At the heart of our organizational system is what we call “The Book.” At first glance it is simply a three ring binder, but it contains every important detail of your project meticulously organized into categories called Divisions. It helps everyone get on the same page and keeps track of the million details involved in every job. The book for a typical job will usually be several hundred pages and contain the past and present versions of the following:

There are a lot of ways to build green, but we like to take an ALL OF THE ABOVE approach. We’re all for using bells and whistles like solar panels, heat pumps and green roofs, but sometimes the budget doesn’t allow for that. What the budget always allows for is doing things right. Things like maximizing insulation, minimizing waste, re-using whenever possible, selecting non-toxic materials that have minimal environmental impact, designing for natural ventilation and lighting, and maximizing the lifecycle of the building. Designing and building green homes is something that we feel extremely passionate about - it’s easy to talk the talk but harder to walk the walk. By designing homes that incorporate environmentally friendly elements, we’re doing our part to encourage an intentional approach towards sustainability from the ground up.
If you haven’t gotten enough info here, please pay us a visit at the next Colorado Green Building Guild meeting where Dave Sloan is president.

Establishing reasonable and timely contracts is key to maximizing our resources. That’s why we like to work under a ‘cost-plus’ or ‘time and materials’ contract. Our work isn’t done at a fixed price, but instead we charge based on exactly what the project costs in time and materials, with a markup that covers our overhead and expenses.
Fixed-price contracts are often confusing and sneaky... endless change orders and hidden surprises seem to appear. Our approach to contracts offers homeowners the ultimate solution in flexibility and fairness. Cost-plus contracts don’t incentivize the contractor to cut corners, skimp on the quality of materials, or make their profit in change orders. Instead, we are determined to do things right and give the customer exactly what they want – while scoring bonus points by coming in under budget and ahead of schedule, of course.

Cost is probably the most important subject on this page, but the hardest to estimate. Every project we do ends up being its own unique animal, so please contact us for a more precise estimate.