Checkout the video's of the LEED "Platinum" Glenn Retreat home in Glenn, Michigan produce by the Alliance for Environmental Sustainability (AES) interns from Grand Valley State University (GVSU) and Aquinus College. The video explains the design, building science (Part 1) and the biophilia, gray and black water systems (Part 2) behind one of Michigan's most nature friendly LEED certified homes.
Glenn Retreat Video Part 1
Glenn Retreat...
Monday, December 17, 2012
Sunday, December 09, 2012
12:43 PM
Image Designs, LLC
Calling all clients, builders, friends and Image Design, LLC followers! As you may have noticed from an earlier posts here on the blog, we are a part of the Houzz.com community. We hoping to be considered for their 2013 Design Awards, for Best in Remodeling Design from Houzz, but there is a little twist. To be considered for an award, we need to have recommendations as a part of our profile. ...
Friday, November 16, 2012
10:17 AM
Image Designs, LLC
"Pineaplle Hearth" Project in Gobles, Michigan
Our projected LEED for Homes "Platinum" "Pineapple Hearth" project is starting to take shape. It will be a Colonial Style Organic Farm on a former 40 acres apple orchard in Gobles, Michigan. The project name comes from the Colonial symbol of the Pineapple which has served as a symbol of hospitality and warm welcome through the history of...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
8:51 AM
Image Designs, LLC
Eric A. Hughes of Image Design, LLC has been elected to the Board of Director of the Passive House Alliance Michigan Chapter which is a state chapter of Passive House Alliance United States. Beside offering design assistance for GreenBuilt Michigan, NAHBGreen and LEED for Home certification, Image Design will now be offering design assistance for Passive House certification.
What...
Friday, September 21, 2012
1:11 PM
Image Designs, LLC
"Onekama Hybrid House"
Image Design, LLC a leader in ICF designed homes has now official designed 26 different ICF home in Michigan and as far away as Lake Placid, New York. Our designs have earned 7 LEED for Homes "Platinum" and 1 LEED for Homes "Gold" certifications along with 9 national ICF awards (see below) making us a leader in the design of ICF homes in Michigan. We...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
7:44 PM
Image Designs, LLC
Perma Log Siding being installed
The projected LEED for Homes "Gold" "River's Edge Project" in Mio , Michigan is ready for the pre-drywall inspection and is almost done being sided with the Perma Log siding. What is Perma Log? Its a 70 year old company based in Mio that produces cement stucco log siding that will last a lifetime. The metal roof is nearing completion too. Soon all the effort...
Saturday, September 15, 2012
9:13 PM
Image Designs, LLC
Have you heard of houzz.com? I hadn't until few weeks ago when one of their reps send me a link and asked if we wanted to be a part of it. After spending a few minutes on their site I knew immediately that I'd been introduced to an incredibly powerful marketing tool for our firm.
So what is Houzz all about?
Houzz is a site for home design enthusiasts, professionals and home owners. The...
Thursday, September 06, 2012
6:36 PM
Image Designs, LLC
Checkout the video of the LEED "Platinum" River Escape home in Stanwood, Michigan produce by the Alliance for Environmental Sustainability (AES) intern from Grand Valley State University (GVSU). The video explains the building science and design process behind one of Michigan's most affordable LEED certified home...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
2:01 PM
Image Designs, LLC
327 Freyling Place SE, Grand Rapids, Mi.
Construction has also started on another Habitat for Humanity of Kent County project at 327 Freyling Place in the Weathy Heights neighborhood. This will be the third new LEED for Homes project we have designed on this street and neighborhood many of you might remember our first project on the street 335 Freyling Place which was the first...
1:28 PM
Image Designs, LLC
319 Freyling Place SE, Grand Rapids, Mi.
Construction has started on Habitat for Humanity of Kent County 100th LEED certified home a first for any habitat organization nationwide to their knowledge. We are proud to have designed the home which will be built at 319 Freyling Place SE in Grand Rapids historical Wealthy Heights neighborhood these homes were some of the most challenging...
Sunday, August 26, 2012
2:35 PM
Image Designs, LLC
LEED for Homes "Gold" Project For Sale
Many of you may remember our award winning LEED for Homes "Gold" "Granite Hill Project" in Kingsley, Michigan. It was the first LEED certified home in Grand Traverse County and now its the first LEED Certified home for sale of the Traverse Area Association of Realtors (TAAR) Green MLS. It is list by Andrea Galloup of Century...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
7:25 PM
Image Designs, LLC
Please check out the link to the MiBiz article "Certified or Built to LEED Standards" which we were interviewed for by Chuck Otto. To me you can't say you build to LEED standards if you have never built a LEED Commercial or LEED for Homes project. To many builder are saying this to get their clients to build with them and so many of them don't even understand the LEED certification process or the building science behind the third party testing. LEED is the most recognized green...
Sunday, July 22, 2012
2:59 PM
Image Designs, LLC
Our projected LEED for Homes "Gold" River's Edge Project is under construction in Mio, Michigan. The home is being built by Joel Harner of Let Us, Inc and the Nudura ICF walls are being constructed by Jake Vierzen of R-Value Concrete Structures. This home will be a Passive Solar home with Geo-Thermal heating and cooling. The home will be using the remarkably advanced H3 windows by Hur...
2:58 PM
Image Designs, LLC
Our projected LEED for Homes "Platinum" Peacefield Project in under construction in Niles, Michigan. The home is being built by Joel Harner of Let Us, Inc and the BuildBlock ICF walls are being constructed by Adam Eerdmans of Turtle Wall . This home will be a Passive Solar home with Photovoltaic and Geo-Thermal heating and coolin...
Friday, July 20, 2012
12:14 PM
Image Designs, LLC
On Monday July 23rd check out our 15 minute interview with Shelly Irwin the host of the WGVU Getting Green Radio Show from 9:00-11:00 am at 88.5/95.3 FM or at www.wgvu.org . Getting Green is a monthly segment that puts the spotlight on green practices and sustainability, the show is broadcast on the fourth Monday of each month. The interview was about LEED for Homes and what I do as a Green Home...
Monday, May 14, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
6:26 PM
Image Designs, LLC
My son Joshua asked me to help him build at composting bin for Earth Day 2012. We decided to build it out of re-claimed lumber that we found in our garage and from old pallets donated to us from our friends at Apex Landscaping. My son has been actively composting everything he can ever since and I don't even have to ask him to mow the lawn anymore. Now he does it for the grass clippings so he can...
Monday, March 26, 2012
8:26 AM
Image Designs, LLC
Check-out the April 2012 issue of Grand Rapids Magazine, they reviews our 335 Freyling Place project built by Habitat for Humanity of Kent County in the Critic's Choice article called "A new, green-living paradigm". It's a nice article written about how a new LEED for Homes "Platinum" project can fit into a traditional historical neighborhood like Wealthy Heights. We have also designed two other...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
10:19 AM
Image Designs, LLC
We are excite about registering 4 new LEED for Home projects with the USGBC. These projects will be built in Fife Lake, Gobles, Mio and Rennie Lake. The Fife Lake project (Traverse City Area) will be our first Off the Grid home and will be a true Zero-Energy Home. Our project in Gobles will be a Colonial Style Organic Farmstead. The project in Mio will be a retirement home in the woods on the...
9:50 AM
Image Designs, LLC
It's official we just received LEED for Homes"Platinum"Certification for the "River Escape" project in Stanwood, Michigan. This is the highest honor you can receive from the USGBC, and this is our 8th LEED for Homes "Platinum" project and our 15th LEED certified home. We want to thank the members of the "River Escape" project team for project well done. Thanks goes out to Sustainable Home Consultants,...
Saturday, February 18, 2012
2:39 PM
Image Designs, LLC
If you get a chance please read our interview in Michigan Blue Magazine Green Issue called "Driving the Green Evolution". We were very excited to be interviewed by one of our favorite Magazines. It is great to see them dedicating part of their issue to Green Building and LEED for Homes projects. They asked us some interesting questions (See the questions below)How did your own green philosophy evolve?What...
Friday, February 17, 2012
12:49 PM
Image Designs, LLC
It's official we just received LEED for Homes "Platinum"Certification for the "Turtle Lake" (Terrapin Station) project in Beulah, Michigan. This is the highest honor you can receive from the USGBC , and this is our 7th LEED for Homes "Platinum" project and our 14th LEED certified home. We want to thank the members of the "Turtle Lake" project team for project well done. Thanks goes out to Sustainable...
12:18 PM
Image Designs, LLC
It's official we just received LEED for Homes "Platinum" Certification for the "Glenn Retreat" project in Glenn, Michigan. This is the highest honor you can receive from the USGBC , and this is our 6th LEED for Homes "Platinum" project and our 13th LEED certified home. We want to thank the members of the "Glenn Retreat" project team for project well done. Thanks goes out to Sustainable Home Consultants,...
Saturday, January 14, 2012
12:20 PM
Image Designs, LLC
It's official our Habitat for Humanity of Kent County project at "335 Freyling Place SE" in Grand Rapids achieved LEED for Homes "Platinum" certification. This was Habitat's 300th home built in Kent County and most radical and energy efficient project they ever built! The goal was to reduce the amount of energy needed to power the home, then to produce enough energy to heat itself. This small affordable...
Thursday, January 12, 2012
1:56 PM
Image Designs, LLC
It's official our Habitat for Humanity of Kent County project at "310 Indiana NW" in Grand Rapids achieved LEED for Homes "Platinum" certification. Although it's their first LEED for Homes "Platinum" project, they have built over 68 LEED certified home in the Grand Rapids area. It was built by student volunteers from Grand Rapids Public School Academy for Design and Construction which offered...
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