HOWMZ

our homes

Use 50% less energy, are quiet, healthy, comfortable and engineered to withstand nature extremes.
A better home.

A HOWMZ fabricator assembling a steel wall frame in the factory

Durable

Engineered steel framing that performs in extreme situations and built with durable materials that last generations.

A bedroom in a finished HOWMZ home with full-height glazing and dark timber walls

Comfortable

Efficient floorplans, high ceilings, abundance of daylight and functional features that are useable.

A technician fitting the energy-recovery ventilation manifold to a HOWMZ panel

Healthier

Whole house energy recovery ventilation supplies fresh conditioned air, Radon barrier and mold resistant materials.

Closed-cell foam insulation being sprayed into a HOWMZ floor cassette

Efficient

Built to passive house standards, super insulated result in more than 50% less energy.

A HOWMZ wall panel on the factory line being checked against the build instructions

Precise, predictable, fast

Manufactured in a controlled environment, fast predictable on-site completion with less construction waste.

What you don’t see matters most.

Cutaway of a HOWMZ home showing the structural and mechanical systems — steel framing, closed-cell foam insulation, and color-coded heating, cooling, and ventilation runsMonolithic roof membrane18 gauge steel framing4” Closed cell foam insulationZIP sheathing and sealingComposite concrete floor systemTriple pane burglary resistant windowsFresh air Energy Recovery Ventilation systemHeated garageWaste water energy recovery systemIn floor radiant heating and coolingAir to Water heat pump for heating, cooling and hot waterWall hung water saving toilets4” closed cell foam under slab insulationInsulated foundation

Designed.

Engineered.

Built.

Tested.

Improved.

Built to Perform.

For HOWMZ the building code is not the benchmark. But how do you quantify quality?

Floors that don’t bounce. Windows and doors that last. Air that stays fresh. A temperature that’s always comfortable. The peace of mind that no expensive maintenance surprises are coming. We can’t fully put into words the difference between a traditional home and a HOWMZ home — Quality is hard to describe. So we measured it.

BUILT

HOWMZ

Traditional
Construction

Cost certainty / cost overruns

<5%
~30%

Time to build

5–6 months
12–18 months

% of total sales $ used for materials

Construction waste

PERFORM

HOWMZ

Traditional
Construction

Est. lifecycle (yrs)

100+ yrs.

50–70 yrs.

Airtightness(air changes per hour at 50 Pa)

< 0.6
~3

Energy efficiency

15kBtu/yr/sq ft
50kBtu/yr/sq ft

Fresh air supply(air changes per hour)

~1x/hr
N.A

Maintenance cost(% of home value)

< 1%

+ 3-4%

Safety(fire, earthquake, wind, snow)

Steel framed, fire resistant, seismic D
?

Health(mold, termites, radon)

Radon barrier, Mold resistant
N.A