Living At Richland Chambers Lake

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We bring your vision to life by designing a custom home that reflects your unique style and preferences. Our experienced architects and designers use state-of-the-art software to create 3D models of your home so you can see exactly what it will look like.

We only use the highest quality materials to ensure that your home is built to last. Our team of skilled tradespeople are committed to delivering exceptional craftsmanship and attention to detail.

We believe in building homes that are energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. We offer a range of green building options, including solar panels, geothermal heating and cooling, and energy-efficient appliances.

If you want to upgrade your home but don't want to go through the hassle of building a new one, we can help. Our team can work with you to create a plan for renovations that will transform your home into a space you'll love.

We believe in being upfront and transparent about our pricing. We work with you to create a budget that meets your needs and provide detailed cost breakdowns so you know exactly what you're paying for.

At Richland Chambers Custom Lake House Builder, we are committed to ensuring that our clients are completely satisfied with their homes. We have a reputation for delivering exceptional customer service and will work with you every step of the way to ensure that your vision is realized.

“Being in nature calms us down and improves brain health,” says Peter James, ScD, associate professor of population health at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Living near green spaces is linked with better mental health and longer life.

It's also associated with a reduced risk of being hospitalized among older adults with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open in 2022.

One reason for these benefits is less air pollution, as smog in urban areas is a risk factor not only for heart and lung disease but also for brain disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in Brain in 2020. 

Another reason is physical exercise; research shows that people are likely to walk, run, or bike longer outdoors than indoors, says Mathew P. White, PhD, an environmental psychologist at the University of Vienna in Austria.

The third reason is social interaction. People like to spend time in nature with family and friends. Those with disabilities may feel freer as well. “Some people feel judged because of mobility issues, but in natural spaces people don't feel those social eyes on them,” says Dr. White. Furiate says nature lets her escape her reality, if only temporarily—and people are friendlier. “I walk by somebody, and they smile, and I smile back,” she says.

In a study published in Molecular Psychiatry in 2022, researchers gave 63 healthy people two tests meant to induce stress and then asked them to take a one-hour walk on a city street or by a lake.

Participants underwent MRI scans before and after the walk in an urban or nature setting. Stress responses as measured by activity in the amygdala were reduced after the nature walk but not the urban walk, according to lead study author Sonja Sudimac, MS, a postgraduate fellow working in environmental neuroscience at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Germany. 

A University of Michigan study published in Frontiers in Psychology in 2019 found that walking in a natural space for at least 10 minutes a day, three days a week, reduced levels of cortisol, a hormone related to stress. “There are many ways to decrease stress,” Sudimac says, “but going out in nature is easy, affordable, and accessible.”