“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.
Archive for the ‘News and Updates’ Category
The Mothership to be Featured in the National Solar Home Tour
Sunday, September 20th, 2009Virginia Beach is the Best Place to Buy a Home
Thursday, 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
Friday, 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
Saturday, 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.”
Chuck Miller To Speak at Keller Williams at Hilltop About Green Building
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009On Thursday at 9AM I will be holding “The Anatomy of a Green House” presentation for Keller Williams at Hilltop. “The Anatomy of a Green House” was just recently approved as a two hour continuing education class for real estate agents in Hampton Roads. For information about attending contact Keller Williams at 757-321-7595.
Chuck Miller to be at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens - Prevention Garden Party
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009On Saturday May 9, 9am-5pm, Chuck Miller will be at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens - Prevention Garden Party promoting Green Building and Greenie The Builder. Visitors will be able to ask Chuck what they can do to make their house green through remodeling or new construction and meet Greenie The Builder. Click below for more information.
http://www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/programs-events/calendar/events/216
Chuck Miller to Teach the NAR Sustainable Property Designation
Monday, May 4th, 2009Chuck Miller has been selected to teach the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Sustainable Property Designation to Hampton Roads Realtors for Alpha College in Chesapeake. The designation covers how to sell green real estate whether residential of commercial. The first class is on May 7th and 8th at Alpha College in Chesapeake.
http://alphacollegeofrealestate.com/_docs/designations/Green_May.pdf
Miller Custom Homes “Tweets”
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009It’s official Miller Custom Homes is now “Tweeting”. Our Tweeter name is “Greeniethebuild”. Visit us when you get a chance.
Pella Pro Expo in Richmond on April 14th
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009Chuck Miller spoke at the Pella Pro Expo in Richmond on April 14th. In attendance were over 500 people including over 195 builders. All were treated to an evening of great food, drinks and raffle prizes including plasma TV’s, radios and duel flush toilets by Kohler.
They were also treated to a great education about green products currently available from Pella and other participating vendors as well. Chuck spoke to the group about the different things they could do to make their homes darker green and how to market green to their potential customers.
Chuck Miller To Lecture At ODU-On Green Building
Friday, March 20th, 2009Chuck Miller will be a guest lecturer at Old Dominion University on April 2, 2009. He will be discussing “The Anatomy of a Green Home” what it means to be green, what it takes to build green. The lecture will be given in a Teletechnet room on campus. 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.
In the week following the class, students will work on solving a case study that Chuck and Dr. Michael J. Seiler (Professor and Robert M. Stanton Chair of Real Estate and Economic Development at ODU) wrote. The case describes ODU’s decision to rebuild the university president’s house and to what extent the house should be green. Chuck and Mike’s case study is also being submitted for publication in a Monograph on Green Building and Sustainable Real Estate.
(And my Dad never thought he would see the day.)