Please come visit me at the “Sustainable Living Fair” at the Norfolk Waterside. There are all kinds of vendors discussing how to go green and live a healthier life. The turn out was great yesterday.
Sustainable Living Fair at Waterside, Norfolk
February 28th, 2010Chuck Miller Speaking at TW Perry Annual Green Building Workshop
February 25th, 2010TW Perry in Rockville, Maryland, is having their Annual Expo today and they have been gracious enough to have me speak about green building. Also speaking are nationally recognized speakers Peter Yost and Peter Pfeiffer. I had dinner with everyone last night and enjoyed some great conversation. I look forward to this morning.
Chuck Miller To Lecture At ODU-On Green Building-Again
January 28th, 2010Chuck Miller will be a guest lecturer at Old Dominion University on January 28, 2010. He will be discussing “The Anatomy of a Green Home” what it means to be green, what it takes to build green. Students will not only be present in a face-to-face setting, but 55 more will be attending via satellite and video streaming from across the country and even in ships in the Middle East. This is the second time Chuck has been a guest speaker.
The case study that Chuck and Dr. Michael J. Seiler (Professor and Robert M. Stanton Chair of Real Estate and Economic Development at ODU) wrote has been reviewed and is almost ready to be published in a Monograph on Green Building and Sustainable Real Estate . The case describes ODU’s decision to rebuild the university president’s house and to what extent the house should be green.
Energy Efficient Mortgages
December 9th, 2009Here is a link to a great article on EEMs. Dave Porter spent years as Senior Vice President of one of the largest construction lenders in the country. He and his wife, Anna, also built their own award winning green home in Washington. http://builderradio.com/blog/?p=1131
New EPA Web Site Provides Tools to Cut Energy Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Homes
November 16th, 2009WASHINGTON – Home owners, buyers and renters have a new resource for going green indoors and outdoors. EPA’s new Green Homes Web site will help people make their homes greener with tips on reducing energy consumption, carbon footprints, waste generation and water usage, as well as improving indoor air quality.
The latest federal survey of American housing (2007) reported 128 million housing units across the U.S., accounting for nearly 54 percent of national energy use and nearly 31 percent of all U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, the most common greenhouse gas contributing to climate change.
Many green building practices and technologies have yet to make a dent in the existing residential market, in part because it is hard for people to find clear, consolidated, readily accessible, and credible information. The Green Homes Web site addresses that need by providing guidance on approaches to greening each room of the home as well as the surrounding yard. Information also is available on building new homes and finding an energy efficient mortgage, which takes into account the savings derived from energy efficient homes to enable the applicant to qualify for better terms. Renters will find information to help them identify a green property before moving in and tips for working with their landlord to add green features to an existing property. Users can also find references, such as a list of common green home terms, and links to dozens of EPA Web sites with more specific information on a wide variety of green home topics.
For more information: http://www.epa.gov/greenhomes
“The Mothership” Awarded Green Builder Magazine’s 2009 Green Home of the Year
November 14th, 2009
Green Builder Magazine's Home of the Year-The Mothership
Last night we found out that The Mothership won The Green Builder Magazine, 2009 Green Home of the Year Award. The home will be featured in the December issue of the magazine which will be distributed to every person that attends the IBS show in Las Vegas in addition to it’s normal circulation. Visit our website to view the Mothership at http://millercustomhomesonline.com/mothership/
The home is open for viewing on weekends from 1pm-5pm or by appointment and is currently offered at $1,599,000.
The Mothership to be Featured in the National Solar Home Tour
September 20th, 2009“The Motherhsip” in Ashville Park will be featured in the National Solar Home Tour October 3 from 10AM -4PM. For a site map click here.
Remember if you miss the Solar Tour, The Mothership is also open every Saturday and Sunday from 1PM to 5PM.
Virginia Beach is the Best Place to Buy a Home
August 13th, 2009Zillow said it. The best place to buy a house in America is Virginia Beach. Check out the link and buy a house.
Chuck Miller to Speak at The Southern Building Material Association Summer Conference
July 31st, 2009Chuck Miller of Miller Custom Homes will be speaking at the Southern Building Material Association Summer Conference and Leaders Meeting on August 1 at the Wyndham Hotel in Virginia Beach.
Chuck has been asked to speak about What Green Contractors Need From Their Suppliers.
Chuck Miller Appointed To The Virginia Beach Green Ribbon Implementation Committee
July 18th, 2009On June 23rd, 2009 Chuck Miller was appointed to the City of Virginia Beach Green Ribbon Implementation Committee.
“It is an honor to be appointed to this committee and I look forward to helping the City of Virginia Beach lead all of Hampton Roads in becoming a greener place for all of it’s citizens and guests.”