Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Green Building”
Fine Homebuilding Feature Red Tree was honored to have been featured in Fine Homebuilding’s October Newsletter. “With a focus on sharing accurate information and industry best practices, Fine Homebuilding provides deep how-to instructions, useful tips and techniques, high-performance construction details, and more for anyone passionate about designing and building beautiful, high-quality homes.” If you would like to read the entire …
Hilton Head Lighthouse Awards Brandon was excited when he was asked to be a return judge at the Hilton Head Home Builders Association Lighthouse Awards. This will be the fifth year Brandon has served on the judges panel for the Lighthouse Awards. The Lighthouse Award is an honor given to area home building professionals for their demonstration of excellence and …
KBIS Advisor Brandon has been serving on the Kitchen & Bath Business Editorial Advisory Board for 2+ years. This board meets several times each year to advise on the publication of KBIS along with judging some of the awards. One cool aspect, KBIS and the International Builders’ Show have joined together into one huge show and publication. Brandon is honored …
Builder and Developer Magazine The Green and Sustainability Committee reached out to Red Tree to provide an article about green building, indoor air quality, and connectivity to nature, for the Builder and Developer Magazine. Samantha Mallard, our in-house interior designer, took on the task, writing a great article about connecting with nature in home design and how it encourages and …
The Value of Third Party Certifications Every home that Red Tree builds is Green Certified. It is important to make the differentiation between a green certified home and a home that claims to be green. Certified homes are validated by a third party and we received the certification paperwork to share with our home owners. Every home at Red Tree …
Builders of Insta As part of Brandons vlogger responsiblities at the International Builders’ Show he got the chance to meet Brek Goin of Builders of Instagram. Brek is an incredible human being who has started a social media movement for builders, highlighting workforce development and the next generation of workers. If you haven’t followed him you definitely should! Check out …
High Design, High Performance Brandon Bryant, Ted Clifton, and Troy Johns – three high performance builders across the US got together to discuss their approach to high performance design and building. Brandon goes very in depth into Red Trees building philosophy and the “why we build sustainability”. This artcle is a great read. Best in American Living is a committee …
International Builder’s Show Scholarship Recipients As vice chair of the Green Sustainability Subcommittee, Brandon was asked to give the scholarship recipients a tour around the floor at IBS, some insider knowledge, and a few tips and tricks along the way. The videdo below is one Brandon shot as part of the video blogs for IBS, so he was working double …
Huber – Behind the Build We were asked to be featured on one of the Huber Engineered Behind the Build. It was a pleasure to have Tate, Chris and the team from Huber out on site. Their zip system is something we’ve been using for 10+ years and a product we are very confident in. It provides us an airtight and …
Building in the Mountains Some of the most common questions we get as builders in the mountains of Asheville are “can we build on this lot?” or “can you tell me how much it will be to build on this lot?”. One of the biggest factors when determining how much a home will cost to build is, how much does …