The Art of Custom • Season Seven Building a High-Performance Legacy Going Green: Active House & Proud Green Home We’re revisiting two groundbreaking projects that left a lasting impact not just on our company, but on the global home-building community. First, we sit down with homeowners David and Thuy Smith to reflect on their decade …
Financial Incentives & Tax Credits for Net Zero Homes Many homeowners are interested in making their existing homes more energy efficient not only to reduce their energy bills and reduce their carbon footprint, or the amount of carbon compounds their home emits. For some homeowners that means upgrading their existing properties, while others decide to …
The Art of Custom • Season Six Designing Your HVAC System for Comfort & Efficiency We’re Not Cooling the Neighborhood: HVAC Comfort & Efficiency It is the best of both worlds – being nice and cozy when it’s cold out and staying cool and comfortable when it’s a scorcher. And it all starts with the …
Do Green Homes Have a Higher Resale Value? Green home building is more than just an industry buzz word, it is a body of home construction techniques and practices that are gaining importance for home builders, homeowners, and homebuyers. Beyond benefits to the environment, building a green home is about crafting homes measurably more energy-efficient, …
The Art of Custom • Season Six Building High-Performance Foundations Your Home’s Foundation: Solid as a Rock More than just a hole in the ground and formed concrete, the excavation and foundation of a high-performance home may seem simple but paying attention to building science during this phase is crucial to homes that are more …
The Art of Custom • Season Six The Materials that Made the Lahaina Miracle House When Hurricane Dora fanned the flames of a dangerous wildfire on the island of Maui, the world watched as the beautiful and historic town turned to ashes. However, standing like a beacon of hope was a 100-year-old home that became …
The Art of Custom • Season Six The Wild & Cozy World of Energy-Efficient Home Insulation When building a high-performance home, it’s what is on the inside that counts the most. In this episode of The Art of Custom, we take a deep dive into one of the most critical aspects of energy-efficient building – insulation. …
The Art of Custom • Season Five Energy Efficient Home Building Special Energy Efficiency Day 2022 is October 5, so we’ve put together a special episode that focuses on the benefits of building a green home! Your host, Kim Hibbs, will take you through the latest developments in energy-efficient building practices and walk through the …
The Art of Custom • Season Five Building a Home that Stands Up to Extreme Weather There’s no place like home, and what a different story it would have been had Dorothy made it to the storm cellar in time. As more extreme weather events pop up around the country and world, builders are finding …
The Art of Custom • Season Five The Art & Science Behind building Healthier Homes What makes a home healthy and why does it matter? Since the early 2000’s, sustainability has pushed the fundamental way we build and live in our homes. LEED certification, passive homes, EnergySTAR, and the list goes on – with a …