Dan Kolbert

Dan Kolbert has been a carpenter and contractor in Portland, Maine, for three decades. He has written for various trade publications, including Fine Homebuilding magazine, and for the past 10 years has been moderator of the original Building Science Discussion Group in Portland, Maine, where the Pretty Good House idea originated.

You can see Dan’s work at kolbertbuilding.com

Follow Dan’s work on Instagram @kolbertbuilding

Podcast 562: PRO TALK With Builder and Author Dan Kolbert
In this Pro-Talk podcast, Ian talks to builder Dan Kolbert, one of the authors of the Pretty Good House book.
BS*+Beer Show: Pretty Good House
Hear from the authors of the Pretty Good House book about how the movement got started and how the book came together.
High-Performance Farmhouse
The "pretty good" home was part of a case study on a net-zero community in Cumberland, Maine.
Dan Kolbert, Builder
Dan is one of the principal minds behind the Pretty Good House movement, an approach to holistic home building that emerged from an informal building-science discussion group he has helped organize for nearly ten years.
Footing Retrofit in a Day
Using helical piers to add footings to an old house is faster, less disruptive, and comparable in cost to excavating and pouring concrete.
Expert Session: Everything You Need to Know About Double-Stud Walls
Watch Dan Kolbert and Ben Bogie's webinar discussion on designing and building energy-efficient homes with double-stud walls.
A Case for Double-Stud Walls
Straightforward construction, common materials, and low embodied carbon are just some of the benefits of this superinsulated assembly.
Is a “Pretty Good House” Good Enough?
This concept of a home that strikes a balance between construction cost and energy performance is a guideline for builders and architects looking for an alternative to complicated green-building certification programs.

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