Chuck Miller spoke at the Pella Pro Expo in Richmond on April 14^th. 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.

We had the first two Anatomy of a Green House presentations at The Mothership and they were a huge success, as was the one given to the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. There was positive feedback and people learned a lot. There was a great energy in the room and Primo Pizza at Red Mill brought food to feed everyone during The Mothership presentations. They have great Italian food.

All the buzz in Tidewater is about this presentation. TBA heard the buzz. They have asked me to give the “Anatomy” presentation at the Home and Garden Show at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday February 14 and 15. The seminars will start at 1PM each day. There will be many other things to see there as well including a “green area” where several vendors will be displaying their green products.

Also my buddy Ed Begley Jr. will be there on Saturday promoting his new book “Living Like Ed”. Its gonna be a great time. We hope to see you there.

Our next Anatomy of a Green House seminar will be at The Mothership on February 28, 2009 at 2PM. Contact Paula Johnson-Irby at 757-477-0531 for reservation.

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Think Green

Chuck

Everyone knows Green Building is an important part of the future of home building across the nation. January 30, 2009 I am on the  agenda of the HRPDC to present the Anatomy of a Green House Seminar. This is a exciting opportunity for us to continue leading the Green Building movement in Hampton Roads and we are honored to have been chosen to present on the subject . Below is a copy of their agenda.

Home Building Innovations “The Anatomy of a Green House”

One of the environmentally friendly initiatives being pursued in Hampton Roads is the building of green houses like the EarthCraft House, which made its debut at the 2007 Homearama in Chesapeake. Builder Chuck Miller of Miller Custom Homes became a leader in the local green building movement by becoming one of the first builders in the area to qualify as an EarthCraft House certified builder. Mr. Miller will join us to discuss the anatomy of a green house and the impact of green building on the future of home building in Hampton Roads.

Sign up for the Anatomy of a Greenhouse Presentation

Did you ever want to learn about Green Building?

When did Going Green start?

Want to know how a Conditioned Crawlspace works?

What is a duct blast test?

What is a VOC?

Is bamboo a tree?

These are questions that will all be answered by Chuck Miller at the Anatomy of a Greenhouse presentations being held at Miller Custom Homes, 2008 Homearama house, The Mothership on January 24, at 2PM and January 28 at 7PM. Space is limited so sign up early. Contact Paula Irby at 757-477-0531.

Refreshments will be served.

Well all you doubters out there the results are in. If you remember we guaranteed the heating and cooling cost of this 5350SF home to be no more than $92.00 per month. We collected one year of power bills from the homeowner and after we plugged the numbers in the computer we calculated the heating and cooling costs of “The EarthCraft House” to be $72.70 per month.  It came in 20% less than what we promised. So once again I will continue to preach that building  “Green” with Miller Custom Homes is the way to go. The day to day cost to operate a green house is less than a traditional home. Congratulations to the buyers.

Be sure to visit “The Mothership” in Ashville Park which is still available for purchase. You can own a Miller Custom Home “Green House” and have guaranteed heating and cooling bills of $115 per month.

The winners of the People’s Choice Awards have been announced. I am proud to say that The Mothership won the People’s Choice Award for favorite house in the show as well as favorite decorating. The Mothership was also voted the third favorite for landscaping in the show. Thank you to all of the people that voted and congratulations to the other winners. (see the complete list below)

To see pictures of “The Mothership” click here. http://www.millercustomhomesonline.com/mothership/

For more Information on building or purchasing “The Mothership” or another Green Home contact Paula Johnson-Irby at 757.477.0531.

Favorite Interior Design

Gold- House #3- The Mothership, built by Miller Custom Homes, interior design by Cathy Tellefsen of Complete Interiors.

Silver- House #1- The Virginia Beach House, built by TCI, Inc., interior design by Connie Bussey of Creations by Connie.

Bronze- House #2- The Van Gogh, built by Cohen Homes LLC, interior design by Nancy Craig of Willis Furniture.

Favorite House

Gold- House #3- The Mothership, built by Miller Custom Homes

Silver- House #2- The Van Gogh, built by Cohen Homes LLC

Bronze- House #4- The Wedding House, built by JF Schoch Building Corp.

Favorite Landscaping

Gold- House #4- The Wedding House, built by JF Schoch Building Corp., landscaping by Coastal Landscaping.

Silver- House #2- The Van Gogh, built by Cohen Homes LLC, landscaping by Dreamscape Designers.

Bronze- House #3- The Mothership, built by Miller Custom Homes, landscaping by Coastal Landscaping.

The article written by 757 teen correspondents for the Virginian Pilot came out this morning. Thought I would share it with everyone. Great Job. Click below to see it.

http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/teens-tour-house-green-built

Well Homearama in Ashville Park has started. The final touches were completed before the judging and everyone finished on time. How did we do?

We won Gold Awards for-

Best Craftsmanship in the Show

Best Use of Concrete

Most Efficient Floor Plan

Best Green Feature

Most Environmentally Friendly Floor Plan

The Virginian Pilot’s Readers choice Award

We also won Bronze awards for the Best Pool and Foyer.

The show has been great and the traffic flow has been as well. Feel free to join us at the house and get a copy of Greenie The Builder Saves Earth Day. The first book in a series of books about Greenie The Builder. Greenie is a cartoon character that builds green houses and helps others learn how to live their lives greener. The book is very successful.

Just letting everyone know we were published in the Green Building Quarterly magazine. This is a great honor because GBQ is a national magazine. Click on the link below to see the article.

http://www.greenbusinessquarterly.com/gbqspring2/pages/110.php

It will be posted on the website soon.

Remember Build Responsibly, Think Green

Chuck