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Posts Tagged ‘alternative house design’
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
When it comes time to create just the perfect dream home, you need talented people, like a luxury home architect, to help you. Whether you’ve got an architectural 3D rendering of your dream home, or you’ve just outlined a floor plan on a napkin, you need skilled professionals to turn your dreams into reality. And, don’t think that you have to have a luxury home architect to design your house. Yes, some municipalities require an architect to sign and seal architectural drawings, but others allow a structural or civil engineer to do it. And, anyone can draw up the house plans; and the members of the staff at KADTEC are experts in that area. On top of that, KADTEC is in the process of getting an architectural license. So, soon the firm will have a luxury home architect, and be able to handle all the dream home plans and construction needs in-house.
Many people look at home design and think it’s just a matter of coming up with the right layout, get a luxury home architect to draw some plans, and getting a building permit. But, there’s a lot more involved in the process than that. First off, you need to figure out an affordable home design, and then come up with home floor plans. So often, people fall in love with a dream home design, and then try to come up with the money. These days, that is not a good way of selecting a home.
KADTEC can help you with Victorian house designs, Tuscan home design, and any other styles you want. The most important aspect of any home design is making it affordable. Meeting with the engineers at KADTEC, they can advise you on various alternative building methods that will save money and are eco-friendly and are also green architect resources.
Once you have a workable layout for your dream home, the engineers will do all the necessary calculations for your home – energy calculations, fire flow, water, sewer, review the geology report, handle the structural drafting, and so on. If the soil in your area is especially poor, they can design a retaining wall or other feature to give your home the best support. This is not the sort of thing a luxury home architect is qualified to do. If your home design needs a height variance, a special exception, or if you’re looking at encroaching on a building setback – the engineers can handle all of these issues; here again, these are not the sorts of things a luxury home architect is an expert at.
So, no matter what sort of houseplan you have in mind, KADTEC has the home interior design software to create a 3D architectural rendering, and the expertise to create a full set of plans for submittal to obtain a building permit. Any review fees – for plans review, permits, school and/or impact fees, the company can handle. If an architect’s seal is needed, KADTEC can coordinate that as well. Whatever you need to get your dream home designed, we can do it.
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Many people like the idea of creating green home plans. They look around and see Global Warming getting worse, pollution on the rise, and natural resources being depleted. So, if you want a great house, yet one that is eco-friendly, KADTEC can help you create green home plans you can be proud of.
Yet, some people worry that “going green” – as they say – is going to entail a high cost to their dream home plans. That does not have to be the case at all. These days, you can create just about any type of green home building you want. Here again, some people feel that to be truly green, you have to go with log cabin home designs. But, there are alternative building materials that will allow you to create any style of home you want, and still make them green home plans.
So, what sort of home do you want? Whether it be a Victorian home design, a modern home design, and even ranch house plans can be turned into green home plans. The key is using the right green technology, having a green architect, and making use of the green appliances and green products available in the marketplace. I know, that’s a lot of green! And you want to make sure that you don’t waste a lot of your own green – your money – in carrying out your dream home plans. This is where affordable green homes are important, and where having an engineer who’s an expert can help you. A high efficiency washer and dryer might be slightly more expensive now, but over their lifetime, they’ll save you money, and be less of an impact on the environment.
It’s said that Civil Engineers are unique in that they pay attention to the bottom line, to the cost of something. When creating your green home plans, this is an important point. Sometimes, architects – even green ones, can get carried away, and it’s up to the engineer to essentially rein them in. Green technology doesn’t have to be expensive; it can be as simple as using passive solar home designs. The right sort of green technology can put efficient insulation in your walls and roof, a solar-powered hot water heater in your house, and maybe even a wind or solar electrical system to provide some or all of your home needs. If the cost of such measures is outside your means, there are still green products that are affordable. By making use of recycled building materials, you can save money, and help the environment.
If you’re familiar with the lingo of the environmental movement, then you know that a person’s carbon footprint is how they contribute to the amount of greenhouse gases are dumped into the atmosphere. Reducing that footprint is the aim of green home plans. By utilizing all that technology has to offer, and hiring an engineering firm skilled in implementing green technology, you can have the most energy efficient home design possible. At KADTEC, we’re experts at doing just that.
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
These days, many people want a custom house plan, for whatever reason. Maybe it’s too big or too small for what they need. Maybe there aren’t any Tuscan home designs in their area, and that’s what they’d love. Or, maybe there’s a more pragmatic reason – maybe an eco-friendly home is what they want because you’re concerned about Global Warming.
Well, it doesn’t matter what your taste in homes runs to; at KADTEC, we can help you with your custom house plan. When you consider the state of the economy, and the many environmental issues facing us today, you want real experts working on your house plans. You first must decide how much house you can afford, and then settle on a style of architecture. After that, there are a myriad of decisions for you to make. Do you want to go with a steel home design, or a frame home design? Is the area you want to build in known for termites? While you’ll want to use treated wood in such a situation, are there alternative house designs and techniques you can use that are eco-friendly?
At KADTEC, we can handle all these questions regarding a custom house plan, and more. If you want to incorporate fung shui into the layout of your rooms, or make use of the most energy efficient house plans, we can do it. Our firm knows how to layout excellent custom house design, create wonderful home theater room design, home office designs, and any other sort of unique home plan that you might want. It doesn’t matter if you want a southwest home design, rustic mountain home plans, or even Nordic house designs. By making use of the latest in 3D home design software, we can create any sort of custom house plan you want. There are also a number of passive solar home designs that are quite economical, and can be incorporated into any custom house plan you come up with.
Once your custom house plan is done, and the engineering calculations are completed, KADTEC will help you get all the necessary permits. Depending on where you plan to build your dream home, you may only need a simple building permit. On the other hand, if a variance is needed because your custom house plan exceeds the height restriction in the area, or is going to be built too close to the edge of your property, KADTEC can take care of that as well. If your property has poor soil, our engineers can assess that, and design a retaining wall or other means of dealing with it.
No matter the issues you face in creating your custom house plan, we can handle them, and get your custom home built.
Tags: alternative house design, custom house design, custom house plan, eco-friendly, energy efficient, home theater design, Kadtec, Tuscan Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
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