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How does energy efficiency impact a home’s carbon footprint?

The cost of energy is rising rapidly — and not just in dollars. Our environment is also paying the price: non-renewable energy consumption, carbon emissions, and pollution. In the U.S., 39% of all greenhouse...
Posted by kinesis on March 4, 2019 | Categories: custom homes, energy efficiency, passive home | No comment

Clarum Homes recognized as San Jose’s top custom home builder

We're honored to be featured in Home Builder Digest as the second best custom home builder in San Jose. Of the fifteen builders represented, we are one of only two with expertise in passive home building....
Posted by kinesis on February 14, 2019 | Categories: California home builder, custom homes, energy efficiency | No comment

10 questions to ask your home builder

You know you want to build a new custom home and you know where you want to build it. Now it’s time to pick a builder. What to look for exactly? These ten questions will help you better understand their...
Posted by Clarum Homes on February 4, 2019 | Categories: California home builder, custom homes | No comment

What is a Passive Certified Home?

At Clarum, we work with families to leverage Passive House home building practices for extreme performance opportunities in their custom home building projects. A Passive-Certified home is one that employs...
Posted by Clarum Homes on January 2, 2019 | Categories: custom homes, passive home | No comment

How does energy efficiency impact a homes value?

When you’re planning to build a new custom home, it’s easy to focus on upfront expenses and costs of construction without thinking about ongoing costs once the home is built. These operating costs...
Posted by Clarum Homes on December 4, 2018 | Categories: custom homes | No comment

Creating and maintaining a healthy environment inside the home

The average American spends 90% of their time indoors, and air pollution levels inside the average new home are 2 to 5 times worse than the air pollution levels outside. These statistics are especially...
Posted by Clarum Homes on November 1, 2018 | Categories: custom homes | No comment

Green Home Certification: To certify or not to certify? What is the real value?

When an architect, designer, and builder set out with the intention of building a high-performance home, they often determine a sustainability goal based on an established certification program. These...
Posted by Clarum Homes on October 1, 2018 | Categories: custom homes, energy efficiency, health, high performance homes, passive home | No comment

Passive home: An attainable standard in custom home building

If you're considering building a new custom home, there has never been a better time to take the benefits of passive home construction to heart. Climate change, rising energy costs and a greater awareness...
Posted by Clarum Homes on September 4, 2018 | Categories: custom homes, passive home | No comment

Passive homes naturally keep indoor air fresh and free from the spike in summer smog

It's summer! Fresh breezes are blowing through the open windows and clearing out all those indoor air pollutants that built up over the winter months, right? Only, maybe not. If you’re in a traditionally...
Posted by Clarum Homes on August 1, 2018 | Categories: custom homes | No comment

California landscaping trends for the sustainable ethos

If you live in California, you're probably well-versed in the concept of water conservation, especially in the Valley. Everyone knows a big swath of lawn to water and mow isn't a great reflection of a sustainable...
Posted by Clarum Homes on July 2, 2018 | Categories: California home builder, Palo Alto | No comment