In the 'Hood
BMoxie Contributors on People Places & Things.
Sounds Like “Lead” Not “Lead[2]” & It’s Spelled L.E.E.D.
4January 27, 2012
by jb
in In the 'Hood
LEED, and printed like that, sounds like “Lead” and stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It makes for a pretty catchy acronym. To quote the website usgbc.org: “LEED (as in the program) provides building owners and operators with a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.“ [...]
Building Moxie Interviews Tim Carter of Ask the Builder
6December 12, 2011
When we had our night on the town at the Remodeling Show in Chicago, we were fortunate enough to have Tim Carter from AsktheBuilder.com join us. And . . . as one thing seems to lead to another, and when he says -- "Ask the Builder," well, we did. Here is an interview with Tim. [ . . ]
LGI Homes :: The New Housing Reality – A Builders Perspective
1November 30, 2011
So we all (builders, buyers and enthusiasts alike) enter into 2012 looking for the new reality, the “new normal.” What it will be is anyone’s guess, but as a home builder we hope that it represents a re-acknowledgement of some fundamental concepts that once seemed forgotten: that buyers—at heart—just want safe, attractive and affordable places to live. [ . . . ]
Faucet Heaven, aka . . . Giving Thanks for Friends @Brizo & @DeltaFaucet
2November 22, 2011
One such opportunity came while we were in Chicago last month for, well, the Remodeling Show. We were fortunate enough to visit Delta/Brizo's state-of-the-art Dream2O Showroom at Luxe Home in the Merchandise Mart … or just “the Mart” as the locals call it. (And if you have never been . . . this place, the Merchandise Mart, is a story in itself.) [ . . . ]
Building Moxie with Shannon Rogers @McIlvainLumber
0November 18, 2011
Now, while I am a super big fan of wood, in fact -- I love it, I can’t claim really to know all that much about it. Or at least this is how I felt after walking the yard with Shannon Rogers. Shannon, you see, is not only McIlvain's Director of Marketing, he is also a furniture maker, an instructor and, well, a blogger. And quite a prolific one at that. (I reprinted one of his articles here in early October.) [ . . . ]
