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Why Smaller Homes are Making a Big Impression – A Blog by Wanda Mooney

Posted Saturday, Dec 16, 2017 | A survey done recently by Houzz, a home remodeling and design website, showed that more and more homeowners prefer small houses, 1,000 feet or less. Often the smallest home in the neighborhood, these homes are relaxed and easy to keep clean, according to the owners.  However, these homeowners use certain tactics [...]

By |2018-01-03T10:48:30-05:00January 3rd, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

USGBC announces winners of their Green Giants award program

Jonathan A. Wright, Senior Advisor and Principal at Wright Builders, Inc. was nominated by Charles Roberts of Kuhn Riddle Architects, and subsequently chosen as a winner of the trades people category. The Green Giants award program honors the work of trades people, educators, and owners who help build, teach about, envision and fund the green buildings [...]

By |2017-12-11T14:19:27-05:00December 11th, 2017|2017, Uncategorized|0 Comments

LEED Platinum for new Village Hill home means comfort and savings for the home owners!

Green, green, green! This new home achieved LEED Platinum and a -2 HERS Index. What does that mean to the new homeowner? Year round comfort, savings on their utility costs, a nearly zero carbon footprint and feeling good about taking care of the planet.  Wright Builders says Thank You!                 

By |2017-10-30T12:27:32-04:00October 30th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments

MassSave elects Hinckley Trace as Case Study for Residential New Construction Program

Hinckley Trace, developed by New Harmony Properties, LLC and constructed by Wright Builders, Inc. is nearing completion for early fall occupancy.  This small cluster of eight condominium homes in duplex buildings is close to both Florence and Northampton town centers and offers a unique sustainable neighborhood living experience. The remaining three 996 sq. ft. 2 [...]

By |2017-08-04T09:29:10-04:00August 4th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Local writer, Cassandra Clare’s new Steampunk studio… NYT article

Hand crafted spiral staircase Excerpted from an article by By PENELOPE GREEN | APRIL 23, 2016 Across the street from the house Wright Builders is currently renovating for the Lewises, is a 1920s barn that’s been re-imagined as a writing studio by Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum, architectural designers with a specialty in steampunk [...]

By |2016-10-19T11:38:59-04:00April 28th, 2016|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Village Hill Case Study

Case Study of an ENERGY STAR® and LEED Certified Apartment Building Wright Builders, Inc., Village Hill, Northampton, MA Summary: The Center for EcoTechnology’s (CET’s) New Construction team provided home energy ratings and inspection services for Wright Builders’ Village Hill Development in Northampton, Massachusetts. This case study will focus on CET’s involvement in the planning and [...]

By |2016-10-19T11:39:00-04:00August 12th, 2015|Uncategorized|0 Comments