Friday, August 31, 2012

One House at a Time

 
The scope has been defined and now work is about to begin on these beautiful historic Detroit homes.
 
Yeat Built: 1915 (1923 sq.ft.)
Year Built: 1917 (2447 sq.ft.)

Year Built: 1915 (1652 sq.ft.)

Year Built: 1917 (3033 sq.ft.)



Friday, August 24, 2012

Just Below the Surface

For the last few days, I've been establishing the scope of work on some historic vacant Detroit homes.  Their insides always hold surprises.  Despite their decay, it's clear their beauty is just below the surface.  Like a tarnished piece of silver whose beauty is recovered with a little rubbing, these houses will once again be beautiful once loved again.



Saturday, August 11, 2012

Building Green with The Value Guide

In partnership with WARM Training, we've developed a new Excel based tool for adding "green" value to your next residential renovation or new construction project.

We call it the Value Guide and its designed to:
  1. Encourage incorporation of energy efficient and environmentally-friendly design elements.
  2. Provide a checklist of design amenities that will maximize marketability.
  3. Provide rough construction cost and cost savings information.
  4. Provide a single source document for testing alternative design scenarios.
  5. Create a marketing brochure for use with potential home buyers.

To download the FREE software go to:
Value Guide 1.1