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Why Sustainable Housing is Important
To answer why sustainable housing is important, we first have to add context to the question. Each year Washington State adds roughly 35,000 to...
Addressing Middle Housing Concerns
Are you concerned about what the addition of middle housing is going to do to your neighborhood? Are you concerned about it changing the character...
The Happy Medium
TC Legend Homes Co-Owner, Norm DesRosiers, was born and raised in Alaska. As part of the Federal Homestead Act Program, Norm’s parents were given...
12 Shocking Housing Statistics You Should Know!
When talking about where we need to go next in the housing industry, it's important to look at where we are currently and what our trajectory is....
Award Winning Samish Solar Home Case Study
The U.S. Department of Energy announced that the submission for the Samish Solar Home from Powerhouse Designs and TC Legend Homes has been...
How to Make a Secondary Combustion Manifold
Last month Dan did some surgery on Norm's reclaimed woodstove he got from his in-laws beach cabin, giving it a secondary combustion manifold using...
TC Legend has been recognized by U.S. EPA as a 2023 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award winner
TC Legend Homes has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a 2023 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award winner for our ongoing...
Net zero development: Which way to run the streets
Which way do you run the streets to maximize solar exposure for dense Net Zero development? Common wisdom states that the optimal streets run east...
Educated Design: A year in the Murphy House
There’s a right & a wrong way to design windows on the southside of a house. The Murphy windows are done the right way, are a bit high, tucked up...
Plans-for-Sale Powerhouse Designs Website is Now LIVE
You asked and we listened! We are so excited to announce that our Plans for Sale website in now officially LIVE! Our Design team, Powerhouse...
Ted was featured on the KKNW Podcast!
Ted was featured on the KKNW Podcast! Learn all about Building an Affordable Custom Home that Has No Monthly Heating and Cooling Costs on Spotify. ...
TC LEGEND WINS 2023 HOUSING INNOVATION (HIA) AWARD!
The U.S. Department of Energy is pleased to announce that the submission for the Samish Solar Home from Powerhouse Designs and TC Legend Homes has...