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Image Design, LLC is a national award winning residential design firm, located in West Michigan. We specialize in designing energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, sustainable, or green homes, with the minimum of LEED for Homes and ENERGY STAR certification, as well as Lifetime Design and Not So Big House principles. Designer of the "2007, 2008 & 2009 Michigan Energy Fair Show House". Recipient of the Exemplary Project 2007 Award from… Continue
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Thanks for the compliment! To be honest, I'm not that great at or enthusiastic about architectural photography. I'm more into people. I would recommend Brian Confer of Studio B Photography if you are looking for someone.
If you need details or "lifestyle" photos (i.e. people living in their homes) I would be interested, for sure. Especially if there is a "green" angle...which I'm sensing you would have!
Hope this answers your question.
Beth
The proposed Michigan FairTax would REPLACE the income tax and current sales tax, with a consumption tax (sales tax at point of retail sale). Under this plan, no more state tax will be withheld from Michigan wage-earners' paychecks. What's more, every Michigan resident-family will receive a monthly "prebate" check, in amount based on family size. This will ensure that NO Michigan family will EVEN BEGIN paying the MI FairTax on goods / services unless, or until, they exceed poverty-level spending.
Under the MI FairTax plan, points of collection are substantially reduced to just retailers, many of whom are already collecting sales tax. Because service providers must account for income tax withholding and compliance costs, their prices carry a hidden tax which a FairTax will make visible. (Business-to-business purchases would not carry the tax, as this would, again, hide the cost of taxation in prices.)
Because of the "prebate" (advance rebate calculated as .0975 x $ [poverty level spending per family size]) to ALL Michigan-resident households, the MI FairTax rate would effectively be 0% on all monthly family spending to the poverty level; thereafter it's 9.75%. A reasonably inferred average effective rate would be ~5.5% (see p.2 of pdf brochure, also review an economic analysis [pdf] on MI FairTax effects prepared by the Hillsdale Policy Group).
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If you are interested in this product, you may be even more interested in Durisol Insulated Concrete Forms: http://www.durisol.com/ Made from "recycled" wood chips and cement, these blocks are lightweight with insulation added, as well as isolating the poured cement from the exterior creating a great thermal mass. There may be a small workshop in the next few weeks (by Harmony Home Constrution) on this product. Call or email if you have questions. 231 932 9104 (jordan@eco-buildingproducts.com)
I love your photo. I've always thought frogs are much smarter than they look and to be able to design homes as well! Wow!
Leslie
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Thank you... We are very proud of Peninsula Bay and have enjoyed the building process and the wonderful people we have met along the way. It has been our home away from home since it's conception and we have accommodated may happy guests. It's a dynamite development.