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.
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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.
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August 13th, 2009
Zillow said it. The best place to buy a house in America is Virginia Beach. Check out the link and buy a house.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8297794&page=1
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July 31st, 2009
Chuck 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.
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July 18th, 2009
On 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.”
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July 14th, 2009
On 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.
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May 5th, 2009
On 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
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May 4th, 2009
Chuck 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
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April 22nd, 2009
1. Air infiltration is the biggest cause of high energy bills in a home. A tube of caulk and some spray foam will do wonders to reduce your heating and cooling bills. Remember you want your house to breathe, but you want it to breathe in the right places which would be through the HVAC system not around windows and doors.
2. CFL Light Bulbs use about 25% less energy than an incandescent bulb. This means you can run 4 CFL bulbs for the price of one incandescent bulb. 90% of the energy used to run an incandescent bulb is actually used to make heat not light.
3. Unplug those appliances that are not running. They are trickling power through them. This is called a phantom load. Phantom load can be found in coffee machines, audio receivers, CD players, DVD players, and most chargers. Plug your phones and battery chargers into a strip outlet that can be easily unplugged or cut off to eliminate phantom power loss.
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April 21st, 2009
It’s official Miller Custom Homes is now “Tweeting”. Our Tweeter name is “Greeniethebuild”. Visit us when you get a chance.
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