Design-Build
The gap between a well-designed home and a well-built one is where most performance is lost. Design-build closes that gap.
When the designer and builder are the same team, energy modeling informs architecture before a single detail is drawn. Window placement, envelope assembly, mechanical strategy, and thermal bridge elimination are resolved at the design stage — not discovered as problems during construction. For high-performance building, this integration isn't a convenience. It's how you ensure the home that gets built matches the home that was modeled.
Mafic Design Build offers full design-build services from first consultation through third-party verified completion. Stefan Mitrovich's dual Passive House certification — designer and tradesperson — means the energy model, the construction documents, and the field execution all come from one accountable team. No handoff between architect and contractor. No loss of intent between the drawings and the build.
For clients pursuing Passive House certification, design-build is the most reliable delivery path — the certified designer who modeled the home is the same certified tradesperson who builds it. For clients seeking high-performance construction without full certification, the same integrated process produces a home that significantly outperforms code with full budget transparency and direct principal involvement throughout.
One contract. One team. One standard of performance — verified at completion.