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Warm and Green: Using a Heat Pump
The Desert Rain House has many elements that make it the most green custom home we have ever built. ...The heat pump (Daikin Altherma) installed by Bobcat & Sun is an innovative system that heats the home, produces domestic hot water, and can even cool spaces.
Expanding the Tetherow Clubhouse
at the Tetherow Clubhouse Expansion, Kelly Moyes was just prepping a knee brace for one of the exterior gabled ends. Kelly is the project lead for TAC Construction, the framing company we’re working with on this commercial construction project.
Understanding the Living Building Challenge
ML Vidas, a local architect and sustainability consultant, gave a presentation that summarizes the thought behind Living Building Challenge – a program of the International Living Future Institute – and the seven performance areas for green building.
Hybrid Insulation Systems
Part of our job as a custom home builder is to strike a balance between a new home’s performance, elegance, and expense. The hybrid insulation system we are currently installing in the Egeland Residence is a perfect example of this.
Greywater System Approval: a Big Step for Green Building in Bend
Desert Rain, the uber green, custom home we are building, is the first home in Bend, and in the entire state of Oregon, to receive a residential waste water permit. This means we have approval to use the grey water system that will treat and reuse waste water from sinks showers and laundry.
A Classic Custom Home in Tetherow
As construction progresses and we race toward the finish line, all the elements of this classic custom home are coming together. We’ve got paint on the walls and trim, cabinets are in, appliances are arriving, and tile work is nearing completion. From here on out, progress will seem like it’s in hyper-drive (that’s just the way it goes in home construction).
Desert Rain Garners More Media Attention
The latest in a series of Bend Bulletin articles chronicling the Desert Rain project, this article gives a brief overview of project parameters as well as insight in to some of the methodology behind the project.
