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dajiandengineers · 1 year

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crandallgroup-blog · 7 years

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Congratulations to #noyesdevelopment for winning #earthadvantage #greenhomebuilder of the year! #builderawards #singlefamilyhome #winner #oregondesign #oregonhomemagazine #styleandstructureawards #newconstruction #oregonrealestate

#oregondesign #oregonhomemagazine #earthadvantage #oregonrealestate #greenhomebuilder #newconstruction #singlefamilyhome #winner #builderawards #styleandstructureawards #noyesdevelopment

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greenhomesaustraliabrisbanenorth · 7 years

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Happy Birthday to Allan Plumber!! One of our head chippy's on our latest Green Home Project. We all love chocolate cake at smoko!! Get our Ebrochure here: http://ow.ly/50O830cAI8w or for Instagram users, visit our Instagram profile @greenhomesbrisnorth and click on the Ebrochure link there. #greenhomebuilders #greenhome #chocolatecake #carpenter

#greenhome #chocolatecake #greenhomebuilders #carpenter

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athomedsm-blog · 7 years

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If You're Not Already Following @intlbuildersshow & @kbis_2017 Do It Now! They Are Going To Be Showing You All Of The Amazing New Products, Trends & More For Your Home! #IBSOrlando #AllHomesStartHere #buildingindustry #OnlyAtIBS #designinspo #architecture #greenbuilding #greenhomebuilders #homebuilders #remodelers

#remodelers #greenhomebuilders #allhomesstarthere #buildingindustry #designinspo #greenbuilding #homebuilders #onlyatibs #architecture #ibsorlando

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timberislandbuilders · 9 years

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Want More Waste Not

Here is a new way to look at home design: design the building based on the common lengths that are readily available at your building supplier. Wall studs come in 8, 10,12, 14, and 16 foot lengths. If you design your ceiling height for 8’6” you need to cut 18 inches off of a 10 foot piece of wood. In doing this, you are in essence wasting money twice; first paying for the extra wood , and secondly paying for somebody to measure and cut every piece. This triples the cost of both labor and material. While frustrating, here is a simple alternative: you could just use a stock 8 foot piece of wood, incorporate it into your design, and move on!

This example can be applied to the entire home. Here is a picture of the “waste pile” from a home we built and designed using this concept. This pile constitutes the entire weather-proof shell of the building. To put it in perspective a typical waste pile for a home of this size would be ten times as large.

This pile got even smaller as we reused much it for miscellaneous parts and pieces for other aspects of the project. Admittedly this house is not an “architectural wonder,” but it is a very nice, double walled, super insulated, custom-designed home. The homeowners were thrilled to save money, minimize waste, and incorporate creative touches into their home by using these easy strategies. I’d call the final result rustic and even handsome.

So if your thinking of building something, try to think about it from two perspectives; financially, and environmentally. Your budget, and Mother Nature will thank you.

For a home that suits your lifestyle and budget, contact Timber Island Builders @ timber [email protected].

#greenhomebuilding #saving money #building smaller

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dajiandengineers · 1 year

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timberislandbuilders · 9 years

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Want More Waste Not

Here is a new way to look at home design: design the building based on the common lengths that are readily available at your building supplier. Wall studs come in 8, 10,12, 14, and 16 foot lengths. If you design your ceiling height for 8’6” you need to cut 18 inches off of a 10 foot piece of wood. In doing this, you are in essence wasting money twice; first paying for the extra wood , and secondly paying for somebody to measure and cut every piece. This triples the cost of both labor and material. While frustrating, here is a simple alternative: you could just use a stock 8 foot piece of wood, incorporate it into your design, and move on!

This example can be applied to the entire home. Here is a picture of the “waste pile" from a home we built and designed using this concept. This pile constitutes the entire weather-proof shell of the building. To put it in perspective a typical waste pile for a home of this size would be ten times as large.

This pile got even smaller as we reused much it for miscellaneous parts and pieces for other aspects of the project. Admittedly this house is not an "architectural wonder," but it is a very nice, double walled, super insulated, custom-designed home. The homeowners were thrilled to save money, minimize waste, and incorporate creative touches into their home by using these easy strategies. I'd call the final result rustic and even handsome.

So if your thinking of building something, try to think about it from two perspectives; financially, and environmentally. Your budget, and Mother Nature will thank you.

For a home that suits your lifestyle and budget, contact Timber Island Builders @ timber [email protected].

#reducing construction waste #greenhomebuilding #budgetconstruction

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