Scott Frankel Talks Products & Great Finds in Custom Home Online





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Benefits of a LEED Certified Green Home

Frankel Building Group is a proud participant in the LEED for Homes program. Watch the US Green Building Council video to learn about the benefits of living in a LEED certified green home.

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New ParkGate Reserve Home Under Construction

Construction of the second Showcase Home in The Woodland’s ParkGate Reserve by Frankel Building Group is now underway. Crews poured the foundation last week and framing of the model home at 6 Broadwater Court began Saturday.

Selected to develop a premium 50 acre wooded tract of land at the front of The Woodlands into an unrivaled subdivision, Frankel Building Group will construct 58 luxurious custom and spec homes. Lots in ParkGate Reserve, several of which are already sold, range from 10,000 to 27,000 plus square feet.

Learn more about these custom homes in The Woodlands TX. To inquire, please call Frankel Building Group at (713) 398-7541 or click here to submit a request for information online.

New Home in ParkGate Reserve

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Closing the Gap

Houston Business Journal, October 28th
“Collaborating generations tap Millennium market with modern necessities in home designs”
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iPod creator’s next quest: Making thermostats sexy

Scott is losing his mind over this.
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Spray Foam Insulation for Energy Efficient Green Homes

Sealing a Home with Spray Foam

As green home builders, Frankel Building Group uses quality products in construction that offer the most benefits to homeowners as well as the environment. One such product is open cell polyurethane spray foam insulation from CertainTeed.

Spray foam is the best material available for insulating your home. It provides a tight building envelope, sealing your home from air and moisture. In doing so, it significantly reduces utility costs and provides a healthier, more comfortable indoor environment. It also reduces home maintenance costs and can extend the life of your home.

Improving Home Energy Efficiency with Spray Foam

According to studies by the US Department of Energy, 40% of a home’s energy is lost due to air infiltration. Spray foam seals windows, doors and electrical outlets and fills gaps in walls and floors. It provides an air barrier that can save you 30% or more on utilities. Since your heating and air conditioning system doesn’t need to work as hard, it extends the life of that equipment, too.

Spray Foam for a Healthier Home

Spray Foam Insulation

Mold and mildew, a problem for Gulf Coast homeowners, can cause serious health problems and also damage a home. By providing a moisture barrier, spray foam helps reduce mold and mildew growth. It also prevents dust and pollen from entering your home.

Spray foam insulation is permanent, adds strength to your home’s structure, and makes your home more acoustically tighter, which reduces sound travel. The cost of adding spray foam insulation can be recovered in about five years through energy savings, so you can only benefit by making it a part of your home’s construction.

Check out Spray Foam at work in a Frankel home in the video below.

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Houston Green Home Builders Build on Your Lot

Frankel Building Group is a full-service custom home builder, who builds custom green luxury homes and also builds directly on customer lots. Instead of committing to a designer, architect or builder; Frankel’s Design and Consulting division can help you when and where you may need it most. Although, our customers are not typically required to commit to using Frankel as their Houston home builder until the design process is completed, Frankel recommends that you do not choose a builder until your plan is finished and you’ve received a bid on it. Below are three of the top reasons not to choose a Houston home builder until your plan is completed:

1. I might find a builder that feels like a better fit for my style and personality.
2. What if the builder goes out of business early in the process?
3. I want to bid my plan with multiple builders, not just one. This way, I know that I’m getting the lowest building price.

Frankel Building Group builds LEED certified green homes. A LEED certified home has many benefits for customers and their families. In 2009, Frankel Building Group began building all of its homes to meet the criterions of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Homes program. LEED is a certification program that delivers a third-party’s authentication of a building’s green design, structure and process. Vice President of Frankel Building Group quoted in an interview with Chron.com, “We think it’s a necessity for resale in the future. Green is about value. I think the LEED standards we build to now with foam insulation, dual-speed air conditioning, dual-flushing commodes; we think that’s going to be code in 10 years.”

Frankel Building Group goes above beyond standards to build better quality homes for their customers and their families. Frankel Building Group offers their customers many options from building on customer lots to custom built homes. With the Frankel Design and Consulting you get; a plan, specifications, price related consulting, bids with builders of your choice, as well as a bid from Frankel.

Before choosing Houston home builders to build on your lot, contact Frankel. From design and consulting to custom home building, you can only expect the best.

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Pictures of ParkGate from Rodney in a helicopter.

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The Captain Approves of FBG!

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