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Chad Ludeman

Press – BISNOW Features a Few Postgreen Homes Projects

April 21, 2012

Last week, the Philadelphia Real Estate chapter of BISNOW feature a few of our projects in an article about four real estate development projects in the North Broad area of Philadelphia. Dan Eldridge attended our open house at First Steel and snapped a couple photos after interviewing us. Check out his article, “Four North Broad [...]

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Metal Cladding Complete at First Steel

April 20, 2012
First Steel Cladding Complete

The metal cladding that gives First Steel it’s name is complete! Well, almost complete. At least it looks done from the front. The crew from Olde Glory is working away at the back now. We took this opportunity to snap a few pics and update our photos online. This next one below was taken from [...]

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New Double Stud Wall Assembly with Rock Wool & Smart Vapor Retarder

April 4, 2012

We’ve been inspired to test a new double stud wall assembly on First Steel that may be used in future projects like reNEWBOLD. There is a 2.5 minute video below walking through the basics of the wall assembly. You will find more details below the video to feed your inner building science geek’s thirst for [...]

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Finished Basement Option in reNEWBOLD

March 28, 2012

The reNewbold project contains the first homes we’ve offered finished basements in to date. Rather than giving you one room with beige carpeting, we’ve divided the finished basement option into a small room in the rear of the basement that will contain the mechanicals and some handy storage racks for your sporting gear and holiday [...]

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First Steel Framing Video and Open House Invite

March 22, 2012

The First Steel project is chugging along with our partners, Olde Glory Builders at the helm. These guys love to frame just as much as we love to make corny construction videos. Due to their fast work and the early spring weather, we’ve decided to host a mid construction BBQ and open house (more details [...]

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reNEWBOLD Intro Video

March 13, 2012

Nic has been piecing together footage about the reNEWBOLD project over the past few months and today he put the finishing touches on it and shared it with all of us. Check it out below and let us know what you think. We are moving closer to announcing a ground breaking date with our bank, [...]

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New Countertop Option – Stratum embeds bamboo between Richlite

March 3, 2012
Richlite Stratum

We noticed a new solid surface material pop up a few months ago that marries two of our favorite materials – bamboo plywood from Plyboo and Richlite. The new product is called Stratum and features a beautiful edge the consistes of a thick layer of bamboo sandwiched between two thinner layers of Richlite. See the lovely image [...]

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