In the middle of December, we broke ground on Lot 23 and quite a bit has happened in the last few weeks. For us, it’s just routine. But if you’re considering building a custom home of your own, or just curious about the process, we...
When You Build a Custom Home Once you’ve decided that you want to build a custom home, you have some weighty decisions to make. With some work up-front, you can ensure that the process is actually enjoyable and that you end up with the home you’ve...
When we decided to build a spec home on Lot 23 in Tetherow, we wanted a home design that would live well, incorporate sustainable and green building principles, and emphasize the lot’s beauty and unique features. We set out to build an Earth Advantage Certified,...
After so much hard work from the entire team, Barb Scott and Tom Elliott moved into their custom, extremely green, home just in time for the holidays. The Desert Rain project has been a such long haul, with so many design and material challenges, and...
This week we broke ground on a new home in Tetherow (Bend, Oregon), but long before the excavators arrived, we had identified zones of native vegetation to protect. In fact, we were considering these zones during the early phases of the design process. As green...