Join CoolMom and Sustainable West Seattle at their Tea Fundraiser in celebration of the two non-profits sharing common values of building healthy families and sustainable communities.

You will enjoy relaxing outdoors amongst the manicured gardens nibbling on tea sandwiches and cookies and perusing the silent auction items. If wine is to your liking, we will be serving an assortment of delightful reds and whites to choose from. For those who prefer a non-alcoholic beverage, we will also be serving tea, coffee, and juice. The Live Auction will follow with a brief introduction of our organizations and then a ‘raise the paddle’ to support a project designated by each organization.

The event will be hosted by the Eby Family, at their beautiful Colonial home at 4106 SW Findlay St. on Saturday, May 19, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Help these two great organizations do more fabulous projects and continue to make a big impact in our communities and ultimately, the world!

Visit their website for more information!

A new client came to us and said (in short), “I hate how the front of my house looks.” The house located on the NW crest of Queen Anne had been remodeled as a modern-craftsman of sorts. It wasn’t falling down or particularly ugly – it just had no pizazz, no uniqueness and yet was surrounded by homes with both those features. She wanted to update the exterior without a lot of fuss but that still made a visual impact. Jamie Fisher Architect drew up the concept and our staff went to work. Below are pictures of the transition. Click here to see more photos of the small, but impactful shift.

The weather was gorgeous and the tour attendees curious and ready to learn & to be inspired! We hosted approximately 150 people at our personal residence and 100 at our co-hosted, client’s home. While we clearly had an extensive to-do list to prepare for and promote both homes on the tour, we owe an enormous thank you to the NW EcoBuilding Guild planning committee, (and particularly Cate O’dahl, ESP Services, as lead organizer); our co-host at our client’s home, Justin Fogle, Joule Building Solutions; volunteer site greeters (Dave Woolley-Wilson, Anna Shea, Michelle Gaither, Mighty House Construction’s own Tyler Hamilton, Jeffrey Kipper, Tricia DiBernardo); and the many industry experts that helped answer questions and inspire tour participants to make sustainable shifts in their own homes, which includes:

Eric Thomas, Solar Epiphany
Mike Kylm, Bellmont Cabinet Company
Elliott Kopet, Green Depot
Dawn McMillion, NW Natural Lighting
Curt Stiger, Major Brands Flooring
Marco Mazzoni, NW Home Comfort
Bray Hayden, The RE Store
Christina Hahs, Gray Sky Farms
Jonathan Brown, Designine Studio

Below are a few photos from our sites or link here to view our event gallery. If you somehow missed my emails about the tour, you can either go to the event website or review the event brochure here.

The NW EcoBuilding Guild’s 2012 Seattle Green Home Tour is a FREE opportunity to see green and sustainable building solutions in-use and learn from industry experts.

In addition to sponsoring the event, we are also hosting TWO (of the 20+) sites on the tour. Check out the features and presenters at each site below.

Experience how to make a radical shift without radical change at our personal residence and office! Practical applications to salvage, low voc and healthy finishes, simple energy and water efficiencies, and sustainable living solutions abound!

Solar Epiphany will be installing 7 new panels – LIVE! – on the house between 10am-2pm on Saturday.

Other Saturday experts include: flooring (Major Brands Floors), home energy auditing (Washington Energy Audits), and solatubes/day lighting (NW Natural Lighting).

Sunday experts include: solar (Solar Epiphany), home energy auditing (NW Home Comfort), edible gardening (Gray Sky Farms), and salvage/reuse (The RE Store).

Play area and art activities for kids both days! Additional details here.

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Westside Heat Conversion + Bath Remodel – in progress! — 4502 SW Findlay St, 98136

This family was literally kept up nights worried about the cadet heaters throughout their home. Radiant ceiling panels were clearly the answer! Come witness the “ahhhh” of comfort, safety, ease, and efficiency of radiant ceiling heat.

While there, take a look at what a sustainable master bath remodel in progress can look like! We’ll also be having conversation about the kitchen remodel and flooring projects in their future – including the changes they are looking to make and how they will integrate sustainable features into those projects.

Co-hosted by Mighty House Construction and Joule Building Solutions. Saturday experts include: radiant heating (Joule Building Solutions), kitchen/bath cabinets and designs (Bellmont Cabinet Company), and green building supplies (Green Depot).

Sunday experts include: radiant heating (Joule Building Solutions),  home energy auditing (Designnine Studio), and green building supplies (Green Depot).

Art activities for kids both days. More details here.

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There are many inspiring sites to see on the tour and things to learn at the Saturday Expo at Green Depot or Sunday Energy Workshops at Greenhome Solutions. We hope you will take full advantage of this amazing opportunity.
Complete details are available at SeattleGreenHomeTour.org.
We look forward to seeing you on the tour!

Every second Thursday Doug and Laura organize an Ask an Expert for the DIYer event at the West Seattle Tool Library. The venue provides the perfect opportunity for our community of DIYers to get together and share their stories of challenge and success, while drawing on local coaches in fields such as solar power, green building and design, sustainable living, and urban gardening. These DIY coaches are willing to answer any question you may have on your current projects, future plans, or anything else you’d like to discuss. Ask an Expert goes from 6-8pm so come join us on the upcoming dates: April 12th and May 10th at the West Seattle Tool Library located at 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106. Everyone is welcome to attend, and it’s totally FREE!

The West Seattle Tool Library hosts an extensive library of tools and a workshop accessible to all. They empower people to take change into their own hands through extensive scholarship possibilities and access to volunteer-organized forums for professionals and amateur builders alike (like the Ask an Expert event) to come together and share ideas and projects. The West Seattle Tool Library and all its activities are open to individuals in and outside the West Seattle neighborhood.

If you have a project that you’d like to tackle and want more intensive or private consultations, Mighty House is set to help you make your vision a reality. We can help you save time and money and a lot of headache by consulting with you through the process of your DIY home improvement project.