Over the years construction jobsites have been slathered with so many different types of signs to show who is building the project, who drew the plans and maybe even who the plumber or electrician is. In the past few months, Teton Heritage Builders has completed a new signage program for our Montana jobsites, which show the true craftsmanship and quality of the homes that they sit in front of. The key component to the sign is the masthead THB logo with the main office number attached. … [Read more...]
Top 5 LEED Design Tips for Montana
Teton Heritage Builders built the first NAHBGreen certified home in the state of Montana. It took some extra measures to ensure we achieved the criteria for the certification, but in the end we completed the home at no additional cost to our clients! How's that for service? The end result is a highly energy efficient dream home in Bozeman, MT. I caught up with our staff LEED AP, Ben Jones, on his top five tips for achieving LEED certification in Montana. Here's what he had to say: 1. … [Read more...]
Big Sky Homes in The Yellowstone Club Go Modern
Teton Heritage Builders is busy building a new home in the Yellowstone Club. Designed by Reid Smith Architects, a creative Big Sky architect, this modern project adds to our already diverse portfolio of Big Sky homes and Jackson Hole homes. This 10,000 square foot home will be one of only a handful of modern buildings in the log and timber frame dominated Yellowstone Club. It is perched on the side of Lone Peak with ski-in/ski-out access and stunning views of the surrounding mountains. … [Read more...]
Bozeman Builders Know Geothermal Heat
Bozeman builders Teton Heritage Builders is starting the installation of a geothermal heat pump system in Big Sky, Montana. The first of 24 geothermal wells was just drilled just off the building's garage entrance. As bozeman builders, we understand the varying geology of the mountain folds around here and know importance of the scientific approach to designing a ground source heat pump system. So we are using this first vertical geothermal well to run a thermal conductivity test on the local … [Read more...]
Use Geothermal Heat in Snow Country
By Pete Lee, Co-Founder, President & CEO Here in the North Rockies (Jackson Hole, Wyoming & Big Sky, Montana) we have “significant” winters (another way of saying l-o-o-o-o-n-g heating seasons!). The plus side: a lot of great skiing. The downside: conventional home heating bills are often high enough to drive a chill up your spine. But the downside can be avoided by installing a geothermal heating system (also called "ground source heat" or "geo-exchange heat"). Geothermal is a … [Read more...]