Why We Temporarily Suspended Construction During COVID-19
March 2020
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Byggmeister 2.0
January 2020
by Rachel White
I began my relationship with Byggmeister in 2008 as a client. My husband and I hired the company to renovate our master bedroom and improve the efficiency of our ...Read MoreThe All Electric Home
December 2018
by Rachel White and Paul Eldrenkamp
Even before the September 2018 gas explosions in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover, we were encouraging homeowners to wean themselves from ...Read MoreEnergy Efficiency and Home Health: What’s the Connection?
April 2018
by Rachel White
It may seem counterintuitive, but energy efficiency and home health are intimately connected. Let's start with some basic building science: a house (or any buildi...Read MoreSpace as a “Green” Metric
June 2017
by Kristina Eldrenkamp
“Green” can be an empty term if it’s not defined in measurable ways. This conviction has informed our efforts to assign performance metrics to projects and...Read MoreManaging a Job for Success
March 2017
by Kristina Eldrenkamp
This past fall, Byggmeister organized a workshop for lead carpenters on project management. The goal was to exchange ideas and best practices for l...Read MoreControlling Pollutants Caused by Cooking
November 2016
by Paul Eldrenkamp
One of Byggmeister’s goals with each project is to improve indoor air quality, including minimizing the pollutants caused by cooking. Cooking, it turns out, is...Read MoreOperating At Net Zero Energy
March 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Paul Eldrenkamp and Rachel White
A few months ago we completed a deep energy retrofit of a house that we hope will be net-zero energy—in o...Read MoreIce Dam It: Don’t Get Mad, Get Insulation (and Air Sealing)
December 2015
by Paul Eldrenkamp
Whenever we suffer a severe winter, our phones ring off the hook with calls from people with ice dams who are none too happy about it. By this point though damage is al...Read MoreSound Decisions: Designing for Acoustical Comfort
September 2015