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100k project

100k and 120k House for Sale

March 12, 2011

It’s a bittersweet time for the owners of the 100K House project homes. Both homes are being put back on the market for the first time since they were built as both families move on to the next phase in their journey through life. My wife, Courtney, and I are expecting our second child (Mr. [...]

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100k Project is Officially LEED Platinum

April 21, 2010

The wait is finally over. The LEED for Homes Platinum Certification for both homes in the 100k project has been received. After a variety of delays including, most notoriously, the replacement of an incorrect bath exhaust fan, we have finally received official notice from the USGBC that both the 100k and (poorly named) 120k have [...]

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Construction Waste Management Recap

March 26, 2010

I’m not sure how we’ve forgotten to post on the Construction Waste Management done for LEED for Homes on the 100K House project? Let’s do a little recap here for all those interested. First we will briefly go over the LEED requirements and credits, and then we’ll take a look at the methods we used [...]

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Images of Living in the 100k

February 26, 2010

We decided to take an afternoon this week to take some photographs of the 100k as it is currently being lived in by Chad, Courtney and Teague. It was a good time hampered only by a tired Teague and my very limited photography stills. Despite those limitatios, we think we got some pretty good shots [...]

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Video Tour of the Furnished 100k House

August 10, 2009

Chad and Courtney are about to bring home their new addition (welcome to the ride Teague). So, I decided it would be a good time to give everyone a look at the furnished 100k House before he gets his little hands on it. Check out the video and be sure to refer to the time [...]

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100k SIPs Week Feature Film

May 21, 2009

Delayed in production with funding issues, difficult to manage talent, location problems and whatever other excuses film makers use, SIPs Week, the movie, is finally available to it’s anxious public. Featuring the most ridiculous music to date and some highly questionable editing decisions, this film will move you (away from your computer most likely) and [...]

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100k Construction Update: Drywall, Siding and More

March 19, 2009

It has been a busy couple weeks and to cover all the progress we will have to give you an update in a couple forms. First, check out the video walk through to see our current state of construction. It doesn’t provide much in the way of details, but at least you can see what’s [...]

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100k Construction Update: Rough In Walk Through

February 10, 2009

It has been a while since we have done a construction update, and we apologize for our tardiness. We have had some delays for which we might blame the economy, the weather and the holiday season, but we are back on track now and scheduled to finish in a few short weeks. Chad will give [...]

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Photos of Windows and Interiors

December 17, 2008

In case you missed the recent open house, I snapped a few pics of the exterior and interior of the 120K House yesterday. The exterior looks pretty ominous wrapped in black felt paper with the black windows installed. While the exterior looks cool, the interior is really impressive at this stage. The exposed OSB from [...]

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After the Mid-Construction Tour

December 15, 2008

We want to thank everyone who came out on Saturday to our Mid-Construction Tour at the 100k site. Throughout the day we saw at least 75 people come through and the questions and comments were all constructive and encouraging. It was great to put faces to names we had only seen digitally and to have [...]

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