Today we’re talking about who to have on your project team as you design and build your new home, renovation or addition.

When you’re ready to build a custom new home or renovate your existing home, you have options on who you want to help you complete the project.  

If you’ve never gone through the renovation or new build process before, you might be feeling a bit clueless on who will be involved.  Do you need an architect, engineers, surveyors?  I’m sure all these questions are swirling around in your head as you begin to plan out the steps to how your house is going to get designed and built.

So let’s break down all the potential professionals that may need to get involved in your project, and when they typically need to get involved.

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What is a Healthy Home Consultant

The living building challenge is a program created by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI).  It is about creating buildings that improve the planet and people by being built.  It's very aspirational and pretty hard to achieve.  That’s why ILFA created a second certification program called the Core Green Building Certification that makes achieving a super healthy and sustainable home within reach.  

I love the concept of building certifications because it provides goals and metrics to keep everyone accountable for creating better buildings.  And I’ve found that the Core Green Building Certification is one of the best programs that encompasses all aspects of health, well-being and planetary health in a realistic, achievable way.  

So if the idea of having goals and metrics to ensure you really are creating a home that supports your health and well-being, along with the planet, then this certification program is a great one to consider.

I’m going to discuss the 10 imperatives that combine to create the Core Green Building Certification requirements, and why I love this certification so much that I  plan to follow this framework when I build my home.

What makes building a house so expensive?  

Rising construction costs have put a lot of projects on hold or have sent the design team back to the drawing board.  

How can you renovate or build a new home in these expensive times without compromising your sustainable and wellness-focused design values?

In this eposide, I talk about the main factors in controlling building costs so that you don't get to the end of your design journey only to find out that you can't afford to build it.