Season six of The Art of Custom podcast explores the materials and techniques that your builder will use to complete your custom home.
The Art of Custom • Season Six Bonus: Construction Lending Updates for 2024 Lend Us Your Ear: The Latest News in Construction Lending in 2024 Curious about the ever-changing world of construction financing? In this special bonus episode, we sit down with friend of the show, Trisha McConkey with Associated Bank, to talk about the …
The Art of Custom • Season Six Designing Your HVAC System for Comfort & Efficiency We’re Not Cooling the Neighborhood: HVAC Comfort & Efficiency It is the best of both worlds – being nice and cozy when it’s cold out and staying cool and comfortable when it’s a scorcher. And it all starts with the …
The Art of Custom • Season Six The Custom Building Process with Duayne Pearce TURNING BUILDING UPSIDE DOWN: THE CUSTOM BUILDING PROCESS WITH DUAYNE PEARCE Your experience with the custom building process is only as good as the builder you choose. And knowing what to look for when you’re interviewing a builder means the selection …
The Art of Custom • Season Six Building High-Performance Foundations Your Home’s Foundation: Solid as a Rock More than just a hole in the ground and formed concrete, the excavation and foundation of a high-performance home may seem simple but paying attention to building science during this phase is crucial to homes that are more …
The Art of Custom • Season Six Tips for Building Your Dream Home from a Distance Building From Afar: Managing A Long Distance Relationships with Your Dream Home How many times have you thought about building your dream home and when you look out the window you’re in a spot far-far way? Maybe your dream …
The Art of Custom • Season Six Building in the Year 3000: 3D Printed Home Construction Living in the Year 3000: 3D Printed Building with ICON While it might seem like something out of a movie, 3D printed homes are popping up around the world and here in the US. One company who is moving …
The Art of Custom • Season Six Plan and Prepare for Custom Home Build When it comes to building your dream home, a little bit of forethought and planning goes a long way in making the process more manageable and enjoyable. In this episode, we discuss the important steps every homeowner should take to make …
The Art of Custom • Season Six The Materials that Made the Lahaina Miracle House When Hurricane Dora fanned the flames of a dangerous wildfire on the island of Maui, the world watched as the beautiful and historic town turned to ashes. However, standing like a beacon of hope was a 100-year-old home that became …
The Art of Custom • Season Six In This Economy? Funding Your Dream Home’s Construction Figuring out how you will fund your construction project and securing the right piece of land to build on are critical first steps in the process of building your dream home. However, the steps can feel a little murky, especially …
The Art of Custom • Season Six The Wild & Cozy World of Energy-Efficient Home Insulation When building a high-performance home, it’s what is on the inside that counts the most. In this episode of The Art of Custom, we take a deep dive into one of the most critical aspects of energy-efficient building – insulation. …