Integrated design-build services combining architectural design with construction management under single contract. EDR Design Build eliminates traditional separation between design and construction phases, reducing project delays and cost overruns. Services include conceptual design, permitting coordination, material selection, quality control, and budget management. Streamlined communication reduces change orders and accelerates project delivery compared to traditional general contracting methods.

Integrated design-build services combining architectural design with construction management under single contract. EDR Design Build eliminates traditional separation between design and construction phases, reducing project delays and cost overruns. Services include conceptual design, permitting coordination, material selection, quality control, and budget management. Streamlined communication reduces change orders and accelerates project delivery compared to traditional general contracting methods.

Integrated design-build services combining architectural design with construction management under single contract. EDR Design Build eliminates traditional separation between design and construction phases, reducing project delays and cost overruns. Services include conceptual design, permitting coordination, material selection, quality control, and budget management. Streamlined communication reduces change orders and accelerates project delivery compared to traditional general contracting methods.

Integrated design-build services combining architectural design with construction management under single contract. EDR Design Build eliminates traditional separation between design and construction phases, reducing project delays and cost overruns. Services include conceptual design, permitting coordination, material selection, quality control, and budget management. Streamlined communication reduces change orders and accelerates project delivery compared to traditional general contracting methods.

Integrated design-build services combining architectural design with construction management under single contract. EDR Design Build eliminates traditional separation between design and construction phases, reducing project delays and cost overruns. Services include conceptual design, permitting coordination, material selection, quality control, and budget management. Streamlined communication reduces change orders and accelerates project delivery compared to traditional general contracting methods.

Featuring the best in class solar panel equipment and our custom crafted installation methods the Restart Solar signature skylight look gives your home an elegant atheistic appeal while reducing your electric bill.

Featuring the best in class solar panel equipment and our custom crafted installation methods the Restart Solar signature skylight look gives your home an elegant atheistic appeal while reducing your electric bill.

Photo credit: Scott McDonald @ Hedrich Blessing 7RR-Ecohome: The design objective was to build a house for a couple recently married who both had kids from previous marriages. How to bridge two families together? The design looks forward in terms of how people live today. The home is an experiment in transparency and solid form; removing borders and edges from outside to inside the house, and to really depict “flowing and endless space”. The house floor plan is derived by pushing and pulling the house’s form to maximize the backyard and minimize the public front yard while welcoming the sun in key rooms by rotating the house 45-degrees to true north. The angular form of the house is a result of the family’s program, the zoning rules, the lot’s attributes, and the sun’s path. We wanted to construct a house that is smart and efficient in terms of construction and energy, both in terms of the building and the user. We could tell a story of how the house is built in terms of the constructability, structure and enclosure, with a nod to Japanese wood construction in the method in which the siding is installed and the exposed interior beams are placed in the double height space. We engineered the house to be smart which not only looks modern but acts modern; every aspect of user control is simplified to a digital touch button, whether lights, shades, blinds, HVAC, communication, audio, video, or security. We developed a planning module based on a 6-foot square room size and a 6-foot wide connector called an interstitial space for hallways, bathrooms, stairs and mechanical, which keeps the rooms pure and uncluttered. The house is 6,200 SF of livable space, plus garage and basement gallery for a total of 9,200 SF. A large formal foyer celebrates the entry and opens up to the living, dining, kitchen and family rooms all focused on the rear garden. The east side of the second floor is the Master wing and a center bridge connects it to the kid’s wing on the west. Second floor terraces and sunscreens provide views and shade in this suburban setting. The playful mathematical grid of the house in the x, y and z axis also extends into the layout of the trees and hard-scapes, all centered on a suburban one-acre lot. Many green attributes were designed into the home; Ipe wood sunscreens and window shades block out unwanted solar gain in summer, but allow winter sun in. Patio door and operable windows provide ample opportunity for natural ventilation throughout the open floor plan. Minimal windows on east and west sides to reduce heat loss in winter and unwanted gains in summer. Open floor plan and large window expanse reduces lighting demands and maximizes available daylight. Skylights provide natural light to the basement rooms. Durable, low-maintenance exterior materials include stone, ipe wood siding and decking, and concrete roof pavers. Design is based on a 2' planning grid to minimize construction waste. Basement foundation walls and slab are highly insulated. FSC-certified walnut wood flooring was used. Light colored concrete roof pavers to reduce cooling loads by as much as 15%. 2x6 framing allows for more insulation and energy savings. Super efficient windows have low-E argon gas filled units, and thermally insulated aluminum frames. Permeable brick and stone pavers reduce the site’s storm-water runoff. Countertops use recycled composite materials. Energy-Star rated furnaces and smart thermostats are located throughout the house to minimize duct runs and avoid energy loss. Energy-Star rated boiler that heats up both radiant floors and domestic hot water. Low-flow toilets and plumbing fixtures are used to conserve water usage. No VOC finish options and direct venting fireplaces maintain a high interior air quality. Smart home system controls lighting, HVAC, and shades to better manage energy use. Plumbing runs through interior walls reducing possibilities of heat loss and freezing problems. A large food pantry was placed next to kitchen to reduce trips to the grocery store. Home office reduces need for automobile transit and associated CO2 footprint. Plan allows for aging in place, with guest suite than can become the master suite, with no need to move as family members mature.

Featuring the best in class solar panel equipment and our custom crafted installation methods the Restart Solar signature skylight look gives your home an elegant atheistic appeal while reducing your electric bill.

Featuring the best in class solar panel equipment and our custom crafted installation methods the Restart Solar signature skylight look gives your home an elegant atheistic appeal while reducing your electric bill.

The scale, massing, texture, and use of materials attempted to compliment the natural environment. The use of pole barn post and beam construction methods intentionally reduced the impact of the built form on the indigenous landscape. The use of galvanized steel, rough sawn fir and cedar, concrete block, and industrial hardware shaped the building form to reference the regional vernacular of south central Montana, and were intended to weather and take on the patina similar to built forms found throughout the area built around the turn of the century. J.K. Lawrence Photography

Integrated design-build services combining architectural design with construction management under single contract. EDR Design Build eliminates traditional separation between design and construction phases, reducing project delays and cost overruns. Services include conceptual design, permitting coordination, material selection, quality control, and budget management. Streamlined communication reduces change orders and accelerates project delivery compared to traditional general contracting methods.

Integrated design-build services combining architectural design with construction management under single contract. EDR Design Build eliminates traditional separation between design and construction phases, reducing project delays and cost overruns. Services include conceptual design, permitting coordination, material selection, quality control, and budget management. Streamlined communication reduces change orders and accelerates project delivery compared to traditional general contracting methods.

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Metal roofs are becoming more available and affordable for residential installations, but they are not all created equal. Our standing seam sheet-metal roofing system is assembled using a hidden fastener clip system installation method, which allows for an expansion and contraction of the roofing panels with the temperature fluctuation but more importantly, there are no exposed fasteners that can eventually fail. This results in increased longevity of the installation of the roofing system. For this project we fabricated our panels on-site and to exact dimensions. This method reduces excessive waste of material and allows for adjustments to achieve a high-end custom look and will retain the aesthetic appeal of your home well into the future.

Rainfall Shower Wedi Waterproof Shower Systems offer reliable, cost-efficient solutions for constructing 100 % waterproof and mold proof showers. These systems are easy to install and open up a whole new world of design possibilities for showers, wet areas and baths. Wedi shower systems blend the traditional values of design flexibility and robustness while offering the added benefits that come with state of the art material and manufacturing technologies. Used in combination with Wedi Building Panels on walls, our shower bases offer an excellent alternative to traditional installation methods. No more pre-sloping, pan liner cracks or membrane pin holes, clogged drain weep holes and mold growth. Plus, reduce the traditional installation time and down times for a full shower floor preparation for tiling. Ironwood Renovation LLC is a Certified Installer for Wedi waterproof shower systems in Snohomish, WA

Integrated design-build services combining architectural design with construction management under single contract. EDR Design Build eliminates traditional separation between design and construction phases, reducing project delays and cost overruns. Services include conceptual design, permitting coordination, material selection, quality control, and budget management. Streamlined communication reduces change orders and accelerates project delivery compared to traditional general contracting methods.

Integrated design-build services combining architectural design with construction management under single contract. EDR Design Build eliminates traditional separation between design and construction phases, reducing project delays and cost overruns. Services include conceptual design, permitting coordination, material selection, quality control, and budget management. Streamlined communication reduces change orders and accelerates project delivery compared to traditional general contracting methods.

Integrated design-build services combining architectural design with construction management under single contract. EDR Design Build eliminates traditional separation between design and construction phases, reducing project delays and cost overruns. Services include conceptual design, permitting coordination, material selection, quality control, and budget management. Streamlined communication reduces change orders and accelerates project delivery compared to traditional general contracting methods.