Here at TC Legend Homes, we are excited to ring in the New Year! We kept busy in 2018, but we were not as active as we would have liked in keeping our “fans” updated on our recent projects. So, while we’re committing ourselves to doing better in the future, this post is an attempt at bringing everyone up to speed on some of the happenings of 2018 in a (relatively) short summary:

Homes:

• One home completion (started in 2017) in Seattle.

• Four complete home builds; two in Bellingham, one in Redmond, and one in North Bend.

• Construction initiation on two ADUs; one in Sumas, and one in Bellingham.

• All projects were Built Green 5-Star Certified, EPA Indoor airPLUS certified, and met DOE standards as Zero-Energy Ready Homes.

Events:

• Ted presented at the Built Green Conference 2018 in Seattle. He shared the podium with homeowners Andri Kofmehl and Veena Prasad. Their topic, Bridging Innovation and Affordability: How to Build the Greenest House Possible Without Compromising on Aesthetics or Breaking the Bank, featured our 2017 Emerald Star home. More details on this can be found at this link to our portfolio.

• Craig and Thad did a little San Diego couch surfing to attend a Builder’s Round Table, composed entirely of 2018 Department of Energy Housing Innovation Award Winners, where we learned a little about the future of high-performance building.

• We participated in the Whatcom County Showcase of Homes, featuring the second home shown above – a great example of an affordable net-positive home in Bellingham. You can also read more about it in our portfolio.

• Ted and Thad spoke at the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild’s annual Green Building Slam about how building net-positive can actually make it easier to afford more home while preserving quality of life.

• We “expanded” our business operations into a SIPs Tiny Office (above).

• Ted wrapped up his speaking engagements in December, at the Sustainable Connections Green Building Slam, with a talk about why we need to embrace sustainable building – because Our Kids are Going to Need a Place to Live.
  

Accolades:

• 2018 U.S. Department of Energy Housing Innovation Award, Custom for Buyer

• 2018 Dept of Energy Housing Innovation Award Honorable Mention, Affordable

• 2018 Built Green Hammer Award, Project of the Year

• 2018 SIPA Building Excellence Awards, First Place Winner, High Performance

• 2018 Building Industry Assn. of Whatcom County, Built Green Builder of the Year