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The term ​“ener­gy audit” can seem daunt­ing. But in real­i­ty, it’s noth­ing to be afraid of, and in fact, is designed to be ben­e­fi­cial to you.

A beau­ti­ful­ly fin­ished foun­da­tion adds more than curb appeal — it pro­tects your home from envi­ron­men­tal dam­age and enhances ener­gy effi­cien­cy. Mod­ern home­own­ers and builders can choose from a vari­ety of exte­ri­or cov­er­ing ideas, from time­less options like brick and stone veneer applied to advanced solu­tions like Insu­lat­ed Con­crete Forms (ICFs).

Mil­len­ni­als fur­ther appre­ci­ate that ener­gy-effi­cient homes pro­vide a high lev­el of com­fort and safe­ty to their fam­i­lies, and will increase the resale val­ue of the house.

In order to max­i­mize the avail­able project foot­print and achieve the beau­ti­ful mediter­ranean-inspired look, the design required com­plex, tight-radius cor­ners and open­ings.

Archi­tects can achieve an NZE office build­ing with inno­v­a­tive mate­ri­als and meth­ods. Please read on for ten archi­tec­tur­al tips for design­ing an NZE office build­ing.