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December, 2011

The Current BuilderFish newsletter Dec. 22, 2011 Sent Thursday, December 22, 2011 Happy Holidays! Thank you loyal readers, clients, trade partners and professional teammates. We not only survived 2011 but are thriving heading into 2012 and looking forward to working together next year. I decided to skip work stuff for this final newsletter of 2011. I'll resume the regular fare January 6th. Like trains? This will blow your mind regardless. Hamburg, Germany hosts the world's largest model railway, the Miniatur Wunderland. […]
The Current BuilderFish newsletter Dec. 16, 2011 Sent Friday, December 16, 2011 The Current >>>Universally GREEN<<< I participate locally in two committees and one project team, each concerned in general with home function, design and efficiency. I feel all three are missing the forest staring at individual trees. One group deals with the livability goals of our community. So far members can't agree on the definition of livability. You can imagine how pleased I was when accessibility was excluded because […]
The Current BuilderFish newsletter Dec. 9, 2011 Sent Friday, December 9, 2011 The Current Cool your Top to Save Energy Roofing is another aspect of home building going through rapid innovation. Back in the day builders merely slapped on an asphalt roof and called it a day, but demand for cool roofs is increasing because we now know better. Even dark colored, cool roofs can remain more than 50 degrees cooler in identical conditions because of newer materials and coatings. Ironically, one of the coolest […]
The Current BuilderFish newsletter Dec. 2, 2011 Sent Friday, December 2, 2011 The Current ....BUSTED: Home Energy Saving Myths.... The Oldies die hard so I groaned aloud when I read this post rejecting most home energy saving tips because I've recited many of these. A particular cold slap, I was convinced that running ceiling fans in the winter saves energy (no evidence supports) and we close registers in unused rooms (actually causes the opposite effect!!!!). Oy. Thankfully not everything […]