A Healthy Home Is a Controlled Home: How We Build Smart in Wisconsin
Sam and Ashly Hartmann, owners of RVI, are deep in the process of building their own custom home in Northern Wisconsin this summer and it has us thinking about the importance of building a house you can control. A “Healthy” home means that we have total control over...
Before You Build: 6 Questions to Ask Your Builder About Energy Efficiency
Building a new home is one of the biggest investments you’ll ever make. We work with builders andhomeowners across the Wisconsin Northwoods, and nothing makes us happier than seeing a dreamcome to life. If you’re like most homeowners, you’re knee-deep in making...
Building Science Reality Check: Why Does Spray Foam Fail in Northern Wisconsin?
We recently wrote about the unique challenges of building in USDA Hardiness Zone 6A. If you haven’t reviewed that article, yet, go ahead and skim it over! Continuing that important conversation, this month we’re diving into one of the biggest insulation...Northern Wisconsin is (Literally) Built Different: ClimateZone 6A Construction Challenges
The Northwoods of Wisconsin sit squarely in USDA Hardiness Zone 6A. For gardeners and farmers,that means careful plant selection and timing. For builders, it means facing some of the mostchallenging construction conditions in the country. Zone 6A brings temperature...About RVI
Since inception in 2000, RVI has been a leader in innovative Air Sealing and Insulating Systems. A family, faith, customer, and community-focused business, RVI is owned and operated by Sam and Ashly Hartmann (pictured above with their children) in their hometown of Rhinelander, WI.