Build Beautiful Sustainable Homes, Buildings and Communities

 

Here is the key. If you do not start with passive design, lifestyle, natural building methods and permaculture; with the goals of net zero energy and zero waste, you aren’t even in the game.

The reality in modern engineering and architecture is that current building design and construction techniques are simply not sustainable, healthy or smart. This is easily determined with a simple life cycle analysis.

For most people - as a home or building owner or future owner - what we build or buy to live in, is simply the most important investment we will ever make. Making that investment sustainably boils down to choice and the factors we consider in making that choice.

Contrary to what modern builders and developers will tell you, sustainability is not more expensive: in fact, it is almost always less costly. So why would anyone tell you it is more expensive? Easy…because they do not know how. There is simply no way to make a modern house design sustainable!

It’s all about materials and methods. If I add solar panels, solar hot water, wind and geothermal systems to a modern building; it “might” be more energy efficient, but the cost rises dramatically. This is adding complexity and cost to a bad product.

You have to start at the beginning. You have to design intelligently from the land up.

What you build is not just a structure you live or work in, it’s also the land and how it is managed and equally important is the lifestyle it engenders. It’s about how to live a healthier, happier life by examining our needs and making smart choices about everything. And it’s about planning for the future.

 

There is no doubt that the world of the future will be one where more and more people consume less and less resources. Energy, water, food and other consumables will become scarcer and thus more expensive. Take a look around, it’s already been happening all over the planet for quite some time. We believe in providing for your own needs through intelligent design choices.

 

What smart designers have known all throughout history is that you have to design passively for sustainability. If you do not, you are subject to the law of diminishing returns. Instead, you need to design with idea of creating resources as part of your design.

 

These are the things that matter to building owners and home owners. We wholeheartedly agree. In fact, our company was founded around our unswerving belief that you can build sustainably at or below current building costs. The secret is simple. You have to set that as your goal and want to achieve that goal. You have to be thought leaders. You have to understand that sustainable building requires a paradigm shift. You need a system that covers every base. That is where you will find us leading the way. Working for and with owners to create a streamlined easy to understand process on their projects.

 

“High Performance Intelligent Building Design means you can build cost effectively so that it significantly reduces life cycle costs; lasts longer; consumes less materials; requires less maintenance and can produce a complete or tiered net energy gain. This is win (owner), win (builder), win (sustainability). Why would you build any other way?”

 

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