FIELD NOTES

The Hiatus Field Notes is our space to share behind the scenes, thoughts on high performance building, the economy, and housing.

Cooking with Electric!

Jesse Russell of Hiatus Homes reviews the electric induction stove in his Hiatus Roanoke net-zero, high-performance home in Bend Oregon.

Bend Housing Market Update - January 2023

MEDIAN HOME PRICES + NUMBER OF SALES Median Home prices were flat the last three months, at the same levels as Nov 2021 to Jan 2022. But...

Hiatus Project Map

Wondering where all the Hiatus High-Performance Home building and projects are going down?

How to Build a High Performance Home - Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV)

Jesse Russell owner and founder of Hiatus Homes, describes Hiatus Roosvelt's new three bedroom three bath whole house ventilation system....

Roots of the Housing Crisis: Part 2

HOW TO VOTE WITH YOUR (INVESTMENT) DOLLARS Read Part 1 of this article: Roots of the Housing Crisis here Today only 20% of US households...

Hiatus Interview - Bend Housing Trends

In mid-December 2022, Hiatus Homes CFO, Ryan Andrews, sits down with Andrew Lawrence as he shared in-the-trenches feedback on the recent...

How to Build a High Performance Home Intro

Over the coming weeks and months Hiatus Homes is going to introduce the strategies and techniques we use to build a High Performance Home...

The Roots of the Housing Crisis

The US is short between 1 million and 5 million homes - depending on which economist you ask. It is a hard number to pin down because...

December 8, 2022 Bend, Oregon Housing Market Update

New data was released on the Bend housing market. Some surprises, some good news, and we saw some trends that we predicted 5 months ago...

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