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		<title>COLORADO CABIN RETREAT- #4</title>
		<link>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2011/08/colorado-cabin-retreat-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mwagner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the log walls are stacked out, it’s time to start on the roof system.  While setting the walls takes some skill, it is quickly learned, and repeated over, and over, and over again.  This cabin stacked out pretty quickly. With the roof system being set, comes an order of magnitude in complication.  In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Building Seminar in Boise: Insulation, Windows, Infiltration and Sealing</title>
		<link>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/11/green-building-seminar-in-boise-insulation-windows-infiltration-and-sealing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dhurd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From our friends at Green Remodeling&#8230; I hope you&#8217;ll consider joining us for the next seminar&#8230; Regular home maintenance is just a part of what it means to be a homeowner. But what if you could protect natural resources and save money- all while maintaining your home in tip top condition? You can and you&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado Cabin Retreat- Construction Diary #3</title>
		<link>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/10/colorado-cabin-retreat-construction-diary-3/</link>
		<comments>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/10/colorado-cabin-retreat-construction-diary-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mwagner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last posting we saw the foundation going in, and the first course being stacked up.  Honka offers many different profile sizes and shapes, and utilizes an interlocking corner.  What’s unique about their profile system is the interlocking ball at the corner.  This maximizes the surface area on contact at the corners.  I recommend investigating any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado Cabin Retreat- Construction Diary #2</title>
		<link>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/09/colorado-cabin-retreat-construction-diary-2/</link>
		<comments>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/09/colorado-cabin-retreat-construction-diary-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mwagner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[log cabin retreat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log Home Plan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[log retreat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The start of the log package’s journey to Colorado… These logs, grown in Finland, milled in Finland, and shipped to Colorado, have an interesting life story.  The Northern Pine that grows in Finland is denser than our version, because of the shorter growing season, and harsher climate, it creates a very strong log. The foundation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Hot Water Heaters and Federal Tax Incentives</title>
		<link>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/09/solar-hot-water-heaters-and-federal-tax-incentives/</link>
		<comments>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/09/solar-hot-water-heaters-and-federal-tax-incentives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dhurd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A week ago we were introduced to Velux solar hot water heaters by Tad Duby of On Point Advantage. You may have heard Velux&#8217;s name as they are the industry leader (in my opinion) in skylights, and have been for 50 years. Their flashing methods are of superior design and preferred by installers and end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado Cabin Retreat- Construction Diary</title>
		<link>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/09/colorado-cabin-retreat-construction-diary/</link>
		<comments>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/09/colorado-cabin-retreat-construction-diary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mwagner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year we had the opportunity to work with a wonderful client in Larimer county, north central Colorado, to build a small cabin retreat for the North Colorado rolling hills.  Our client chose to utilize Honka logs from Atrium Log Homes located in Evergreen, Colorado.  What I’d like to do in my next few posts, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use of Home Plans and Copyright Law</title>
		<link>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/08/use-of-home-plans-and-copyright-law/</link>
		<comments>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/08/use-of-home-plans-and-copyright-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mwagner</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/?p=1627</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gravitas is a Custom Home design company.  That’s what we do, or at least, that’s a majority of what we do.  One of the immensely satisfying aspects of our job, is to work with a family, tease out their wants and needs in a new home, balance those needs with the reality of their budget, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Little Contemporary Writing Studio</title>
		<link>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/08/little-writing-shed/</link>
		<comments>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/08/little-writing-shed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mwagner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently had the pleasure of visiting one of our smaller structures as it is going through its final steps before completion.&#160; Derek Hurd of Gravitas worked with a couple from Texas that were permanently relocating to Boise, Idaho.&#160; They asked Derek to design for them a small accessory dwelling unit (ADU), behind the home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Log Home Design Awards Runner Up Gravitas</title>
		<link>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/02/log-home-design-awards-gravitas/</link>
		<comments>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2010/02/log-home-design-awards-gravitas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dhurd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So we didn&#8217;t bring you this news as it broke, but better late than never. This year Gravitas was runner up for Best Log Home Plan Under 2500 SF. This home is adapted from a systems built home we did for a Colorado client. Thanks Log Home Living for the recognition of creative design in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Virtual modeling to increase exposure for speculative homes</title>
		<link>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2009/09/using-virtual-modeling-to-increase-exposure-for-speculative-homes/</link>
		<comments>http://gravitaslc.com/Blog/2009/09/using-virtual-modeling-to-increase-exposure-for-speculative-homes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mwagner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently we were approached by a realtor in the South about putting together an animation for one of his builders.  We see this sometimes where a builder has a paper spec ((a speculative home design that is not built, and therefore, is only on paper)), and would like to increase their marketing potential, highlight the [...]]]></description>
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