 Eco Tahoe, one of EnviroCitizen.org's favorite green home contractors in California is a great green home contracting company located in none other than the Lake Tahoe area (Truckee, California, to be exact). Founded by husband and wife team, Brook Igleheart and Erica Mirich Igleheart, Eco Tahoe offers green building products and technologies for healthier homes and a healthier environment. Eco Tahoe manages the process of building green from start to finish. They consider the use of energy and resources used in extraction, manufacturing, maintenance and construction while building. The use of local, reclaimed and repurposed materials is one of the primary principals behind Eco Tahoe's green home contractor services. They believe in making eco-friendly, socially responsible buildings that can be recognized by your community as a strong statement of your dedication to the environment.
The most unique and alluring aspect of Eco Tahoe is that they reclaim high-quality, vintage wood and timbers to use for their projects! Using reclaimed materials means that no new lumber will be manufactured for Eco Tahoe projects and it will give the home a unique tough. Eco Tahoe doesn't order this vintage wood and timber from someone else; they literally travel through the West and Midwest searching for barns that can be deconstructed and reused in their projects! In his most recent trip, Brook Igleheart came back with a load of twelve-by-twelve inch White Oak sawn timbers, a few eight-by-eight inch mantles and some windfall Cherry wood. Personally selecting and collecting this reclaimed wood reignites Brook Igleheart passion for keeping beautiful wood out of landfills each time he makes a trip.
Eco Tahoe has local knowledge and connections in the Lake Tahoe area. They believe in sourcing local vendors and materials and take pride in efficiently run projects. They recently partnered with Advanced Frameworks, a company that provides structural framing for large custom homes. With this service, they are able to create computer models of your new (or renovated) home prior to construction. The computer models reveal any possible design issues and allow Eco Tahoe to work with their clients to perfect the design prior to construction. They strongly believe in the importance of preventing mistakes before the construction process begins.
EnviroCitizes.org knows that Eco Tahoe is a great company to work with if you're looking to build a new home or renovate an existing one. Brook Igleheart and Erica Mirich Igleheart are compassionate individuals with a firm commitment to green building, which shows in every project they undertake. |
