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Comment on What Makes This Home Green? by Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:21:24 +0000

I am a roofing contractor with more than 20 years experience, and I recommend for this house the green tile selection from Santafe clay roof tiles. They have high solar reflectance and the glazed tiles in particular have zero water absorption. Green roof tiles keep roofs cooler and help save on electricity bills.
Also, clay roof tiles have a great duration (centruties!) and that’s why I believe they are an excellent option when we think about quality roofs and green alternatives…

Comment on What Makes This Home Green? by Sam Sikes

Sam Sikes — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:20:10 +0000

Great Looking project. I bought a mixed hardwoods reclaimed wood floor on sale from Old Barn Reclaimed Wood and I am extremely happy with it as well. http://www.reclaimedwoodco.com

Best wishes on the rest of your project.

Comment on Finally – some wood – and more concrete by Chad Neathery, CSP

Chad Neathery, CSP — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:25:46 +0000

If you would like to learn more about Savannah Builders and the builder, Mike Gilles, please contact me. ChadNeathery@yahoo.com or call 405-596-9841

Comment on What Makes This Home Green? by Chad Neathery, CSP

Chad Neathery, CSP — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:22:12 +0000

Jeff and Suzy,

I have been privileged to be involved in your new home construction. I was at your construction site today and saw the framers getting ready for the “sticks” of your construction. I appreciate your involvement in the construction process and would love to utilize your knowledge and research to help Mike Gilles and Savannah Builders become more “cutting edge” in the “Green Building” movement. Savannah Builders is already the leader in homebuilding in Oklahoma, but we are always looking for more energy efficient and new techniques to make our construction unique! Thank you for all you do and for choosing Mike Gilles as your builder. I look forward to working with you!

Also, anyone that is looking to build with the EPA guidelines or geothermal and energy efficient construction science techniques should contact me about their project.

Chad Neathery, CSP
Savannah Builders, Community Manager
Savannah Realty, Broker
405-596-9841
chadneathery@yahoo.com
http://www.savannahbuilders.net

Comment on Basement Contractors 500th Basement Home by MarkSpizer

MarkSpizer — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:00:15 +0000

great post as usual!

Comment on What Makes This Home Green? by Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:52:03 +0000

Shoshana
We really enjoy working with Mike. If you look closely at the ground breaking pictures, you can see Mike with our daughters in the cab of the big backhoe. He takes great pride in his work and his crew is very knowledgable. They’ve answered all my questions. They may be a little overscheduled and you need to be patient with your schedule but their overscheduled because they produce a quality product. Next week they will start setting the forms for the main level of the home. Feel free to stop by the project.

Comment on Finally – some wood – and more concrete by Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:49:12 +0000

There aren’t many green builders anywhere. If you read under the tab “The Green Dream Home” -> “Timeline to Breaking Ground” you’ll see we have spent considerable time finding the team to build this home. We talked to more than 20 different builders. Knowing what we know now, I might have gone to our local or state Home Builders Association. The National Association of Home Builders lists Brandon Dumas Construction and Rod Fielding Builders as Certified Green Builders in Amarillo. Additionally, Basement Contractors (405-715-4141) has done projects outside of Oklahoma and our builder, Mike Gilles (405-361-2009) may be interested in your project.

Comment on Finally – some wood – and more concrete by George Hays

George Hays — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:14:40 +0000

I love it. I want one but I live in Amarillo, TX and concrete construction/energy star or even any real green construction/builders are not here yet.

Comment on Starting to take shape by Dan Allen

Dan Allen — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:32:11 +0000

Wow: To the blog and the project. Simply incredible.

Comment on Going Vertical by Drew Eldridge

Drew Eldridge — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:49:38 +0000

As your neighbors just down the street, we love watching this progress. Our 3 boys are fascinated by the excavation and construction. It’s great to be able to walk them by the site then show them this blog and how you are incorporating all the environmentally conscious elements. Best of luck and welcome to the neighborhood. – The Eldridge Family