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Solar power has been of interest to us for some time. However, many people are unsure of the costs and long term payback value of solar panels. Luckily, 20 year industry consultant Lee Devlin published this article detailing the cost effectiveness of solar panel installation. Devlin pulls no punches in showing the cost of installation and how long ...
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Maintaining a Twitter account is something people don’t expect from a construction company. However, this medium provides unique opportunities for us to interact with you, our customers. We can rapidly post information about our latest project or news in the field of green construction. Many prejudices about Twitter are falling by the wayside as an ever increasing number of companies use it to stay ...
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We like to get our jobs done right and get them done right the first time.
As such, we sometimes need to develop special approaches for each job, but if it gets the project done right, it’s well worth it.
On one of our log cabin projects, our crane couldn’t get to the site because of the terrain. We rigged up another smaller crane with a ...
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One thing that’s hugely important about going green - something we’re interested in in the near future - is the LEED standards. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and it’s the big name in the green industry. Looking through the LEED standards for new constructions and major renovation, it’s great to see how many different things are taken into account when ...
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