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Understanding the Energy Performance Score (EPS)

February 14, 2017 6:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Understanding the Energy Performance Score (EPS)

Have you come across the term “Energy Performance Score” or “EPS” and wondered what it meant?  One of Winsome’s LEED certified homes in Salem, OR recently received its Energy Performance Score, which gives us an opportunity to provide some insight on the components of an EPS. Salem EPS Report Similar to comparing miles per gallon... Read More

West Valley Couple Enjoys Top Quality “Retreat” Home

January 24, 2017 6:26 pm Published by Comments Off on West Valley Couple Enjoys Top Quality “Retreat” Home

Building a Willamette Valley custom home had never been one of Greg and Suzan Ott’s dreams.  Not even on their list.  But then a friend who owned property in the hilltops of Yamhill County’s West Valley made the Ott’s an offer they couldn’t resist.  Suddenly they had a new to-do list.  A second friend connected... Read More

Completed ICF Custom Home in Historic West Linn

January 2, 2017 5:40 pm Published by Comments Off on Completed ICF Custom Home in Historic West Linn

The journey of building a custom home is an exhilarating, yet complex process.  There are countless decisions to be made -- needs, wants, design and location, to name just a few.  One of our recently completed homes... Read more

Salem Stonework Villa

November 21, 2016 12:43 pm Published by Comments Off on Salem Stonework Villa

It all started from an opportunity to serve.  Tom, a retired optometrist, and Joyce, a former clinical laboratory scientist, found themselves frequently traveling from the city of Salem to the surrounding countryside to help... Read more