought was a bad day at work, I came home and saw what my wife deals with 24 hours a day 7 days a week. I love my kids more than anything in the world, but with two boys Peyton 2, and Jesse 4, and two girls Ainsley 8 and Brooke 11, I don't think I would make it as a...
07/08/2010
There are many things to consider when buying a house. Some are personal preferences that differ from person to person and family to family. Others are things that every buyer should take into consideration on every house. Is the foundation sound? Are there any major repairs needed now or in the ...
07/08/2010
We have been bombarded with Green over the last few years, some of the green products and advice are great, and the only green in some of the products and advice is the green going in someones pocket. The first place we can start to Go Green, and encourage clients to Go Green is through Energy Ef...
07/01/2010
We offer Home Inspections that include Thermal Imaging, Commercial Property Inspections, Energy Audits, and new construction Green Certifications. We also offer consulting services for new construction and existing homes to help homeowners reduce unnecessary energy use in their homes and locate h...
06/16/2010
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