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ENERGIZING THOUGHTS DAVID BOPP A GOAL WITHOUT A PLAN
BUILDING PERMITS
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN KALISPELL AND WHITEFISH IN JUNE
KALISPELL
RECIPIENT: Jeren Kna ; 375 Bismark St.
CONTRACTOR: Milbrandt Building Company
FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $135,100
RECIPIENT: Silvermont Properties; 115 Werner Peak Trl. CONTRACTOR: Westcraft Homes FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $300,000
RECIPIENT: James and Tracy Lee; 230 Westland Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $165,000
RECIPIENT: Habitat for Humanity Flathead Valley; 340 Westland Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $150,000
RECIPIENT: Owl Corporation; 229 E Nicklaus Ave.
CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Townhouse
VALUE: $110,000
RECIPIENT: Owl Corporation; 231 E
Nicklaus Ave. CONTRACTOR: Recipient FOR: Townhouse
VALUE: $110,000
RECIPIENT: 2nd Ave W. Professional Building; 22 Second Ave. W CONTRACTOR: C&G Construction Inc
FOR: Remodel VALUE: $65,000
RECIPIENT: Munro Properties LLC; 1121 Highway 2 W
CONTRACTOR: Kramer Enterprises FOR: Addition
VALUE: $25,000
RECIPIENT: Marise K Johnson; 1280
Burns Way
CONTRACTOR: Montana Fire Sprinklers
FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $41,000
RECIPIENT: Ron Terry Construction; 42 Muskrat Dr.
CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Townhouse
VALUE: $128,000
RECIPIENT: Ron Terry Construction;
44 Muskrat Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient FOR: Townhouse
VALUE: $128,000
RECIPIENT: Silvermont Properties; 114 E Monture Ridge CONTRACTOR: Westcraft Homes FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $280,000
RECIPIENT: James and Katrina Mollenkopf; 436 Ninth Ave. W CONTRACTOR: Owner
FOR: Addition
VALUE: $20,000
RECIPIENT: Gentry Fmly Ltd Liability Partnership; 101 E Center St. CONTRACTOR: Swank Enterprises FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $50,000
RECIPIENT: Giberson Ltd Partner-
ship; 310 Idaho St. CONTRACTOR: Ron Sparks Inc FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $40,000
RECIPIENT: Silvermont Properties; 130 Ruppel Way
CONTRACTOR: Westcraft Homes FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $200,000
RECIPIENT: Bighorn Development; 280 Westland Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $189,900
RECIPIENT: Flower and Stone Ltd; 2274 Highway 93 N CONTRACTOR: Kramer Enterprises FOR: Restaurant
VALUE: $700,000
RECIPIENT: J&F Construction; 711
Parkway Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $190,000
RECIPIENT: Alonna Morris; 740 Fourth St. W
CONTRACTOR: Owner
FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $750
RECIPIENT: Silvermont Properties;
120 E Swift Creek Way CONTRACTOR: Westcraft Homes FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $250,000
RECIPIENT: TKG Spring Prairie Dev Four LLC; 2286 Hwy 93 N CONTRACTOR: Swank Enterprises FOR: Building
VALUE: $889,000
RECIPIENT: Rocky Mountain Sub
Specialty Assoc.; 350 Heritage Way CONTRACTOR: Swank Enterprises FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $1,205,000
RECIPIENT: Kalispell Regional Healthcare; 310 Sunny View Ln. CONTRACTOR: Swank Enterprises FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $16,125
RECIPIENT: NW Healthcare; 205
Sunny View Ln.
CONTRACTOR: Swank Enterprises FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $274,000
RECIPIENT: Jerry Lai; 302 S Main St.
CONTRACTOR: SM Roo ng FOR: Repair
VALUE: $21,000
RECIPIENT: Gilette Construction Inc; 335 Westland Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $155,000
RECIPIENT: Kalispell Regional Healthcare; 310 Sunny View Ln. CONTRACTOR: Systems Northwest LLC
FOR: Remodel VALUE: $10,423
RECIPIENT: Samuel Harworth and Valerie Kurth; 1048 Second Ave. E CONTRACTOR: Jim Luikens Const FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $25,000
RECIPIENT: Silvermont Properties; 123 Werner Peak Trl. CONTRACTOR: Westcraft Homes FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $275,000
RECIPIENT: Edward Rowley; 131 Trevino Dr.
CONTRACTOR: Robert W Ross Bldg Const.
FOR: Addition VALUE: $3,500
RECIPIENT: Kyle Howell; 430 Triple Creek Dr.
CONTRACTOR: Blue Core Inc. FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $158,000
RECIPIENT: Flower and Stone Ltd; 2274 Hwy 93 N
CONTRACTOR: Mahugh Fire and Safety
RECIPIENT: Steve and Tricia Williamson; 1750 E Lakeshore Dr. CONTRACTOR: The Party Store FOR: Addition
VALUE: $5,000
RECIPIENT: Potter’s Field Ranch; 914 E Second St.
CONTRACTOR: Double E Contracting
FOR: Addition VALUE: $7,000
RECIPIENT: White sh Motel; 637 E Eighth St.
CONTRACTOR: Owner
FOR: Addition
VALUE: $40,000 RECIPIENT: Mountain Harbor
Homeowners; 1750 E Lakeshore Dr. CONTRACTOR: Fields Construction FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $3,000
RECIPIENT: Baker Building LLC; 401 Baker Ave.
CONTRACTOR: Malmquist
FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $20,000
RECIPIENT: White sh High School; 1143 E Fourth St.
CONTRACTOR: Chad Smith
FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $6,000
RECIPIENT: Richatti Investment Corp; 205 Junes Way CONTRACTOR: Meredith Construction
FOR: Remodel VALUE: $141,768
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For good reason the world is full of quotes about failing to plan properly. We don’t plan well for the long term. Is your retirement account as full as you would like or your savings? How is your savings account for the kids’ edu- cations? The same is true when it comes to the e ciency in our homes; you have to plan for it.
Energy e ciency and low monthly costs for a home don’t happen by acci- dent. Whether you are building a new home, adding an addition or remodel- ing your existing home, energy e ciency needs to be part of the discussion from the beginning. Creating a goal and plan in the design phase allows energy e - ciency to become a very low cost part of your home. If you don’t plan for e - ciency and add it in later it will be di - cult, less e ective, and cost a lot more.
I am not saying you will choose every e ciency decision that is possible. If you are thinking about it and planning for it from the beginning, at least you know what to expect. For example, I too will face my main windows and home toward the better views even if this doesn’t make good energy e cient sense – but at least I am thinking about it. My aware- ness means I can decide if I need to make up for an ine ciency in one part of my home with a better e ciency in another part. If you are planning, you are using the best tool available to build a home: your brain.
Recently I was talking with a member about the new home they were building. It was their rst home and it was their dream. They had already created the plans and started the home. Now they wanted to know two things: 1. If they might be able to get any rebate money from Flathead Electric for the e ciency of the home as it was being built. 2. If there were any upgrades they could add on to be more e cient and get nancial help to install.
Here are the main points of our dis- cussion: A walk out basement with radi- ant oor heat in the concrete run o an electric boiler (poor e ciency) but the concrete is completely surrounded (bottom and sides) by foam insulation (good e ciency). The main oor has radiant heat but it is stapled up under the oor (poor e ciency) but with insu- lation under it (better but not good e - ciency). They can’t install the radiant on top of the main oor, which would be
good e ciency. I asked about installing a ground source heat pump (great e - ciency) for the radiant oor – no budget.
I then asked about upgrading the insulation and air sealing to counter the negative e ciencies of the boiler and staple up radiant heat. They were very interested and told me they would have an e cient log upper oor over the base- ment. My heart sunk. In case you don’t know, a log wall typically needs to be 14 inches thick and very large logs to meet code, and on top of this they often leak more air than any other wall type. Some of the largest utility bills I have seen are in log homes with electric boilers. This is not what anyone wants to hear of their dream home. Not only could I not o er rebates or a loan to help them achieve their dream, but I was warning them it may not meet code and could have high usage.
Immediately I saw denial come to their defense. Their home would be dif- ferent, their log builder was di erent, their place would be e cient. No reason other than it had to be. It was too painful to face the prospect that it wouldn’t be e cient, when at this point it would be very hard and expensive to change and it would mean letting go of some of the dream.
They aren’t alone. Quite often I receive a call from a new homeowner and the conversation plays out the same way each time. They believe the usage and costs are higher than they should be for their new home. I am told the insulation is the very best, it must be well air sealed, and has a very e cient heating system. How did they know these things? The builder of course assured them it would be and the home was expensive. No plan, no independent evaluation, no inspections, and no test- ing had been conducted. Obviously since the builder had promised high e ciency, the high bills had to simply be wrong. In every case the usage is correct and the homeowner has to make a decision; accept the higher monthly costs than they had hoped for, spend a lot of money to upgrade their new home, or sell.
Dreams are beautiful. You should have your eyes open as you pursue yours. Don’t walk into your dream with your eyes shut. Come and talk with me before your plans for a new house or remodel are complete. I can help you ask the right questions to achieve your goals. Talk with your energy e ciency advisors at Flathead Electric. Stop wishing. Start planning.
RECIPIENT: LIRA LLC; 50 W Second St.
CONTRACTOR: Mindful Designs FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $4,000
RECIPIENT: RJ Slocum LLC; 602
Geddes Ave.
CONTRACTOR: Sunshine Builders FOR: Townhouse
VALUE: $224,000
RECIPIENT: RJ Slocum LLC; 600 Geddes Ave.
CONTRACTOR: Sunshine Builders FOR: Townhouse
VALUE: $224,000 RECIPIENT: Gary and Annette
Larsen; 25 W Second St. CONTRACTOR: TBD FOR: Townhouse VALUE: $250,000
RECIPIENT: Gary and Annette Larsen; 25 W Second St. CONTRACTOR: TBD
FOR: Townhouse
VALUE: $225,000
RECIPIENT: 235 Baker LLC; 235
Baker Ave. Ste. 301 CONTRACTOR: Compass Construction
FOR: Multi-family residence VALUE: $133,000
RECIPIENT: 235 Baker LLC; 235
Baker Ave. Ste. 203 WHITEFISH CONTRACTOR: Compass
GOAL WITHOUT A PLAN IS just a wish,” Antoine de Saint-Exupery said.
FOR: Restaurant VALUE: $1,100
Construction
FOR: Multi-family residence VALUE: $133,000
RECIPIENT: 235 Baker LLC; 235 Baker Ave. Ste. 202 CONTRACTOR: Compass Construction
FOR: Multi-family residence VALUE: $133,000
RECIPIENT: 2nd Street Lofts; 212 E Second St.
CONTRACTOR: Malmquist
FOR: Foundation
VALUE: $50,000
RECIPIENT: Michael Morton; 101 Lakeside Blvd.
CONTRACTOR: Levi Reynolds FOR: Addition
VALUE: $8,000 RECIPIENT: Tom and Kim
Christensen; 104 Iowa CONTRACTOR: Glacier Timberline FOR: Addition
VALUE: $14,500
David Bopp is the energy services representative at Flathead Electric Co-op
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