The Gold Key of Excellence is the gold standard of the rural builder industry. Businesses that receive it, earn it. They earn it through good service and good products that have taken years of dedication to build. The award is most significant because the winners are nominated by customers, speaking volumes for how seriously...
RB July 2011
Special touches make Justus Equestrian Center a stand-out
By Sue Marquette Poremba The Justus Equestrian Center in Larkspur, Colo., is relatively small, as far as horse barns go. It has just four stalls for the horses belonging to the family, and an indoor arena, built especially for the family’s young children who ride. But just because something is small doesn’t mean that...
Utah home takes top SIPA honors
The Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA) recognized five extremely energy-efficient and unique buildings constructed with structural insulated panels (SIPs) during its Building Excellence Awards ceremony at the SIPA Annual Meeting & Conference in Greenville, South Carolina. Now in its ninth year, the SIPA Building Excellence Awards highlight innovative projects using SIPs as the basis...





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