Buying American Made Locally?
Last week Sustainable Connections recognized four local businesses for their efforts to increase the vibrancy of our community. Chuckanut Builders was one of those businesses. We were awarded the Buying…
Sustainable Champions Award
Last week we were awarded the Buying Local First award by Sustainable Connections. The Buying Local First award was one of four of the Sustainable Champion Awards presented by Sustainable…
Chuckanut Builders Year End Review
As we reflect on 2011 we're feeling a healthy dose of gratitude for our amazing community and the great crew, clients and subcontractors we are lucky enough to work with…
Happy Holidays
It's true, the holidays are upon us. In the true spirit of the holidays Howard and Forest spent a few hours this weekend decorating! Well, decorating the Fairhaven Village Green.…
The Bellingham Zero Degrees of Separation
We call it the Bellingham zero degrees of separation. It is similar to the theory originally presented by Frigyes Karinthy which proposed that everyone is on average roughly six steps away,…
Vendor spotlight: North Wave Electric
At Chuckanut Builders we strive to use as many local suppliers as possible. For us, this means buying paper and pens at Griggs, printing hoodies with Innate, sourcing lumber at…
The Cool Machine
We finally bit the bullet and bought an insulation machine! We settled on a Cool Machine (the CM-1500), which is an all-fiber blowing machine that handles Cellulose, Fiberglass, Rockwool and damp recycle fiber…
Bellingham Mountain Rescue Fundraiser
As fall settles over Whatcom County, the crew at Chuckanut Builders is starting to think about one of our favorite winter activities: backcountry skiing. This Friday, September 30th, the Bellingham…
Buying local
Supporting local businesses is important to us at Chuckanut Builders. This ranges from buying office supplies at Griggs, screen printing apparel with Innate, to saying no to big box stores. Check…
Helping out at the Community Boat Center
Chuckanut Builders volunteered their time and talent down at the Community Boating Center in Fairhaven today helping tear off, haul away and replace one of the center's storage shed roofs.…