What makes a building product green?
You may have asked yourself "What makes a building product green"? Check out what GreenSpec's independent research has to say about turning a good building into a great one.
Wright Builders’ latest Village Hill Lots have all SOLD!
These lovely lots have sold quickly and construction on the final 3 homes has begun! Please contact Pat Goggins at Goggins Real Estate for more information regarding any future construction at Village Hill Northampton. (413) 586-7000 x 102
Ask about Energy Star homes…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has great ideas for saving energy at home. Make your home an Energy Star Home. Check out some easy ways to get started!
Preventing bird collisions in both new construction and existing buildings
You’ve probably heard the sickening sound of a bird flying into a window, but you may not have heard that annual bird fatalities from such collisions range from 100 million to 1 billion in the U.S. alone. Read more...
No rain? Consider rain water catchment!
Rainwater capture seems particularly important at this time as the Northeast suffers from a drought. Alex Wilson writing for Environmental Building News shows us several clever means of capturing what rain we do get. Take a look!
Open House – 77 Emerson Way, Northampton – Saturday 6/16 – 1 – 3 pm
Goggins Real Estate will have an open house this weekend of our newly completed Energy Star 3.0 compliant Whitman's Cottage at 77 Emerson Way, just off Burts Pit Road in Northampton. Designed by the Wright Builders' team, this home features double exterior walls, energy recovery ventilator and triple pane windows - which means big savings [...]
Living Under the Sun – Hadley home powers itself…
The Kyle and Carolyn Cave home in Hadley harnesses the sun's power and gives some back! Check out the Gazette's June Home Magazine article about this very green home, designed by Coldham and Hartman Architects and built by Wright Builders.
New England Real Estate Journal – Project of the Month
New England Real Estate Journal chose Atkinson's Family Practice Ground Breaking and project as one of their feature articles for May's issue. Amherst, MA Atkinson Family Practice, Kuhn Riddle Architects, and Wright Builders broke ground for the medical group's new sustainable, solar-powered offices on April 25th, at their new location 17 Research Dr. Representatives from [...]
Thank you from ENERGY STAR
On April 17th, we received this Thank you from ENERGY STAR (text below). Wright Builders, Thank you for your continued partnership with ENERGY STAR. By building ENERGY STAR qualified homes, your company is doing its part to help protect the environment while offering consumers new homes that are more comfortable and save money on utility [...]
Girl Scouts Service Center
HOLYOKE – The Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts formally broke ground Tuesday on its 9,380 square-foot, $1.5 million service center at 301 Kelly Way in the Crossroads Business Park. The ceremony comes as the national girl scouting movement celebrates its 100th anniversary, said Patricia L. Hallberg, CEO for the organization. “This is about [...]