With energy bills on the rise, water conservation is a major concern for homeowners. Did you know, toilets make up about half of a home’s water consumption? Americans flush nearly five billion gallons of water down their toilets each day. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

Small, unique, family-owned, intimate, and wildly busy, are the terms that best describe Portland OR-based Truax Builder’s Supply. Founded in 1946 as a wood window manufacturing and sales establishment, Truax today remains a family-owned business. A fire in 2004 led to the construction of a new showroom, but the company is still located at 10949 SE Division Street. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

Flooring Cork, bamboo, recycled and reclaimed fir, reclaimed Hard Rock Maple gym flooring and hardwoods are all examples of sustainable flooring products harvested from deconstruction or renewable resources. These products are available to installers from local sources. Some companies specialize in salvaged wood floors. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

Richard and Marie* were frustrated with the building of their dream house. What should have been a nine-month project was taking 18 months and they didn’t know how to motivate their contractor. The situation was definitely complicated. Because they were building out of town and building a log home, they had limited choices when choosing a contractor. Add to that, the contractor lived four hours from the job site, which made it more difficult to manage. They didn’t know how to get the contractor... more

Rising energy costs, increasing concerns about climate change, and an unprecedented financial incentive package in Oregon have made 2008 the time to go solar. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

When Samantha and Jeff Irwin first laid eyes on the Balch Hotel, they fell in love with it and knew this historic property had potential. Raised in the Hood River area, they were familiar with the beauty that the Dufur Valley offered. Without prior construction or hospitality experience, they bought the Balch Hotel. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

Rising energy costs have consumers looking for ways to insulate or update. In many homes, windows are a likely place to look for energy savings, but the thought of giving up the beauty and charm of vintage windows may be as unpleasant as cold drafts and high heating bills. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

Thanks to the financial incentives offered by state- and government-sponsored plans, homeowners are being energized to “go green” and “save green” at the same time. Energy Trust www.energytrust.org This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →