Here is a link to an interview that Custom Home Online did with renowned architect and author Sarah Susanka, advocate of the “Not so big house”. In this interview she discusses some of the “Not so big” principles as well as some sustainable design concepts.
As a follow up to Alix’s post I thought it would be helpful to post a graph that covers historical lumber pricing from 2006 through 2009 as well as illustrates the current pricing through January 2010. As you can see and as the Builder Online article indicated the 25% price increase puts lumber cost at the same level it was in the middle of 2008.
If you are thinking of building now is the time to do it. Most industry experts are prediciting price increases this year. Here is an interesting article from Builder Online that is confirmation of rising lumber prices. Statistical information in this article is provided by Random Lengths, an authority on the Forest Products Industry.
I read an interesting article written by the Wall Street Journal providing some great information on solar hot water systems. The article highlights installation, function, cost, return on investment as well as possible tax credits.
If solar hot water or other green technologies like this interest you but you are unsure of their costs and how they may be installed on your current or new home please call us, we are happy to discuss all of your options in addition to all of the applicable tax credits in the Four Corners area.
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