The SSIPs (steel structural insulated panels) have arrived. The walls and floor will be made from the 4″ panels and will range from 8′ to 11′ tall walls with the floor being made from just two 20′ x 4′ panels. The “R” value of each is 4.25 per inch so my four inch walls will […]

“A funny thing happened on the way to my retirement…and it doesn’t feel right.” That comment was made just last week when a woman and I were talking about the economy and how she saw her fast approaching retirement. We were talking  about the tiny house movement, energy costs, inflation at the grocery store, and how to stretch […]

This wonderful video describes the truth of people and their environment in a way that anyone can understand. The tiny house movement and modern tiny houses are, in a way, a rediscovery of the the fact that earth, water and sky are interdependent. This isn’t “tree hugger” or “environmentalist wacco” propaganda. It’s a way of […]

According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, summer starts on June 21st this year. If you work in a shop or warehouse that’s not air conditioned and has a metal roof you would probably argue that it started over a month ago. Employees at such a place in the New Orleans area just got some major […]

New Orleans is known for great food, Mardi gras, Bourbon Street and much more but now the Big Easy is the home of a new business helping the nation’s builders to “Go Green”. Road Home Builders, LLC is offering SunconomyTM homes to the American homebuyer which are very energy efficient, durably built and healthy to […]

New Orleans, LA – OceanSafe, the nation’s premier manufacturer of durable and energy-efficient Steel Structural Insulated Panels, and Road Home Builders, a leading green residential and commercial contractor, have entered into a strategic partnership to produce highly energy-efficient, durable, healthy and easy-to-construct homes. The new line of homes will be marketed and sold under the […]

Two coats of paint with Insuladd® brought the inside wall temperature of this home down by over 10 degrees.

We met this guy at the Home Design Show in New Orleans. Before filming this video he told us that he had a two story aluminum bird house that wasn’t working out for him since the top floor was so hot it was literally cooking the eggs before they hatched! He painted the roof with […]

Read More >> The article above about “saving tons of energy and money” recently hit home with users of Insuladd’s® new ceramic insulating paint additive distributed by Road Home Builders, LLC. It’s as simple and easy to use as “Add and Stir” and can be used with virtually any paint found in retail stores or […]

In a recent survey of 3,000 of it’s own customers, Home Depot shared results that stated that 50% of those surveyed were going to paint this year. “Atlanta-based Home Depot surveyed 3,000 customers in May and found half planned to paint this year while four in 10 intend to caulk. The results prompted a new […]