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High-Performance Home Systems for Energy Efficiency
With the incredible array of energy-efficient home systems available today, your custom home building or renovation project has the ability to transform the way you live. And if you’re planning a new custom...
Posted by on July 24, 2013 | Categories: custom homes, energy efficiency, high performance homes | No comment
Costs to Operate a High-Performance Home
When you’re planning to build a new custom home, it’s easy to focus on your upfront expenses and costs of construction without thinking about your ongoing costs once the home is built. These operating...
Posted by on July 10, 2013 | Categories: custom homes, energy efficiency, high performance homes, passive home | No comment
Establishing a Custom Home Building Timeline (Part II)
Note: This is the second in a two-part series on How to Develop a Timeline for Custom Home Building Construction. Click here to read Part I of this series, where we discuss the pre-construction timeline...
Posted by on June 26, 2013 | Categories: California home builder, custom homes, high performance homes | No comment
Establishing a Custom Home Building Timeline (Part I)
Planning a custom home: budget, design, permit One of the first steps to building a new house is establishing a comprehensive and accurate timeline for completion. And if you’re planning a new custom...
Posted by on June 13, 2013 | Categories: California home builder, custom homes, energy efficiency, high performance homes | 1 Comment
Permitting Process in Silicon Valley
Deciding to build a custom home in Silicon Valley is an involved process, and understanding the progression of a construction project is essential to both your mental well-being and the success of your...
Posted by on May 29, 2013 | Categories: California home builder, custom homes, guidebook, luxury homes, Palo Alto | No comment
Radiant Floors: Overkill in a Passive Home? (Part 2)
In part one of this post, we asked if radiant under-floor heat makes sense for a high-performance, passive home. (Read Part One here.) The Overheating Debate Executive editor of Environmental Building...
Posted by on May 15, 2013 | Categories: California home builder, custom homes, energy efficiency, high performance homes | No comment
Radiant Floors: Overkill in a Passive Home? (Part 1)
Few other heating methods get people so excited as do radiant floors – and for good reason. The delight of going barefoot on a warm surface is hard to beat. Think of a warm hardwood deck on a chilly...
Posted by on May 1, 2013 | Categories: California home builder, custom homes, energy efficiency, high performance homes | No comment
Choosing the Right Finishes
The choice of healthy construction materials became a major issue in the mid-twentieth century, as builders began using toxic, artificial products, while also sealing buildings as tightly as they could. Sealed...
Posted by on April 23, 2013 | Categories: California home builder, custom homes, high performance homes, luxury homes | No comment
Meet the Future of Modern
Sunday, April 28th from 1:00 - 5:00pm 840 Los Altos Avenue, Los Altos, CA Free tour! No tickets or reservations required. Join us and experience a passive-inspired modern home first hand. The...
Posted by on April 16, 2013 | Categories: custom homes, events | No comment
Proper Air Ventilation
The quality of the air you breathe may not often come to mind. But given the impact it has on your everyday, it’s hard to exaggerate its importance. Most homes are built from construction materials...
Posted by on April 10, 2013 | Categories: custom homes, energy efficiency | 1 Comment
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