As green and custom home builders in Bend, we're pleased to share that the Sweetwater home is certified Earth Advantage Platinum. The remodel/addition incorporates many important green and sustainable products and technologies while remaining simple. The home's building envelope is high-performance, using staggered-stud framing with triple pane windows with adjustable...
We take great pride in announcing the newest accolade for the Desert Rain. This profoundly green, custom home has just been certified LEED Platinum! LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) is a green home certification system for homes that are designed and built to be energy- and resource-efficient...
The Desert Rain House is part of the uniquely green compound on the westside of Bend, Oregon. This incredibly green home is striving to meet the Living Building Challenge - the most stringent green building certification existing today. After Tom and Barbara complete the year-long audit,...
[caption id="attachment_4312" align="alignleft" width="250"] Matt Douglas received the award on behalf of Timberline Construction of Bend.[/caption] Constructing the Desert Rain Home has resulted in many accolades for our construction company, including the 2014 Earth Advantage Green Home Builder of the Year Award for the lowest EPS (energy performance...
Today, Green Builder Media, announced the winners of its 7th Annual Green Builder Home of the Year Awards, and the Grand Overall Winner, is Desert Rain! We could not be more thrilled. Located in the existing, old Bend, neighborhood, this home strives to become the first residential project in...
We were honored to be given the Green Builder Award during the 2014 COBA Tour of Homes. This Earth Advantage Certified home was built as a spec. Owner, Kristian Willman, worked closely with the architect for the initial design. Being highly attuned to industry trends, Kristian continued...
As an intensely sustainable custom home, Desert Rain is making waves again with it’s newly installed composter/evaporator. With a gray water system already in place, the black water treatment is an important piece of the work required to earn the Living Building Challenge Water Petal....
Winner of the 2014 COBA Tour of Homes – Green Builder Award, the Barham home is situated just west of Bend, Oregon, in Teterow with western views and ample outdoor living areas. Keeping livability and efficiency at the forefront of our building process, we built this home to...
In Part 1 of our interview with Earth Advantage’s Matt Douglas, we discussed the process of getting a new home Earth Advantage certified. Matt went on to discuss green building in our community, the growth edges our community and the building industry is still struggling with,...
Water usage and re-usage is a crucial component of the Desert Rain House, as well as being a key factor in the home meeting the Living Building Challenge (green certification). This home is incredibly unique, not just in Bend, Oregon, but also in any urban...