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05 Jul

A Zero Energy Ready Home is an Investment that Provides Big Returns

  • By Ken Semler
  • In Modular Home Construction
If you can afford a new home, then you can afford a zero energy ready home. There are simple, low cost, steps you can take to significantly reduce your energy use on the path to zero net energy use.
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28 Jun

The 20 Year Regret

  • By Ken Semler
  • In Modular Home Construction
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb This is a great quote because… everyone wishes they started something earlier. I wish I had started exercising
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14 Jun

Don’t Be a Lemming!

  • By Ken Semler
  • In Modular Home Construction
Lemmings are small rodents that have been known to follow each other as they charge to their deaths off the edge of cliffs. This is actually an unsubstantiated myth about Lemmings, but they’ve become a metaphor for people who
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31 May

We’ve Got You Covered!

  • By Ken Semler
  • In Modular Home Construction
You see it on the news and hear about it on the weather reports. Rain, rain, rain. It seems like we have felt its impacts more than ever over the last 18 months. When building a new home, the
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24 May

Seven Design Ideas to Maximize Space in Your New Home

  • By Ken Semler
  • In Modular Home Construction
Every home has a need for more space. Whether you are building a small cabin, a large estate home, or something in-between, we all yearn for ways to maximize space to make our homes feel spacious and welcoming.  Today, people often build larger
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17 May

Off-site Construction – Are you in the Know? Take this Quiz to Find Out!

  • By Ken Semler
  • In Modular Home Construction
Off-site construction is in the news! For residential construction, you may hear terms like modular, prefabricated, panelized, ICF’s, etc. The need to find a better way to build is being driven by severe labors shortages in
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10 May

Constructuring: The Future of Home Building?

  • By Ken Semler
  • In Industry Insights
Custom homes are one-off creations. Home buyers, architects, and even traditional home builders have (incorrectly) thought that building homes using modular construction limited their design. That may have been the case 30 years ago. Today’s modern modular construction takes advantage of
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04 May

On the Path to a Zero Energy Home: What is Solar Tempering?

  • By Ken Semler
  • In Industry Insights
You may have heard of a passive house design. Passive house (or, German: Passivhaus) comprises a set of design principles used to attain a quantifiable and rigorous level of energy efficiency within a specific quantifiable comfort level. It exploits the sun’s energy for heating
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19 Apr

Building Science for Dummies

  • By Ken Semler
  • In Modular Home Construction
When it comes to building a custom home, the fun part is choosing the building site, designing the home, and selecting colors. What most home buyers don’t think about is how the construction of
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12 Apr

How Can Modular Construction Mitigate Home Building Delays?

  • By Ken Semler
  • In Modular Home Construction
Building a custom home is not for the faint of heart. It is a process that will take time, effort, and patience. A custom home is unique. It has never been built before. Add
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