Posts Tagged ‘energy efficient home’

End of summer – finally – and we’re building one of the coolest (literally) custom homes in Dallas!

Custom Homes 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

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Thermal Bridging

What is thermal bridging and why is it important in the homes we build? The importance lies in the different materials we use to build our wall systems, how much of these materials we use and what conductivity these materials have. We all know that exterior walls have (or should have insulation, and it’s purpose

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Superior Quality & Execution

EGC utilizes the best subcontractors and craftsmen in the area and we employ the best information technology available to the construction industry today. This ensures the highest standards of quality control, cost control and communication with you, our client. Construction cost control Weekly billing statement outlining current budget, cost to complete and the percentage complete

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Why performance testing should be mandatory

There’s a big debate in the green building industry about performance testing – should it be mandatory for new and existing construction and how much good will it do? As reported in the American Statesman on June 10, 2009 Austin just released the results of the first 310 homes that received energy audits under the

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