Sustainable Connections Bid Local First Auction
Have you heard about the Sustainable Connections Bid Local First Auction? The auction runs from November 19th to December 2nd and proceeds go to the Think Local First and Eat Local…
Interview by Sustainable Business student Will Wheaton
Will Wheaton, one of Chuckanut Builders newest employees, found his way to ChuB by interviewing us! Will was in a Sustainable Business class at Western Washington University and wanted to…
Reclaimed Materials Workshop Synopsis
Last week Chuckanut Builders hosted a Reclaimed Materials Workshop in conjunction with Sustainable Connections and it was great. About 30 folks attended the workshop, representing homeowners, contractors, designers and more. The…
Excellence in Building Conference
This week Forest headed to Scottsdale, Arizona for the Excellence in Building Conference. This conference is put on by the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA). The EEBA provides a…
Bellingham built solar panels
Have you noticed all of the solar panels popping up around town lately? Chances are pretty good that Itek Energy made them. Itek Energy is a Bellingham based solar panel manufacturer…
ChuB is on the front page of the Bellingham Business Journal!
A few weeks ago we met with Evan Marczynski from the Bellingham Business Journal to chat about solar power, locally produced solar panels and the Community Energy Challenge. This article spurred from…
A quick video about weatherization.
As building science nerds we understand the importance of weatherizing homes and we want our clients to as well! So we made this quick video that outlines what weatherization is…
Photo of the week: That’s a lot of solar panels!
Look at all of those solar panels! We recently partnered with Western Solar on the 3rd largest solar array in Bellingham. Western Solar installed the panels and we installed a roof hatch…
Our new office!
After months of searching for the perfect office space we've done it, we signed a lease! Our new shop/office space is on State Street (1326 N. State Street to be…
Photo of the week: What a cool space
I love taking pictures in this space and I'm so excited to see how it comes together. Thanks Acme Farm and Kitchen and Dashi Noodle Bar for finding such a…
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