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Davidson Tiny Home!

John Marshall Custom Homes is excited to announce that we will be building a “tiny home” in the heart of downtown Davidson. Located on James Alexander Way, this home will check in at just over 900 square feet but will live much larger than that. The main level (see the link to download the floor […]

625 James Alexander Way is LEED Certified!

625 James Alexander Way in Davidson was awarded LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for achievement in green homebuilding and design. LEED for Homes is a green home certification system for assuring homes are designed and built to be energy- and resource-efficient and healthy for occupants. LEED certified homes complete a […]

Community Garden

One of the key concepts of a pocket neighborhood is bringing people together.  After all, what’s a neighborhood without neighbors? A community garden is a great space where neighbors can interact, and it also provides an opportunity for homeowners on smaller lots to act out their inner green thumb.  In that spirit we began a […]

Protecting Our Streams and Neighbors

In the past 100 years, one thing has stayed relatively constant while something else has changed dramatically.  The constant is rainfall.  Although some years are wet and some are dry, on average about the same amount of water is falling on Davidson as it was in 1912.  The amount of undeveloped land however has changed […]

Your Home and Your Health

I came across this video recently via facebook.  It’s an interesting explanation of something I think we all know:  exercise is good for you.  Even better, you don’t have to be a marathoner or triathlete to benefit from exercise. Thirty minutes of daily exercise such as walking, running, swimming or biking (or others) is shown […]

Live Longer With a LEED Home

I know that is a bold statement to make.  Living in a LEED-certified home does not guarantee that you’ll live to be 100, or even to the next day.  If that proverbial beer trucking comes heading at you, it won’t matter how green your home is. But, all things being equal, living in a green-built […]

Preserving Our Natural Resources

They say a picture tells a thousand words.  Scroll through these photos and what do you see?  For the most part, I see trees.  Sure, there are some nice homes, but by and large I see trees. I see photos that tell a story of life, of birds singing, leaves providing protection from a hot […]