McNamee House

Congrats Bilyeu Homes Inc.

jmcname — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:30:45 +0000

Green Building of the Year

16th and Nebraska in Salem, OR

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100314/NEWS/3140332/

New additions

jmcname — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:00:56 +0000

That’s tight!

jmcname — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:58:39 +0000

The Earth Advantage certification was a breeze (excuse the pun). We passed with flying colors. Our house is tight! We scored a 1.5 (maybe it was 1.7?) on the blower door test. Blake tells me a typical spec home score is like 11. The EA guy said our house is the tightest he has ever tested. Blake’s crack filling compulsiveness paid off. The ERVs will be crucial to move outside air in the house so we’re not stewing this winter.

The little things

jmcname — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:40:53 +0000

When you build a custom home the unplanned elements are the most fun to discover. Each night around 7 pm we get this extrodinary light show.

Promises. Promises

jmcname — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:39:46 +0000

Life has been crazy with our move and the end of the academic year. I promise I’ll have some pics of the house soon; now that we are actually living in it. I keep waiting for the house to be “picked up” but I have come to the conlcusion that this might never happen with our two kids working against us!

The house is better than we expected. It’s functional, efficient, and sustainable. The natural light is incredible; we barely switch on the lights. We can’t wait to have you all over soon.

What da ya live in a barn? Kinda.

jmcname — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:52:19 +0000

It will be interesting to see what Simon does to these things! Blake did an amazing custom job to save us a ton of money. We’re either going to paint the track black to match the rollers or grind them down to the original metal finish.

Matt’s Pics of the House

jmcname — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:44:11 +0000

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mathowie/tags/mcnameehouse/

This stuff ain’t taught…

jmcname — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:20:03 +0000

Check out where Simon’s attention is. He actually stood still for more than a min. to watch the loader.

Let there be (efficient CFL) light!

jmcname — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:13:54 +0000

It wasn’t easy finding CFL ready lighting, especially on our budget. But with Blake and Larry’s help we found some pretty cool (and efficient) lighting options. I am really impressed with the light the new CFLs provide.

Countertops

jmcname — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:19:54 +0000