Our Custom Home Process
Custom Home Gallery
The New American Home
-
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has selected Blue Heron to participate in the New American Home three times. We were the first firm in the program’s 30-year history to be selected for all three categories, serving as architect, interior designer and builder in 2013. The NAHB again selected Blue Heron to provide all three services in 2015. We are proud to have been able to showcase industry best practices, innovative design concepts, state-of-the-art products and the latest construction techniques.
-
The 2013 New American Home is a three-story, 8,143 square foot residence located within Blue Heron’s gated custom residential community, Marquis Seven Hills. The one-of-a-kind residence features a desert-inspired courtyard and open floor plan. Outdoor living is enhanced with a sprawling sky deck, swim-up bar, full outdoor kitchen with state-of-the-art grills and a generous pool deck and spa with a secluded shower. The side yard area features a “floating” covered patio perfect for relaxation.
-
The New American Home features multi-slide pocketing doors, which allow for cross-ventilation, enhancing the connection between the indoors and outdoors — and providing unobstructed views. In addition, water features throughout the home help humidify and cool the air in the summer months, reducing operating costs of the home, using less energy and improving air-quality.
Additional green features include a gas HVAC system, solar hot water heater with gas fired back-up, solar panels and closed spray foam insulation that also reduces sound transmission through plumbing walls. It also includes a weather-sensitive system that collects rainwater to assist in irrigation during dryer weather, tankless hot water heaters, hydronic air handlers, intelligent fireplaces and sustainable building materials.
-
True to Blue Heron’s long-standing commitment to designing and constructing homes that leave a small carbon footprint, the 2013 New American Home includes renewable building materials and green amenities. The home has been constructed to achieve “Emerald” certification under the ANSI-approved ICC 700 National Green Building Standard and “Platinum” certification by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the two highest ratings within the industry.
-