"We don't build them like they used to..."

This is a phrase that we all have used many times over referring to a how "well built" homes were long ago.  Learning what we know today, that phrase could have a much different meaning.  Building Science is the term used today, referring to the actual study of a home's overall performance. The construction methods available today; make building a home that performs, much different than how they used to build them. Even by today's energy code standard and city codes, homes can be built to out preform the minimum standards required.  We pride ourselves in NOT "building homes like they used to".