Category Archives: Home Builder News

Submitted by Kimmi Houston, Edmond, Houston Homes Inc. Kimmi Houston, Houston Homes, Inc. It's time to come together everyone. Realtors can earn "green" designation just like builders. But right now, we are not all driving down the same side...

Would you like to know how to better prepare your home and family for future disasters? FEMA and Guaranteed Watt Savers (GWS) are offering a community-sponsored workshop that will answer these questions, as well as how to choose options that provide en...

Withstanding the winds: Norman home promotes higher safety standards (via The Journal Record, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011) Curtis McCarty, right, owner of C.A. McCarty Construction in Norman, works with trade partner Jory Mallory in using Stro...

By Todd Booze Todd Booze Builders need to know about changes to the IRC Chapter 11 Energy Efficiency code and the effects those changes will have on Oklahoma. To get a great overview of the energy-efficient component of the changes, atte...

Mike Means I recently spent a better part of a Wednesday morning presenting our industry's stance on a tax credit for energy-efficient homes to a state task force who will determine which state tax credits are good policy and which aren't. T...

Mike Gilles, Savannah Homes Jeff & Suzy Lytle's new home - built by Savannah Homes and Mike Gilles - is one of the greenest in Oklahoma and continues to attract attention. This time, the home, Gilles and the green techniques used were featured...