Designing and Building Your Dream Home KKNW | Hubbard Radio

Our guest is Ryan Bloom. Ryan is the Co-Founder of Urban Bonfire. Urban Bonfire designs, and then pre-fabricates beautiful custom cabinetry for “kitchens, located outdoors”. You can learn more about Urban Bonfire at UrbanBonfire.com.
Ryan discusses how a kitchen outdoors is so much more than just a few cooking appliances, it can be a gathering space that brings joy to your family members and close friends!
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In this program AIA CRAN ® Executive Committee member, John DeForest AIA, walks us through some of the amazing tools available to help architects guide their clients through the design process.
John DeForest received architectural degrees from Yale and Harvard then gained experience working for firms in San Francisco and Seattle and on the East Coast before starting his own practice in 1999. DeForest Architects is recognized for making the design process more engaging and inclusive and has projects in eight states ranging from 15 to 15,000 square feet. John co-founded CORA NW, a peer network and discussion forum for residential architects in the Pacific Northwest then helped launch AIA Seattle’s Small Practice and Residential Committee (SPARC) in 2016. He currently serves on the Executive Committee for CRAN ®, the AIA’s Custom Residential Architect Network. www.DeForestArchitects.com

Guest: Eve Guilbaud, Architectural Manager, Loewen Windows and Doors

Which windows and doors you choose for your home will probably be one of the most important decisions your make in the design of your custom home. Among other considerations, this decision will impact how much outdoor noise and heat penetrates into your home - as well as how much it costs to keep your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer. My guest, Eve Guilbaud, Architectural Manager at Loewen Windows and Doors; walks us through which raw materials make for the best window and doors, and why. She also discusses how to identify custom windows and doors created by artisan craftsmen; versus windows and doors manufactured for a mass audience. Don’t make your choice based on brochures and internet images alone. To get the highest quality products, Eve teaches us what questions to ask a window and door manufacturer, and why these questions are important.

Indoor Golf Simulators are one of the fastest growing markets for remodels and new home construction. Our guest, is Aaron Waltz, VP of Sales for Uneekor. Aaron will help us to understand why so many homeowners are now including indoor golf simulators in their homes.
Uneekor, established in the US in 2015, is a leader in golf simulation equipment and technologies specialized in performance analysis and enhancement. Uneekor is recognized for revolutionizing the industry by bringing together the sharpest team of passionate engineers, strongly committed to constant innovation and quality assurance. Products include launch monitors, simulators, performance software, and accessories to create the world’s greatest practice experience, empowering golfers to elevate their game. Uneekor knows what golfers want, but truly understand what they need. We are unrivaled, we are unmatched. We are Uneekor. Master Your Passion. www.Uneekor.com

In our show today, we will discuss cleaning and maintaining some of the surface materials your architect and custom builder will include to make your custom home, a work of art!  
Examples of this might be the use of tile, stone or concrete for the floors, stainless steel for the kitchen counter-tops and/or copper for the hood system over your gas range. Also, understanding which materials hold up better over time, might affect your product choices during the design of your home.
Whether you are living in the home of your dreams, or a home that works for now; you’ll gain a lot from today’s guest.
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Thinking of remodeling your home? Would you appreciate some expert guidance on how to maximize your Return on Investment (ROI)? In other words, remodeling your home in a way that allows you to minimize the money you spend on the improvements, while simultaneously maximizing the value of your home?
Our guest today is Todd Tomalak, Principal Advisor of Building Products for Zonda, a housing market research and advisory group. Zonda produces research reports on various aspects of the housing market. These tools help buyers, home owners, builders, remodelers and product manufacturers make better informed decisions.
In this program, Tom discusses Zonda’s highly respected Cost vs. Value Report (CvV). This FREE, annual report will tell you which remodel project investments are most valued (financially) by future property owners.
For more information on the housing market research tools offered by Zonda go to: www.ZondaHome.com