A friend of mine has a 1950's house in which cheap replacement inserts were installed. He asks, ... Read More

AnneMarie received her training at the Colorado Institute of Art in Den... Read More

A former employee of mine, Nick Thompson (who is also my cousin) recently asked me a question about how we build our walls now, compared to the early 2000's when he worked for me. For most of this... Read More

THE REVEAL!On November 6, the 2009 Green Built Home Makeover turned the keys back over... Read More

THE KICKOFF !A South side Madison family is thankful for the best early Christmas gift ever this year!... Read More

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Material selection for the Pewaukee Lake House has been driven by several factors: energy efficiency & greenness, appearance, and authenticity. This has led us to several new suppliers and many new techniques! At the same time some of our standards have not varied: the house is well insulated, energy effic... Read More

Doing the trim package at Extreme Makeover Home Edition was, without a doubt, the most challenging part of the project. Our shift was from 3 AM to 3 PM on Day 5 of the project, a Tuesday. We were ... Read More

The second annual event featured a different type of project: A post-war ranch home which had lead paint threatening the children living there. This project was different in scope and goals. Rather than expecting a huge transformation in energy usage, our goal was instead to transform the owners lives by allow... Read More

Many people ask about our current projects and it is time for me to talk about what we've been up to. We are building a custom home at Pewaukee Lake which is the largest and most detailed project we've ev... Read More

I spent about 3 days working at the Extreme Makeover Home Edition project in ... Read More

Degnan Design Builders, Inc. complete a project converting a screened porch into a 3-season sun porch. Ten years and several cats had abused the old screens to the end of their life.... Read More

In 2007, the Madison Area Builders Association decided to embark on a philanthropic project that would educate the public about green remodeling and en... Read More

Degnan Design Builders, Inc. announced it is the winner of... Read More

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Governor Doyle recently visited one of Degnan Design Builders remodeling jobs.  We were conducting a Home Performace with Energy Star post-test to evaluate our success in improving the energy efficiency of... Read More

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Degnan Design Builders, Inc. announced it is the winner ... Read More