Guide to Building a Home with Smart Technology

Guide to Smart Home Automation When Building Your Home

Your Guide to Smart Home Automation During Home Building Smart Home & Automation Options to Consider for Your Custom Home. Building a custom home is an excellent opportunity to integrate the latest home technology and add an extra bit of luxury to everyday living. Over the last two decades since we started building, custom homes …

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Measuring High Performance Homes

What is a High-Performance Home? The Difference is Measurable.

What Makes a High-Performance Home Different? The Difference is Measurable Our High-Performance Homes Are Built Above Code & Exceed Energy Efficient Standards by 40-60% As Missouri’s Best Energy Efficient Custom Home Builder, we rely on two of the nation’s most rigorous measures for energy-efficient building: RESNET’s Home Energy Rating System and the EPA’s ENERGY Star …

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Smart Home Tech to Save on Bills

How Smart Technology Reduces Your Energy Bills

How Smart Home Tech Saves on Utility Bills We’re halfway through April and Earth Day is just around the corner. In honor of the occasion, we wanted to share the benefits of using smart technology in your home. While smart home features are convenient, they also help your home run more efficiently and reduce your …

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Build a home with a better thermal envelope

Building a Better Thermal Envelope

Building Homes with a Better Thermal Envelope Just like the computer you are reading this on, the technology that keeps your home humming is always evolving. With the introduction of design innovations and due to basic wear and tear, a home’s HVAC system is a system component that most homeowners will upgrade after about 15 …

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Home Energy Savings Tips

Energy Saving Tips for Your Home

Easy Home Energy Saving Tips Utility bills getting you down? You’re not the only one! Luckily, there are some relatively easy ways homeowners can make their home more sustainable and energy efficient. Whether you recently moved into a new home or are looking for simple ways to make an older home more sustainable and reduce …

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Homes with Cleaner Indoor Air Quality

Building Healthier Homes: Indoor Air Quality

Building Healthier Homes Indoor Air Quality & Your Health How the Indoor Air Quality in Your Home Impacts Your Health We believe that the home you live in can absolutely set the tone for the quality of life that you will have. More than just functional floor plans and design aesthetics, the home’s materials, construction …

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Low Maintenance Home

Easy Living: Key Features for a Low Maintenance Home

Easy Living: Key Features for a Low Maintenance Home You commute to work. You struggle to fit in workouts where you can. Your teenager is 30 hours into the science fair project that would never end. Our lives seem fuller than ever – and our hours more scarce. For that reason, we work with our …

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Net Zero Home Building

The Power of Zero: Inside Net Zero Home Building

Power of Zero: Inside Net Zero Home Building What is net zero home home building? A Net-Zero home is a type of home that isĀ grid-tied, meaning they produce as much of the renewable energy as they consume on a yearly basis. The result is a dramatic reduction in energy bills, in some cases – as …

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BIBs Insulation for Building

Expert Tip: Consider BIBS Insulation

Expert Home Building Tip: BIBs Insulation Luxury is as much about comfort as it is about quality. One critical element in making your home comfortable and ensuring you have clean indoor air is insulation. As a green home builder, we use a variety of insulation products for different applications. One such product is Blown in …

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