{"id":17,"date":"2017-11-29T11:34:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T17:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldstar.build\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2018-04-04T09:42:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T14:42:00","slug":"new-home-builder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/goldstar.build\/new-home-builder\/","title":{"rendered":"New Home Builder"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Jay Freischlag<\/strong> joined Five Star Builders, the new home builder founded by his father, in 2004. He moved to South Texas from Illinois to help run the family business. In the process, he also set out to raise awareness of high-quality craftsmanship<\/strong> and energy efficiency that was lacking from many Rio Grande Valley new home builders.<\/p> Together with his father, Buddy, Jay was successful in becoming the first Energy Star Builder<\/strong> in the Rio Grande Valley. More awards would follow recognizing Jay and Buddy for their high-standards and dedication to quality.<\/p> Buddy suffered health complications in 2011 and was no longer able to continue working. Jay decided to continue where he and his father had left off and created a new company. Gold Star Construction<\/strong> was launched in honor of his father, Buddy, and the brand they had worked so hard to build.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t 2004<\/strong> \u2013 First Energy Star builder in the Rio Grande Valley 2014<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Tyvek Weatherization Certification gold star story Experience and Integrity Jay Freischlag joined Five Star Builders, the new home builder founded by his father, in 2004. He moved to South Texas from Illinois to help run the family business. In the process, he also set out to raise awareness of high-quality craftsmanship and energy efficiency that was lacking from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"314","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\nGold Star Construction carries on with the Star Quality began by Five Star Builders. Gold Star, as a new home builder, continues to showcase the qualities that were forged many years ago. High Standards, Energy Efficiency and Green Building are just a few of the tenets carried on.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Courses Completed<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
2006<\/strong> \u2013 USGBC LEED for new construction & major renovations
2006<\/strong> \u2013 Energy Star 2.0 thermal bypass workshop
2007<\/strong> \u2013 HVAC systems and loads workshop
2009<\/strong> \u2013 Reward wall systems ICF onsite training
2011<\/strong> \u2013 Energy Star 2.5. Air Barriers & Air Sealing workshop
2012<\/strong> \u2013 Energy Star 3.0 Quality Assurance Designs & Checklists
2013<\/strong> \u2013 Navien gas tankless water heater workshop
2014<\/strong> \u2013 Nudura ICF onsite training
2014<\/strong> \u2013 NAHB \u2013 Business Management for Building Professionals
2014<\/strong> \u2013 NAHB \u2013 Green building for professionals
2014<\/strong> \u2013 NAHB \u2013 Design Build workshop<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
2016<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Huber \u2013 Subfloor: The hidden Asset, or Lurking Liability
2016<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 NAHB \u2013 Advanced Green Building: Building Science
2016<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 NAHB \u2013 Advanced Green Building: Project Management
2016<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sub*Zero\/Wolf \u2013 Luxury Kitchen Ventilation
2016<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sub*Zero\/Wolf \u2013 Luxury Outdoor Kitchens
2016<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Wyco: Advances in Concrete Consolidation
2017<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 ICF Complete Solution for Disaster Resilience
2017<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 ICF Mid Rise Buildings
2017<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Troubleshooting Masonry Part II: Leaky Walls<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"