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When you decide you’re ready to live in your dream home there are so many factors to consider.  Where should it be? What should it look like? How should it be built? How much will it cost? Etc. You may decide to purchase a new home,...

With just a few weeks’ work left on the traditional home we’re building in Tetherow’s Glen Neighborhood, the job-site is busy with finish trades.  Finish carpenters, tile setters, and painters are working on many of the details that will give this home its charm. The finish...

[caption id="attachment_1298" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Rainwater Collection System"][/caption] Water is one of the most basic needs for life.  Yet, water management is far from simple.  In our desire to provide safe, clean water, we have developed complicated, energy-intensive systems.  These systems are expensive too. Keeping the United...

Are you considering remodeling your home? Or dreaming about building a new custom home? We recommend starting an idea book - a collection of images from magazine, websites, your own photos. Dream big. Look at the details. As you collect different images, your own...

We recently had the Shevlin Home tested to show that it is an energy efficient, healthy and resource-wise home.  The testing was done through the Earth Advantage program and received an excellent result on one of the tests which helps determine a home's airtightness.  These are several...

The last few weeks have seen a flurry of work at the Shevlin House as the project nears completion, including the extensive concrete hardscapes which include a zen garden, patio areas, pathways, and driveway. The concrete has integrated color with a continuous, 4 foot cut-pattern throughout...