This is a continuation of the previous post on Copyrights & Design.  To see the beginning of this, please click here. For willful copyright infringement, the infringer must have access to the original information.  Willful infringement carries much larger penalties.  Crying “fair use” is a defense in case you are being sued.  It is not [...] Read More

One issue that we constantly run into while designing custom homes, is copyright.  We go to great lengths to respect the hard work individuals, and companies have invested in the creation of their designs.  We often have clients come to us with plans ripped from magazines and they say they want this kitchen, or this [...] Read More

Here is a good summary of the tax credits for green updates to your home. I really like the fact that the major solar upgrades can be placed in service as late as 2016. By this time solar will be much more prevalent and the costs should come down considerably. Couple that with “no cap” [...] Read More

There are quite a few myths about log homes that are circulating among folks who are already having enough problems with sorting log facts from fiction.  Here’s my take on one of the biggest myths in the log home industry – How to get the “final“  total price of a log home from a manufacturer.  Time [...] Read More