Author: Landmark Design Team

Landmark Home and Land Company makes designing, permitting and building your new home an enjoyable and gratifying experience. As a “one stop shop” we make it easier for you to design, manage and build your home. We can help you in any of the United States and Internationally. Engineering is available for any state including California’s earthquakes, Florida’s hurricanes and Colorado’s snow loads and expansive soils.

Eco friendly designs for your new home and building site

Landmark Home and Land Co can help you make your new home more Eco friendly!   By properly locating and orienting your new home on your land and refining its design, we can maximize the use of natural sunlight, ground conditions and wind to make your home more comfortable and energy efficient. Using these natural resources will allow you to take advantage of the sun to provide natural heat to your home.   Proper overhang design can allow you to gain sunlight in winter months and  shade your  home in the warmer summer months.  Window types and placement can help you ventilate and cool your home properly.  They will also allow natural light to enter the home and reduce your need for artificial lighting.   All of this saves you money. These design elements, and  others will help you have a more comfortable home that is more energy efficient.  ...

Categories: Eco Friendly

California Green Codes

Many states are adding Green Codes to their requirements to obtain permits.  California is making compliance with “CAL Green Code” necessary with all permit applications after January 1, 2014. We can help you design and plan your new home building project to fit within “CAL Green Code” or any other state’s green code. Cal Green Code will involve your  home design, energy efficiency, water efficiency and conservation, material conservation and resource efficiency,  and environmental quality.  The code affects your whole building project, not just the home.  We are prepared to help you comply. We have Green Code experts on our team that will work with our designers, draftspeople, engineers and production facilities to assure compliance.  They can also supply any other necessary details regarding your new home project and help with proper documentation to help you through the permit application process. We can also make structural changes to the home...