VHBA Parade of Homes Timeline...
Entries of BerHoff Homes from present to August 2004.

The VHBA Parade of Homes has allowed us to create some truly unique homes. The idea behind our entries has always been to show our customers what we are capable of. If you have visited one of of our Parades, hopefully you've remembered the creative ideas, attention to detail and unique approach to building and design.

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Do you consider yourself environmentally friendly? Do you want to build a home that is “green?” Did you know that building green can be less expensive than conventional building? Click on the picture of the home for photos.

The field of green homes is clouded with promises and labels which make the perfect home hard to find. One thing remains the same, the results. While other builders may promise you a green home, BerHoff Homes delivers. We believe that being “green” is to live an environmentally sound lifestyle. As a green builder, we show our clients how to be committed to change and be curious about the consequences of their actions. Our ultimate goal is for our homes to be energy independent and self-sufficient.

Welcome to a home that not only showcases the utmost in green certification, but also highlights a “back to the basics” attitude toward an environmentally sound and healthy life. Our house follows the guidelines of the top green certifications. This home is the first in the state to be LEED-H Gold certified through the US Green Building Council. It’s Wisconsin EnergyStar certified (for verification of energy efficient homes) and EPA airPLUS certified (for healthy indoor air quality). All wood used to construct this home is FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified; stains and paints used were low and no VOC. Our home will be a “Zero-Net Home,” meaning it will have no gas or electric bills because of the advanced framing, insulation, reduced energy loads, and solar panels.

While these green incentives are impressive, they only show part of what it means to “go green.” Our home has a farmhouse feel with a smart use of resources. The floors you walk on, the countertops you run your fingers across, and the door knobs you turn are recycled from a simpler time. Imagine growing your own vegetables and pulling a carrot out of your root cellar in February. Imagine a fresh tomato grown in your solarium in March. Part of being green is becoming greener yourself. This home shows you how easy it is.

“Going Green” is about choices, both easy and more educated. Welcome to a home that show you how to both.

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With BerHoff Homes, energy efficiency, green and sustainable building, and a healthy environment are the norm. We are also leading the way with Zero-net energy homes (no gas and electric bills) and
LEED-H Certified Homes. Click on the picture of the home for photos.

Is your home healthy? Providing a healthy environment for our clients and their families is important to us. Careful thought into materials like paint, flooring, energy sources and heating/ ventilation systems are ways to make your new home healthier. Our construction specifications include the careful selection and installation of moisture control systems; heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems; combustion-venting systems, and radon resistant construction. We also specify healthier building materials through the use of Low and No-VOC paints and stains as well as low-emitting glues. This home, along with all of our homes, presents a healthy environment for the whole family as certified by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The functional kitchen, with FSC certified woods and healthy finishes for the cabinetry is surrounded by the dining area and great room to provide a focus on family events. The sunroom overlooks the vast backyard and woods; a retreat for peace and relaxation. As always from BerHoff Homes, this home significantly exceeds Wisconsin ENERGY STAR® Home and Wisconsin Green Built Home® standards for uncompromised energy savings and environmental sustainability. This home also meets the standards for the EPA Indoor airPLUS program for improved indoor air quality.

BerHoff Homes LLC, “The Emerald of Green Builders,” is delighted to share with you a home with both affordability and health in mind. We know you will have “A Remarkable Experience.”

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Our eleventh entry to the Parade of Homes in August of 2009. Click on the picture of the home for photos.

It’s all about the shopping. Whether is it shopping for the best deals, the best style, the best quality or simply just the fun of it, the shopping defines the style and quality of your home. BerHoff Homes is proud to present an affordable home with no compromise of luxury.

This home, with four bedrooms and three bathrooms, is nestled conveniently within the Town of Menasha. It features a stylish yet simple foyer vaulting to the living space above. The stunning kitchen centered with a generous workspace, is designed with family in mind with no compromises to be seen. The space overlooks the breakfast area into the great room set to host the evening’s events.

As you would expect from BerHoff Homes, this home significantly exceeds Wisconsin EnergyStar and Wisconsin Green Built standards for uncompromised energy savings, environmental sustainability. This home also meets the new standards for the EPA Indoor airPLUS program for improved indoor air quality. All this quality and peace of mind in a home at $107.00 per square foot value.

BerHoff Homes, LLC, “The Emerald of Green Builders”, is delighted to share with you a home with both affordability and luxury in mind. Come experience our home. We know you will have “A Remarkable Experience.”

 

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Our tenth entry to the Parade of Homes in February of 2009. Click on the picture of the home for photos.

Come to a place where you can still hear the voices of past travelers and caretakers of our land whisper within the branches of the maples. Welcome to a 9264 square foot contemporary home with a tribute at every angle to our nautical heritage. As you look out the picture windows, feel yourself transported back to 1848 when steamboats stopped here to watch the same sunsets you will enjoy. Among the original pilings you will find a prime fishing spot as you encounter another “Remarkable Experience” at a BerHoff Home. Enjoy the Lakeview room with all season grilling and the lower level “slow no wake zone” with a cozy bar made out of an antique wooden boat that once floated upon these same lakes. Cozy up in the theater room designed like the hull of a boat after an afternoon of tinkering in the lower level woodworking workshop. And as always, we are proud to announce this home, like all our homes, significantly exceeds both EnergyStar and GreenBuilt standards. Visit BerHoff Homes, the “Emerald of Green Builders,” we know you will have “A Remarkable Experience.”

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Our ninth entry to the Parade of Homes in August of 2008. Click on the picture of the home for photos.

The views from this elevated estate in North Appleton are spectacular. With sunsets to die for, the lights of downtown Appleton seemingly within your reach and Green Bay in the northern horizon, you’ll feel like you’ve just taken a flight in the blue skies.

This ultra-contemporary home boasts everything that you could desire. With six fireplaces to create warmth wherever you go, you’ll flow through the home winding past the full home theater which is directly off the modern kitchen, right into the theme-based gathering room focusing on the irregularities and oddities of life and the simple lessons we learn in our youth.

The lower level offers an exercise room fit for the ultimate athlete, complete with all the workout equipment you could need to stay competitive. The bicycle trainers will guide you through the course over an interactive televised workout. A swim in the continuous lap pool will seem endless as you prepare for your next physical challenge or give your muscles that needed rest. The sauna, steam shower and tanning beds, all provide the needed tools to prepare for the feats of the day. When you are done working out, slide right into the recreation room for bit of relaxation and fun with billiards, arcades, darts and many other pleasures.

BerHoff Homes, LLC is delighted to share with you the look and feel of a house fit for people who enjoy indulging modern lifestyles. Come experience our home. We know you will have “A Remarkable Experience.”

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Our eighth entry to the Parade of Homes in January of 2008. Click on the picture of the home for photos.

Harmony is balance—like night and day, major and minor, spring and fall. What happens when one half has more than the other? For too many years humans and nature have clashed together causing discord and destruction. How does one fix this? The answer is harmony. Come see a home that is one step in the process to achieve the answer as it begins to balance human luxuries with conservation. In conjunction with the Green Built Program, Energy Star and the Department of Energy’s Building America Program, welcome to BerHoff Homes LLC’s “Harmony Home”

Upon entering, you are surrounded by an advanced framing technique that uses less wood and more insulation, upping the energy efficiency and lowering overall cost. The timber supporting this home comes from a renewable forest where every tree harvested is replaced by ten more. You will feel the warmth of the earth flowing through the veins of this home due to its geo-thermal and solar powered heat and hot water. The great room, with its hip-tray ceiling and wood burning fireplace shares its space with a fifty inch TV that, with the touch of a button, emerges from concealment. The breakfast area overlooks an ancient oak spared by the saw. Her arms will give shade to those below on the private patio. Upstairs is a library loft and several bedrooms. All sinks, showers and tubs throughout implement a system that recycles the heat from spent hot water instead of letting it just go down the drain. The lower level highlights the human love for entertainment. An open-wheel racing theme permeates this space as many real pieces of racing memorabilia are used for decoration and structure. The theatre room and Irish style pub uses recycled brick.

Where do you achieve balance? What do the harmonies of your life sound like? We invite you to hear ours. We know you will have “A Remarkable Experience!”

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Our seventh entry to the Parade of Homes in August of 2007. This two-story home has three bedrooms and two and a half baths. Click on the picture of the home for photos.

A home isn't just a place to hang your hat; it should be a place designed to help create the daily events that shape your life. We are pleased to share a home that we feel will fulfill its function with both realism and beauty.

Upon entering our home you are greeted by the gathering room, a place to gather experiences and reflect on memories. The grand piano stands patiently in the corner, waiting to be brought to life by capable fingers. Imagine the songs it will make as it mingles together with family and firelight. With only a few steps, you are in the kitchen, where you can pour a cup of coffee before you head out to the private covered porch to read the Sunday paper. On the weekdays, the breakfast area will be the central meeting place before yo and your family start the day.

In the evening, the master bedroom is a retreat. Seclude yourself from the duties of the day and escape to a world of dreams. Upstairs, the kids will have plenty of space in their bedrooms, including a study loft for all of those papers and projects. This area is completed with a toy room where imaginations can be unleashed and fostered for years to come.

Join us at our Parade home. See for yourself how we brought function and aesthetic to life. We know you will have A Remarkable Experience.

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Our sixth entry to the Parade of Homes in February of 2007 was designed and constructed based on the year 1893. The home is a decorated and furnished 2-story home with a total of 10,148 square footage complete with six bedrooms and nine bathrooms. Click on the picture of the home for photos.

Memories are made and retold in this iron-gated Grand Estate. Nestled on 5+ acres against a heavily-wooded backdrop and private pond, this timeless Estate, with Guest House and separate Summer House, will be "home" for generations to come.

This home combines the casual elegance of turn-of-the-century craftsmanship with the lived-in comfort of a warm and cozy family room. Seven fireplaces and stoves provide a glowing ambiance for snuggling in the hearth room, or enjoying a book in the library. A wood-fired pizza oven means the guests will enjoy countless hours sitting around the incredible kitchen, complete with double wood-topped islands, wide-plank floors and room for everyone.This home loves to cook! A complete outdoor kitchen and bar allows you to enjoy a warm summer breeze while smoking brisket on the wood-fired kamado cooker. Retire into the evening to the smoking parlor, or enjoy brie and vino in the wine cellar, followed by a game of billiards or a movie in the Chicago-style pub and theater. Yet, behind these walls lies all the latest in technology and convenience, including a highly-efficient Geo-Thermal heating and cooling system, leading-edge biometric security and lights that know when to turn on. A combined garage capacity provides workshop, collector showroom and parking - even for the guests.

BerHoff Homes LLC is proud to share this 10,000+ sq. ft. Grand Estate with memories in the making. Come experience our home.We know you will have a "Remarkable Experience."

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Our fifth entry to the Parade of Homes in August of 2006 was designed as a spec home in Neenah with everything you would expect from a BerHoff Home and much more. Click on the picture of the home for photos.

A summer evening…the sun has set above you and the stars poke through the blue blanket sky. In the distance the crickets sing within the cattails. A steak sizzles on the grill, mixing with the sweet melodies of jazz tinkling from your outdoor speakers.

A fall afternoon…the red and yellow leaves flutter down as the game plays out in life-like precision on a rear-projection television screen. Water from the Roman fountain softly cascades in the background.

A winter night…the snow is nestled in the corners of your bedroom window. Orange flames flicker in the gas fireplace, while shadows dance upon the walls and the open pages of your favorite book.

The holidays…the kids bound ecstatically down your open stair case, dressed in smiles to greet the morning.They lean against the Roman pillars for the perfect picture.

BerHoff Homes LLC is delighted to share with you the look and feel of a house fit for people who enjoy indulging in not only elegance, but the beauties every season of life has to offer. Come experience our home. We know you will have "A Remarkable Experience."

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Our fourth entry to the Parade was in February 2006. It was specifically designed for Kurt and Krista, John Hofferber's daughter and son-in-law. Kurt and Krista enjoy both rustic and contemporary styles and this home reflects those tastes. The home is set on a scenic two-acre lot in the Town of Clayton (Neenah). Click on the picture of the home for photos.

When people come to a Parade home, what do they notice first? Square footage? Number of bedrooms? Price? While all these things are important, we believe the first thing someone should notice about a BerHoff home is the feel.

BerHoff Homes LLC is honored to present a home with the owner's solace in mind. While this home has many of the aspects you would expect from a BerHoff home, like attention to detail and imaginative design, it also has a laid back, fun feel that makes it unique. From the cozy writer's loft, timber frame accents and wood burning fireplace, to the audio-visual possibilities and future finished lower level, this home is an example of BerHoff Homes' customization abilities that focuses on the owner's lifestyle. The home exudes a feel of beauty, comfort and relaxation.

With passion for construction and creative home design, BerHoff Homes is dedicated to customer service with each home it builds. See for yourself. This is truly another "Remarkable Home."

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The third entry to the parade was in August of 2005. Click on the picture of the home for photos.

Upon entering the front door your eyes will be drawn to the circular stairs and larger two story great room. The sound of tricking water from a fountain will soothe your soul. As you walk around this home the fresh scent of wood will awaken your senses, the handcrafted banisters will draw your gaze and the thoughtful amenities will begin to stir your emotions and you will feel it. A BerHoff Home has an aura of uniqueness because each home is designed to have a feel. A closer look will reveal the high level of craftsmanship and attention to detail you would expect in a BerHoff Home. We are confident that you will find your visit to our home…A Truly Remarkable Experience!

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Our second entry to the Parade of Homes was in February of 2005. The home, built for private customers, features a return to Old World craftsmanship.

The home is located on a 6.5-acre lot. The all-brick exterior and impressive stone columns immediately capture your attention. Upon entering the front door, you step back into a time that's been forgotten, and are greeted by an Old World stairs that have hand-carved balusters and newel posts. A look above reveals a dome ceiling. The sound of trickling water from the fountains in the grand foyer grabs your attention.

The home is a dramatic turn-of-the-century home that provides exceptional living space on three levels. It offers Old World trim, colors and texture for cabinets, countertops and moldings with dramatic ceilings and hardwood floors throughout.

Walk down a cobblestone path to a replica of an early 1800's theater, by Audio-Video Lifestyles.

Read more about this home and theater as featured in "Showcase home combines state of the art with the design flair of yesteryear" by Cheryl Sherry on February 12, 2005 in the Post-Crescent.

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Our first entry was in August of 2004, just a year and a half after the business was first started. It was specifically designed for the owner of BerHoff Homes, John and his son Erik. John has contemporary tastes and this home reflects those tastes. The home is set on a spacious two-acre lot in the Town of Clayton (Neenah). Click the picture on the left for pictures of the home.

The entire basement is finished. It has 9' 4 1/2" ceilings to create an open feel, a bar that opens into a dynamic open concept theater room, and a dedicated video gaming room complete with one of three surround sound centers in the home. There are also two bedrooms, a jack and jill bathroom complete with rotating flat screen TV between the two vanities.

The main level features an open concept kitchen that overlooks a breakfast area, living room with fireplace and third surround sound center. There is also an office that could double as a formal dining room, and a spacious master bedroom complete with master bathroom and walk-in closet. The half bath and master bath on the main level also feature built-in stained glass inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The home offers a very functional design employing the latest technology in audio, sound and security, not to mention the economic benefits of it being a Wisconsin Energy Star Home. John and Erik find living in this home to be A Remarkable Experience.