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Project Update: Blue Ridge Area Food Bank – Verona
Project Update: Blue Ridge Area Food Bank - Verona
The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank building is in the final weeks ...
Harmony Square Dairy Queen – Project Update Part 2
Read our progress on the Harmony Square Dairy Queen here:
Part 1 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5
It ...
Green Term Defined: Linoleum
Green Term Defined: Linoleum
Linoleum is a resilient flooring product that was developed in the 1800's. It ...
Be sure to ask for healthy indoor air quality in your new home.
There are some common things on the wish list for most custom homes. Clients want an open floor plan, lots of ...
Welcome our newest team member – Hannah Jackson, Allied ASID, CSI
Welcome our newest team member - Hannah Jackson, Allied ASID, CSI
Hannah studied at the University of ...
American Front Porch – friendly, family focused, and welcoming
American Front Porch - friendly, family focused, and welcoming
"Life is better on the porch"
The American ...
Green Term Defined: Net Metering
Green Term Defined: Net Metering
Net Metering is a method of crediting consumers for the electricity that is ...
Vote for us in the Red Diamond Awards!
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We are honored to be included in another design awards program. We found great success ...
Green Term Defined: Carbon Neutral Building
Green Term Defined: Carbon Neutral Building
Carbon Neutral Building is the process of taking into account ...
Your heating and cooling system should be inside your thermal envelope or you are wasting money
Your heating and cooling system should be inside your thermal envelope or you are wasting money. We often find the ...
The air Leakage in your home is making your home dirty
T air leakage in your home is making your home dirty. For many years a house that could "breath" or leak air ...
For those waiting on design solutions from us – we have our best team on it!
We start them young here at The Gaines Group. The advantage to these young workers is you just have to give them a ...