architect / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...architect's value proposition for high-performance homes What does it cost to hire an architect? How to find the right high-performance architect Workarounds and how to make design affordable Architects, technologists, and engineers: who does what? The project process and what is a design/build firm? In brief: architec...

...architectural design and the final construction of your home. This differs fundamentally from the traditional method, where a homeowner hires an architect or designer to create the plans, and then hires a general contractor via a separate bid process to build it. In the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia, D-B has seen s...

...architectural concept for the new home was simple: open, flexible, efficient (almost Zero Net Energy), and for an economical budget - not everyone can manage to build affordable net zero energy homes until recently. The first problem the architects encountered was a high water table on the building site, so to meet bot...

...architect: We discussed previously the idea of choosing an architect that specializes in high-performance eco-friendly home design and can co-ordinate the work. They should be able to help you find general contractors and subcontractors that can help you carry out your work according to plan. This route is probably the...

...architect: An architect will provide you with full professional services, meaning: design, contract bidding, taking care of all contract documents and getting all permits and approvals. However, they aren’t cheap so plan on spending approximately 10% to 12% of your total construction cost. Depending on the architect yo...

...Architects PARA-SOL, and the accomplished manufacturer of modular prefabricated buildings, ÉNERGÉCO CONCEPT. Modern green prefab homes are affordable  Prefabricated homes that are built in the controlled atmosphere of a manufacturing facility are not subject to time delays due to weather, they generate less material wa...

...Architects PARA-SOL, and an accomplished manufacturer of modular prefabricated buildings. Modern green prefab homes are affordable  Prefabricated homes that are built in the controlled atmosphere of a manufacturing facility are not subject to time delays due to weather, they generate less material waste than site-built...