Things We Can Do to Effect Positive Change in the Environment
At times, the challenges we face as citizens of a city, state, country and planet seem too big to scale. Unsolvable. Immovable
Sourcing Sustainable, Cost-Effective, Innovative Materials and Knowledge for High-Performance Home Building
In our quest to build super energy-efficient, low carbon footprint homes with healthy indoor air quality—like those that incorporate Passive House standards
Sustainable Developments that Combine the Best of the Past, Present and Future
There’s nothing like learning from experience, including the experience of others. I’m excited to see design/build firms embracing the concept of neighborhoods of sustainably built, energy-efficient homes that rely on renewable energy resources.
Top 9 Things You Didn’t Know About America’s Power Grid
We all know that when we flip a switch, turn a dial or point a remote, the lights come on, the stove ignites, the home
Exceptional Home. Exceptional Experience.
At Carmel Building & Design, we’ve found a better way to build. It’s personal, responsible and exceptional. We focus on quality in both your home and your experience.
Progressive Building Practices
Explore how sustainably built homes provide healthier indoor air quality, quiet, durability, energy and water conservation and lower related costs, even higher resale value.
What Our Clients Have to Say about Carmel Building & Design
We’re proud to say that many of our clients return to us for additional projects and refer us to their friends and family. Here’s what the owners of the Central Coast’s first certified Passive House have to say about working with Carmel Building & Design.
The Beauty and Benefits of Passive House
We interviewed the owners of Central California’s first certified Passive House that we completed in November 2012. The dramatic energy and water savings they experienced were givens. It was the bonus benefits that made us smile. For starters, all year round every room is kept at a consistent temperature—no dips or spikes to get in the way of comfort. Evidence that the filtered air is pristine shows up in interesting ways. At the four-year mark, they haven’t had to dust once…not a single time.
Side Benefits of a Passive House – Extreme Energy Efficiency
There’s no doubt that building to Passive House standards results in energy consumption that’s about 70 to 80 percent less than what you’d expect from a traditionally built home (or school, or office building, or factory…you get the picture).
Carmel Building & Design Receives Economic Vitality Award
Originally an art school in Germany in the early 1900s the Bauhaus movement held the idea that all art and technology would be unified under the idea of simplistic design and mass-production.
