Rainscreen Installation
On one of our recent job we installed a rainscreen system. Rainscreen installations are becoming more and more common, but aren't yet standard practice. In the simplest terms a rainscreen…
Passive House North 2013
Ian just registered for the Passive House North conference and he is pretty excited. The conference is organized by the Canadian Passive House Institute and will be in Vancouver, BC this…
Refer a friend to the Community Energy Challenge!
Are you a past Community Energy Challenge client? Did you have a great experience and now you're home is more comfortable, healthier and your saving energy? Have you told…
Up close- the green playhouses!
After all of the talk about the Green Playhouses I wanted to share pictures of all of the playhouses. They are so amazing! Whoever goes home with these gems is…
Bellingham Playhouse Works sponsors
We'd like to thank all of the local businesses that have sponsored our Green Playhouse Team, Bellingham Playhouse Works, including: Bellingham Millwork Supply, The Lucky Dumpster, Skagit Building Salvage, Custom Design Inc.,…
Are gadgets killing energy efficiency gains?
We really like graphs at Chuckanut Builders. It's such an easy way to convey alot of information. This graph is no exception, check it out! In 1993 roughly 48% of…
Green Playhouse Design Build Competition
The second deadline for the green PLAYHOUSE design build competition is nearly here and our team, Bellingham Playhouse Works is ready (well, almost). It's time to submit our design and…
Affordable Comfort Inc. Conference
Tomorrow Ely is heading to Seattle for the Affordable Comfort Inc. Northwest Home Performance Conference. This two day conference will focus on home performance and weatherization with sessions ranging from crawlspaces…
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…