Mike and Jeff's New House

From March of 05-July of 06 we built a new house on an urban infill lot near downtown Sacramento. Jeff designed it, Mike was the general contractor. Our house is 3 stories high and 17' wide x 72' long. Among the goals were energy efficiency, cool design, & noise mitigation as we are right next to an 8 lane freeway. The house has solar electric, solar hot water & radiant heat. For the past 4 years we have been working on the landscaping...

Monday, October 03, 2011

A compelling article about the state of home-building in the US Today

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