Custom Home Academy
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The Custom Home Academy offers in-depth courses on designing distinctive residential spaces that reflect clients’ values while meeting today’s performance standards. From Mid-Century Modern homes to glass-wrapped retreats, the academy explores current trends, materials, and technologies driving custom home design.
Participants will gain insights into the latest trends shaping residential architecture, from Mid-Century Modern revivals to glass-enveloped spaces that blur indoor and outdoor boundaries. Courses address contemporary client demands for flexibility, wellness, and energy efficiency, showcasing cutting-edge approaches such as 3-D modeling and low-carbon design strategies.
Sessions also examine fenestration strategies, Passive House principles, and embodied carbon concerns, with guidance on navigating preservation standards and tax credit eligibility. Whether building new or reimagining the old, the Custom Home Academy equips professionals to deliver homes that are timeless, sustainable, and deeply personal.
Academy Courses
8 AIA LU/HSW
Balancing History and Performance: Custom Home Renovation Across Eras
Preserving Character While Designing for Comfort, Efficiency, and Modern Living
Credits: AIA/HSW, ICC
Type: Webinar
Jun 26 2025 2:00 PM ET
Passive House and Embodied Carbon
As awareness of the emissions associated with materials and construction grows, architects take a more holistic approach to meeting complex sustainable building standards
Credits: AIA/HSW, ICC
Type: Article
Upgrading the Existing Home
Including high-performance and energy-efficiency renovations and retrofits for residential custom homes
Credits: AIA/HSW, IDCEC/HSW
Type: Webinar On-Demand
Get Smart with Windows, Doors and Skylights!
Home automation goes to the next level as homeowners and builders ride the wave of new technology
Credits: AIA/HSW, IDCEC/HSW
Type: Multimedia
Zero Energy Houses
In Pursuit of Zero: A trio of projects in different climates and settings offers insights for living with a smaller energy footprint
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Article
Mid-Century Modern Revisited
A contemporary look at mid-century modern influences in residential architecture
Credits: AIA/HSW, ICC, IDCEC/HSW
Type: Webinar On-Demand
Big Glass, Big Returns
How windows and doors can deliver on light, air, and views
Credits: AIA/HSW, ICC, IDCEC/HSW
Type: Article
Designing for Coastal Living: Achieving Durability, Safety, and Beauty
How to specify window and door technologies
Credits: AIA/HSW, ICC, IDCEC/HSW
Type: Multimedia
