Modern Home Builder - Fall 2017 - 32
eleV8 Builders eleV8 Your Expectations elev8 offers clients high-performance design and construction. BY TIM O'CONNOR eleV8 Builders is a luxury residential design/build firm eleV8 believes its design/build approach mitigates many project issues by allowing the builder, architect and client to collaborate from the start. " We've positioned ourselves to deliver high-performing homes and that takes minding the details. " CHRIS LITTLE, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER specializing in high performance design and construction. Founder and president of eleV8, Chris Little states, "Our company believes the design/build methodology provides an innovative approach on the project delivery method offering a turnkey solution. eleV8 partners with AIA-registered architects to deliver superior projects." eleV8 is an integral part of the design team from the beginning at lot selection through final project delivery. Little believes the design/build approach can speed up the construction timeline, reduce construction cost and improve the customer experience throughout the project. Historically projects are delivered under a design/bid/build methodology. Under this type of project delivery structure, the homeowner would contract with an architect to develop the architectural plans and when complete send out to builders for bid. Little says, "Often times, we find there is a disconnect between the architectural design and the customer's budget. Also, during the build process, it can be challenging to have an architect and builder that do not have experience working together and delivering projects." eleV8 believes its design/build approach mitigates these issues by having the builder and architect working hand-in-hand collaboratively from the very beginning to achieve the preferred design for the client within budget. HIGH-PERFORMANCE PROFILE ELEV8 BUILDERS www.elev8builders.com / Headquarters: Austin, Texas / Specialty: Luxury homes / Employees: Five 32 www.mhb-magazine.com Fall 2017 The company strives to create high-performance homes, which Little defines as homes with superior durability, healthy indoor air quality, energy efficiency and comfort. Every home is designed with thermal efficiency in mind and is pre-wired for solar panels and electric vehicle charging stations. Net-zero energy capability is standard for eleV8's projects and some homes even take it a step further with rainwater harvesting so that residents do not have to rely on wells or municipal water sources. The subcontractors that eleV8 partners with on its projects must also value building science to be successful. "We understand the principles - the design principles and the building science principles - behind each of these and we have to have subcontractors who buy-in as well," Little notes. "It's not just a delegation of roles