If you have read anything I have ever written, you know by now that I preach about the “domino effect” that’s created when we make one upgrade to a home without accounting for how it affects other systems. Case in point: I recently visited a client in the Lexington area who said they had a case of “sick house syndrome,” meaning their house was...

There is a catchy phrase right now that is growing in popularity among top builders: “build it tight and vent it right!” We really need to change the conventional wisdom of ventilating houses. As I mentioned in a...

Many of our construction techniques have evolved by necessity due to how we live in our buildings. A great example of this is that 150 years ago in the warm South we started building elevated homes. This kept the house cool by allowing air to move underneath. We also began using high ceilings to allow the hotter air indoors to rise above the living space and constructed big wrap-around porches...

Jamie Clark and his family don't just upgrade homes in the area for energy efficiency – they live in a top-performing home themselves! When it came time to make the changes Jamie wanted, he knew he would need to keep it within the style demands his wife wanted. Recently, the Lexington Herald-Leader wrote an article on that process.

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