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The Orchards Group Completes First Eco-Comfort Home

The Orchards Group is pleased to announce that it has completed its first Eco-Comfort Home at its popular active adult community, The Orchards of Brannon Oak Farm, in Cumming, Ga.
“All Orchards Group homes are already built with energy efficient products, but due to an ever increasing concern about personal household budgets, we’ve received an increasing [...]

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Going Green by Downsizing

So you are a green builder. Are you this green? The Equifax Personal Finance Blog recently reported on a home at the University of Hertforshire, UK, that is just 3×3×3 meters. That’s a few inches smaller than 10’x10’x10’.
Called the Cube, the home is designed with all the furnishings one person needs. In addition to a [...]

Sterling Custom Homes Pours Foundation at Newest Lake Travis Home

Sterling Custom Homes has been building high-quality green Austin luxury real estate for the last 20 years. Because of the expertise and dedication to detail shown in their projects, Sterling Custom Homes has become the preferred builder for homeowners at The Reserve at Lake Travis.
Most recently, Sterling poured the foundation for its second custom home [...]

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HomeAid Atlanta Does Green Retrofit on Decatur Homeless Facility

The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s official charity, HomeAid Atlanta, is partnering up to help retrofit a Decatur homeless shelter.
HomeAid will work alongside Decatur Cooperative Ministry and WellHome in the project.
The project also has national significance. This particular retrofit is the first undertaking of HomeAid America’s national Environmental Sustainability Program. Funded by a $600,000 grant [...]

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Sterling Reduces the Price of Austin Luxury Real Estate

Summer is the perfect time to make the move to your dream home. The kids are out of school and you have some vacation time saved up…all you need is the perfect home. If you’re shopping for new Austin luxury real estate, then we have some great news for you. Sterling Custom Homes has recently [...]

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The Orchards Group Goes Green To Save Some Green

The Orchards Group is going a little greener to help residents save on their energy bills. Though the builder already offers energy-efficient homes for active adults, the group has been receiving numerous requests from residents to help them save more money on energy bills.
“We worked with our suppliers to identify affordable energy-efficient products that will [...]

Maryland Luxury Builder Goes Green

Camberley Homes is taking a break from building its typical luxury homes.  The company, a division of Winchester Homes from Bethesda, Md., is trading its 3,200 square-foot floor plans for smaller, more energy-efficient housing. The greener model will soon be completed and is expected to represent future trends in sustainable living.
According to an article by [...]

Sterling Custom Homes Develops Unique Driveway Application

Sterling Custom Homes has been dedicated to developing and refining its custom home processes for more than 20 years. The attention to detail put forth by the Austin home builder has most recently led to a new technique that gives driveways a beautiful and unified finishing touch.
“So many times it doesn’t cost any more to [...]

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Metro Wallworks Recycled Paint Debuts in California

You buy it in excess because you don’t want to be caught without it in the middle of a home improvement project. You have cans of it sitting in your garage for touchups or because it’s a “limited edition.” What is it you ask? Latex paint.
Americans consume more than 1 billion gallons of paint every [...]

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Spice Up Your Home with Custom Features

For more than 20 years, luxury home builder Sterling Custom Homes has been helping its Austin area clients design unique floor plans by adding several different types of custom home features. Whether you want to create a home that will blow your friends and family away with that wow factor or just need some extra [...]