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Palos Residence is FINALIST in 2023 ICF Builder Awards

PHNX1 - the nation's first non-combustible, net-zero custom home, was a top three finalist in the 2023 ICF Builder Awards.

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Wildfire Prepared Resilient Rebuilding: Webinar and Live Q&A!

Please be sure to join us for a LIVE Q&A on Thursday, July 21st, 2022 at 5pm PST.

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Designing With a Trauma Informed Approach

What is a Trauma Informed Approach, and why is it so important to the PHNX Method? Over the past 40 years or so, we've learned a lot...

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PHNX1 - Our First Clients Have Come Home!

There's still a lot to do, but less than 10 months after breaking ground the Palos Family has arrived in their Forever Home! We had to...

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PHNX1 - Nearing the Finish Line!

After losing their home in the November 2019 Tick Fire, the Palos family is on the final leg of their journey back home. Even faced with...

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What Are "Construction Types"?

The building codes (International Building Code and California Building Code) categorize building methods and materials into five...

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Does Building A New Home Need To Be This Hard?

According to Marcus Lu's great analysis of the recent explosion in lumber prices on the website Visual Capitalist, over the last year the...

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Why Insulated Concrete Forms?

In our search for solutions, insulated concrete forms wound up making a lot of sense as our basic structural system. Concrete is a...

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5 Things to Know if You Want to DIY Your New Home

Topics like architecture, home design and construction are popular things to talk about; it's very common as professionals in the design...

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Component Based Design - What is it?

The PHNX Home design process delivers a custom, site-built home that is fully adaptable to your property and your lifestyle. If you are...