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I help do recruiting at LANL if you are looking for something specific, just let me know.

Average US build time is 4-6mos for production builders. In areas like CA, it's closer to 12mos.

The vast majority of lots can be addressed with a handful of designs. No need to solve for all outliers. Complete bespoke design can be wonderful, but comes with high cost and time…

Labor is still quite high in most major metros. NorCal is $250/sqft just for labor, $350+ turnkey.

Metal goes 100+ yrs. Doing the same thing (asphalt) and expecting different results = insanity.

Recent CA costs for a framer range $65-125/hr. That adds up fast.

Most modular just does it wrong. Doing fixed design is a great opportunity for better, deeper design. Think Apple or Tesla type design and engineering. Not many complaints around c…

Most of the value is in the land, and the homes are no different than $200K homes in the midwest. However, they are worth more and cost more because of very high demand and limited…

Certainly in the short run those are more cost effective and less intensive options, but homes built 50 years ago do have a very short lifespan remaining and will consume gobs of e…

Yeah, KC and much of the middle of the country, there is very little fat in pricing and slow growth. Our first home built in KC was for $145K. Same general concept and performance,…

Embodied energy is certainly worth considering, but major retrofits of homes built in the 60's or earlier are hugely inefficient and result in a home that looks better, but perform…

It's all relative. In Des Moines it's outrageous (although still worth it!), but in the Bay Area or similar market it's a steal. Comparable homes out here can be 2-3x. We did our f…

Here, take a look, pick your options and we'll stuff it in a stocking! http://bit.ly/acrecatalog

Thanks! We're toiling away to that end. Here's our home guide to see more detail of what's inside. http://bit.ly/acrecatalog

Prefab is a struggle and why we specifically avoided it. For us it makes much more sense to focus on product and supply chain and partner with local builders to execute in the vari…

Hey, this is Andrew (Acre Founder). Thanks for the comments. Price is entirely depended on location, in Kansas City (our original hometown), our homes are in the upper most price t…

If you're really interested in a home, we should talk! Would love to have an advanced user to help showcase the tech features. Email me: andrew@acredesigns.com

R-Values. Exponential going the wrong direction. After R-15 or so you slip into the long tail. Good article here- http://www.energyvanguard.com/blog-building-science-HERS-BPI... PH…

Nice. We have a Crestron Pyng as the central hub with attached goodies. We also have our own Raspberry Pi based data logger that captures up to 40+ channels of temperature, humidit…

6 sales total with a couple of developments and a influx of individual buyers in the wings.

Please do, we've got some options right in your lane. Thanks

Clarification: The current version (Origin series) is the Tesla Model S of homes; high end, luxury, max performance, premium tech, blowing most Mercedes and BMW's out of the water …

Agree, there would only a handful of days where the combo of temps and solar gain would provide the right boost. PCM's (phase change materials) might work better in this applicatio…

LEED is not my fav. Yes, blogging is due, much to share. Reducing consumption is first step, not getting caught up by what's cool is a big factor too. Rigor is required Imo, air ti…