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Love Your Team, Love Your Results

Christi Weber, Director of Design + Architect Explains How TDS Delivers Results You’ll Love Through Its Design-Build Process

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Meet Sam Anderson, TDS Design Build Architectural Designer

Few design professionals bring the depth of experience, artistic sensibility, and sheer personality that Sam contributes to the TDS Design Build team. A standout talent with an unconventional career path, Sam has cultivated an approach to crafting spaces that masterfully blend beauty and functionality.

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Green Building Advisor: How Much Does It Cost to Build Your Own House?

Wondering just how much it costs to build your own house? Our production manager Ian Schwandt gets into the nitty-gritty details in this article with…

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Christi Green Building Advisor: The “Slabless” Slab

Christi Weber, TDS’s Director of Design, talks concrete-free foundations for the future. The construction industry is facing a critical challenge: the environmental impact of concrete.…

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Christi Fine Homebuilding: Christi Weber, Architect

Fine Homebuilding’s latest feature is all about TDS Design-Build’s very own Christi Weber in their #KeepCraftAlive series. The series highlights individuals who have passionately pursued…

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TDS Construction Crew Member Framing a High Performance Home Tour TDS Design Build’s Latest High-Performance Home Build

Sunday, December 3, 2023, 11 am -1 pm Building resilient and energy-efficient homes has never been more critical, but the higher construction price can be…

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Passive House Now Hiring  – We are Growing our Team

Join our team and put yourself on a path to a successful, lifelong career. At TDS, we offer interesting work and a pathway to furthering your career goals.

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Your Guide to How TDS Constructs Design/Build Budgets

Our Three-Step Process  Defining a construction or remodel budget can be intimidating. But with TDS Design Build, you can rest assured your budget is in…

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Planning a Green Remodeling or Construction Project?

Start here with our tips for what you must do before you start a remodeling or building project. Are you considering a remodeling project that…

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Dog in TDS house Help Us Build Our Online Presence

Can we ask you a quick favor? Leave TDS a Google Review Help us by taking 30 seconds to leave us a review on Google.…

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Ian Schwandt TDS Project Developer Ian Schwandt Now Co-Host of Fine Homebuilding Podcast

TDS’s Ian Schwandt is Now a Co-Host The Fine Homebuilding Podcast focuses on the preservation of craftsmanship and the advancement of home performance in residential…

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Ben Blodgett, the owner of TDS Design Build, has his portrait taken in Madison, Wisconsin on June 10, 2021. TDS Design Build Owner Ben Blodgett Featured in Fine Homebuilding Magazine

Passion for the Craft Our very own Ben Blodgett was recently featured in Fine Homebuilding magazine’s issue #305. Check out his feature below, and listen…

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Sustainable Building & Remodeling

Sustainability for your home can mean a lot of things. This blog post breaks it down below into three easily digestible parts: from sustainable remodeling to deep energy retrofits and passive home construction.

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Remodeling Checklist

Follow along for the continuation of this blog series—where we’ll first update you on the mechanical systems (heat and ventilation) that we used for the home, then share some interesting data points on the home’s energy performance.

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Passive House build in Wisconsin with super-insulation, air-tightness, and solar panels to achieve net-zero energy, constructed by TDS Design Build. Mud Lake House Update: The Mechanical Systems

Follow along for the continuation of this blog series—where we’ll first update you on the mechanical systems (heat and ventilation) that we used for the home, then share some interesting data points on the home’s energy performance.

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