Healthy Artistry
Posted on August 23, 2016 Leave a Comment
Check out our feature in the Summer 2016 Modern Home Builder Magazine (pg 62-67). This article displays our most recent design of the Holly Home which utilizes regionally grown wood that is non-toxic and low-maintenance. At EcoSafe Spaces we strive towards being health conscious in our construction and design. Read More
10 Dead Design Trends from the 2000’s
Posted on April 4, 2016 Leave a Comment
1- Beige: Specifically the paint color “beige sand” or “builder beige” (as we called it in my production building days), but beige in general is out. White still rules, but greens and and blues are sizzling hot right now. With paint stay cool literally, and gain your warmth from intermittent pops of color like art, tile back-splashes, exterior doors, or the ever popular wood! Read More
Rain-Screen Cladding 2.0
Posted on March 7, 2016 Leave a Comment
With an increasingly inconsistent climate, rain-screen cladding applications have become more relevant than ever. While you may not need them in the desert, they are fantastic for building here in Austin, TX and most places for that matter. Read More
Tyvek Fluid Applied Housewrap goes Residential
Posted on February 19, 2016 Leave a Comment
In early 2015 my company created a common sense application of Tyvek’s Fluid Applied, that’s a perfect fit for residential construction. Our system, can achieve near Passivehouse air-tightness standards, without using any insulation. That’s right, the house below scored 0.8 air changes per hour (ACH50), just a couple of hairs away from the 0.6 Passivehouse air-tightness threshold. In laymen terms, that’s super tight! So tight in fact, that I have never (knowingly) in my life, met a person that has built a house this tight. We’ve been building homes like this ever since. Enjoy the video!
Framed Square Foot vs. Conditioned Square Foot
Posted on August 18, 2015 2 Comments
In both real-estate and construction, using square footage as a cost-based metric is common practice.
Here is the
dilemma:
- Real-estate goes by “conditioned” square footage
- Builders go by “framed” square footage
Housewrap of the Future
Posted on August 9, 2015 2 Comments
photo by Bianca Kosta
photo by Bianca Kosta
Doug Cameron is a Healthy, High-Performance Builder & Remodeler with EcoSafe Spaces Design+Build in Austin, TX
Trapezoid Windows: Pella Pro-Line Series
Posted on August 6, 2015 Leave a Comment
Doug Cameron is a Healthy, High-Performance Builder & Remodeler with EcoSafe Spaces Design+Build in Austin, TX.
Architectural Steel
Posted on July 13, 2015 Leave a Comment
My friend Brady Foster, a local metal artisan, tours us through his shop in prep for a custom stair fabrication and install in our Holly Street Project.
Doug Cameron is a Healthy, High-Performance Builder & Remodeler with EcoSafe Spaces Design+Build in Austin, TX.
Balloon Framing & LSL Lumber
Posted on April 29, 2015 Leave a Comment
Balloon Framing is a 200+ year old technique we employ on this custom home in Austin, TX. LSL (laminated strand lumber) helps make this possible, while also allowing for perfectly straight walls.
Doug Cameron is a Healthy, High-Performance Builder & Remodeler with EcoSafe Spaces Design+Build in Austin, TX.
Combining Structural Steel and Wood
Posted on April 23, 2015 Leave a Comment
Structural steel can span significantly greater distances than wood. Watch the video below to see how the two materials are used in conjunction with another, to achieve a dramatic cantilever effect.
Doug Cameron is a Healthy, High-Performance Builder & Remodeler with EcoSafe Spaces Design+Build in Austin, TX.