The Shevlin House incorporates a highly energy efficient and green building system - SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) and they are being installed today! SIPs are one of the most airtight and well insulated building systems available- using less energy to heat and cool, allowing for better control over...
Bend homeowners work -- and pay -- to make their home eco-friendly By John Stearns business editor / The Bulletin Published: November 07. 2010 4:00AM PST Some people probably question the money Tom Elliott and Barbara Scott are spending to create the greenest home possible in Bend —...
But Bend couple is not giving up on building extremely green home By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin Published: November 01. 2010 4:00AM PST Editor’s note: Tom Elliott and Barbara Scott invited The Bulletin to follow their green-building project from start to finish to share their goals, decisions,...
Ghost Wood siding is being installed as an alternative wood product to reclaimed wood and barn wood. Ghost Wood is a product that resembles reclaimed wood, while preserving our historic monuments - utilizing dead standing timber and preserving our Ghost Towns. ...
Moore Climate Control is installing the ground loop tubing for the Geothermal Heat Pump System with the help of our excavator McKernan Enterprises. Ground source heat is a central heating and/or cooling system that pumps heat to or from the ground. It uses the earth as...
by Kate Ramsayer / The Bend Bulletin The roof of the super-efficient greenhouse Tom Elliott and Barbara Scott are designing is slated to be covered in solar panels to produce electricity. But the Bend couple is hoping to take onsite energy production on the northwest Bend property one step further. They're...
Before a Bend couple can start building their ultra-green home, they need theright materials - and finding them is a challenge Editors note: Tom Elliott and Barbara Scott invited The Bulletin to follow their building project — to build the greenest home possible — from start to...
The ICF is being 'stacked' and the form of the house is becoming apparent. These large, hollow blocks are stacked and filled with reinforcing bar and concrete. Homes built with ICF exterior walls require an estimated 44% less energy to heat and 32% less energy to...
Timberline Construction of Bend is a member of the US Green Building Council, a participant in Energy Star and Earth Advantage programs, we have an Earth Advantage® certified Sustainable Home Professional on our staff, and we are actively working to implement LEED principals in our building...
Finished in 2007, the Jerome Residence is a traditional craftsman style home in the Parks at Broken Top. This elegant home is also energy efficient and certified Earth Advantage - Silver and Energy Star. Click here to read more and see inside this home....