Product DescriptionIn 1994, when Chelsea Green published The Straw Bale House , the response from many people was a loud, “Huh?!” Those days are gone. With more than 100,000 copies sold, and straw bale projects underway in most regions of North America, we’ve entered a new era. Even building-code officials and insurance companies now look [...]
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Custom House Plans ? Finding Quality Custom Home Design With Design Alternatives
Drawing custom house plans is an expansive industry, but finding a quality designer with construction experience can be more difficult. Although many individuals claim to be qualified custom home designers, you can determine these qualifications by examining their finished product and verifying satisfaction with their former clients. Quality designs, highly detailed house plans and customer [...]
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Custom House Plans ? Finding Quality Custom Home Design With Design Alternatives
Drawing custom house plans is an expansive industry, but finding a quality designer with construction experience can be more difficult. Although many individuals claim to be qualified custom home designers, you can determine these qualifications by examining their finished product and verifying satisfaction with their former clients. Quality designs, highly detailed house plans and customer [...]
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Custom Home Construction Process
See how homes are built at Schumacher Homes. We build quality custom homes at an unbeatable price. This video outlines some of the details that go into our construction process.
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Houston Home Construction
Houston is expected to grow by 3 million people over the next 5 years. Many of these people are moving into higher paying jobs and neighborhoods that afford them the best in style, luxury, and spaciousness in home living. Houston home construction companies are building more custom homes than ever before. They are also realizing [...]
Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction
Product DescriptionA thorough, informative, and up-to-date reference on green, sustainable and energy-efficient home construction that clarifies definitions of green and sustainable and guides builders and architects through the process of new or remodel green construction, including issues of site, landscaping, durability, and energy-efficiency. It starts with clear explanations of the concepts and fundamentals of green, [...]
Modular Home Timeline
Because modular homes are built in part in the factory setting, and because components of the building process are split between your builder and the manufacturer, the timeline for modular homes can be a little different than site-built homes. In an effort to help you anticipate what to expect, a typical schedule of events will [...]