Posts Tagged ‘dallas green building’
End of summer – finally – and we’re building one of the coolest (literally) custom homes in Dallas!
Well… it’s that time of the year. Kids are back in school and life is getting back into a “normal” rhythm. I know our website has been quite for a while, but we at EGC Custom Homes have been hard at work, building, designing and planning for upcoming projects. We currently have one of the coolest
2011 Texas Green Home Summit coming to Dallas on Feb.16 & 17
One of the nation’s best green building events is coming to Dallas on February 16 & 17 – the 2011 http://TexasGreenHomeSummit.com . The event will be held at the new Irving Convention Center. If you are a home builder, remodeler, lender, appraiser, supplier or trade contractor connected to the home building industry, this is an
Dallas Home Builders – It will be a great year for energy efficient homes!
Happy New Year… and it will certainly be a great year for dallas home builders. As I walked into a meeting at the Dallas Home Builders Association the other day, I noticed a very familiar picture on the front page of the Home Improvement Magazine. One of our custom built homes made it on the front
EPA Delays Implementation of ENERGY STAR Version 2.5
Fresh from the wire of Green Built Texas – EPA is delaying the implementation of Energy Star 2.5 by 3 months. Read more on this at GreenBuiltTexas.com
Busted By The Expert: 3 Green Building Myths!
In celebration of #EarthDay I thought it was in order to write about some of the myths that still exist about green building. As a custom builder and remodeler of energy-efficient and healthy, so called “green” homes, clients always ask… Are green homes or remodeling projects more expensive? The short answer is: NO! They can
Was your house built before 1978? MUST READ THIS!!
Was your home built prior to 1978? In Dallas, TX over 70% of existing homes were built prior to 1978. So why is that date so important you ask? Well…. 1978 was the year lead was banned as a substance to be used in paints and finishes. Prior to that, lead was used heavily in
