Posted in Information/Links on Mar 31st, 2007 No Comments »
I received a Fine Homebuilding GREEN eLetter (newsletter) yesterday and it led me to Fernando Page Ruiz’s blog and from there to the Partnership for Advanced Technology in Housing (PATH) website.
This site led me off to lots of wonderful information including:
ToolBase - an amazing resource for “technical information on building products, materials, new […]
Posted in Announcements on Mar 30th, 2007 2 Comments »
We got the final construction drawings from SHS last week which include the final floor plan, elevations and electrical plan. We then moved into Engineering and Energy calculations. We got the Energy calcs back on Friday and barring a couple questions I have those are complete.
I exchanged some emails with the engineer who’s doing the […]
Posted in Announcements on Mar 29th, 2007 No Comments »
In the coming months, I suspect that the primary thing that Amber and I will have to blog about will be the house that we’ll be building. With that in mind, we’ve setup this new blog where we can both contribute and add info to keep an interested world apprised of our progress.
Posted in Components on Mar 29th, 2007 2 Comments »
We’ve decided on Therma-Tru Smooth-Star doors for the front and side doors. These are fiberglass doors and they’ll come ready to be primed and painted.
The front door will have a small half-circle of glass set in the top.
The side door will have a larger window.