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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

Beat the heat! How high-performance building keeps you cool as temperatures rise

When you build a custom home to high-performance or passive home standards, one of the primary objectives is to lower the home’s heating and cooling costs. In traditional construction, heat loss...
Posted by Clarum Homes on June 4, 2018 | Categories: custom homes, energy efficiency, high performance homes | No comment

Location, location, location…there’s more to it than choosing your neighborhood

From where you put your windows, to how you position your home on your lot, the right location is a significant consideration in high-efficiency homebuilding. To build a modern custom home at the highest...
Posted by Clarum Homes on May 1, 2018 | Categories: custom homes, energy efficiency, passive home | No comment

Traditional, trendy, or totally you? Custom home design means you can have it your way

Good custom home design is a perfect mix of needs, trends, and priorities. When you build a new home, you decide how you want to live, what you want to live with, and the price you’re willing to pay....
Posted by Clarum Homes on April 3, 2018 | Categories: custom homes, high performance homes, luxury homes, Modern Homes, passive home | No comment

Form or Function? Have both when you build a modern home

Arts & Crafts visionary William Morris said, "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." Later, the founding father of "organic architecture” and a big fan of Morris,...
Posted by Clarum Homes on March 1, 2018 | Categories: custom homes | No comment

Three Reasons Why a Modern Home Works At Any Age

When you build a custom home, one of the most important considerations is your family’s unique personality. Contemporary modern homes leave plenty of room for customization. At Clarum, we’ll work with...
Posted by Clarum Homes on February 1, 2018 | Categories: custom homes | No comment

High-performance building technologies to adopt now

There is a movement across the country toward building more sustainable, energy efficient and cost-effective homes. The Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) leads a number of initiatives...
Posted by Clarum Homes on January 2, 2018 | Categories: custom homes | No comment

Improve your indoor air quality this winter

It may seem counter-intuitive, but better energy conservation efforts in residential construction have resulted in worsening indoor air quality in new homes. That’s because, in high-performance home...
Posted by Clarum Homes on December 5, 2017 | Categories: custom homes | No comment