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The ideal home design makes your dreams come true. It combines the hopes and aspirations of the entire household with the appropriate economic and technical resources. The design gives you places for togetherness and places for privacy, places of noise and places of quiet. It should also be recognizable as specifically yours, while respecting design tradition and environmental context.

Passive environmental design features (such as earth-sheltering, super-insulation, calibrated solar orientation and cross-ventilation) increase comfort without increasing your costs. Active systems (like photovoltaics, radiant heating and heat recovery ventilation) provide you opportunities for even more energy savings. Good value in a home doesn't come from cutting corners to begin with; it comes from making economical use of materials and technologies that pay for themselves as you enjoy living with them.

 
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