Earthcraft New Home Going Up in Chesterfield, VA

This week’s Richmond Times Dispatch has a great article about building energy efficient homes. Thomas and Lewis, along with Mark Waring, vice president of Richmond-based Bain-Waring Builders, are building a home in Chesterfield County that’s so energy-efficient it’s among the first to be certified as such in Virginia. Thomas and Lewis are building a zero-energy home, one that produces as much energy as its uses, therefore canceling... [Read More...]

Richmond Area New-Home Market Expected Strong

A new report/study from Builder Magazine contains some good news for local builders and buyers interested in new homes. The Richmond area is expected to be among the healthiest new-home markets in the U.S. this year, according to Builder magazine. Based on a formula using 2009 building-permit data and weighted 2010 projections for household formations, resale values, job growth and income growth, the recently released Builder Market Health Index... [Read More...]