Mandala Custom Homes – Climate Change Ready. By Design.
Ever-increasing temperatures mean more frequent wildfires and other severe weather events. Climate change impacts how you cool, heat, and protect your home. And the choices we make have an impact…
Green Building and Sustainable Living – Enhanced Health and Wellness
Creating dwellings that support optimum health and wellness is our number one commitment. It's also a foundational principle in our green building philosophy. Throughout two decades of green home…
Custom Prefab Homes – Quality, Efficiency, and High Performance Built to Last
High-performance, custom, prefab homes promote efficiency, quality, comfort, and affordability for years, if not generations, to come. Homeowners typically don't think about their homes in terms of…
20 Reasons to Build a Net Zero Home
What is a net zero home and why should you build one? Here are 20 fabulous reasons why it's the natural home choice. In short, a net zero home draws its own energy from clean natural energy…
Passive Solar Design: Natural, Sustainable Comfort and Affordability Year-round
Passive Solar Design – a welcome alternative to the carbon-intensive energy sources of modern building. While Passive Solar Design has captured the imaginations of modern builders and…
Building with Wood: Beneficial, Beautiful, Sustainable
When you think ‘sustainability’, wood may not be the first building material that comes to mind. Think again! It may not be the obvious choice for eco-friendly construction, but as we at Mandala…
Climate Change Ready By Design: Build Resilient, Energy-Efficient Round Houses
Climate Change Ready homes: designed to withstand extreme weather, from wildfires to snowstorms. At Mandala Custom Homes, we understand the facts about climate change. It influences the way we build.…
The Foundation: Building Stronger, Smarter with Insulated Concrete Forms
A Better Way to Build: Why We Trust Insulated Concrete Forms “Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” ~Henry David…