Single-family homes
Affordable single-family housing and innovative custom homes are the two residential markets Guardian's material names first.
A house is where the envelope argument is easiest to make, because the owner pays the bills and lives with the comfort. A high-performance shell shows up every month.
It is also where the schedule argument bites hardest. A shell that closes in within days lets the interior trades start regardless of the forecast, which on a single house can be the difference between one season and two.
Guardian's material identifies affordable single-family housing, innovative custom homes and accessory dwelling units as distinct residential markets, each with a different driver: cost per square foot, design freedom, and speed on a constrained lot.
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Residential markets Guardian names: affordable single-family housing, multi-family housing, townhouse and condominium, apartment and cooperative, innovative custom homes, and ADUs.
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A typical 2,000 sq ft home can be under roof in 2 to 3 days, and the build takes 20 to 35 percent less time overall.
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Shield™ panel homes use 75 to 85 percent less energy, before solar is added.
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Written by Data Subsystems, for Guardian Structural Technologies. Last updated .
Drafted from Guardian Structural product literature and published building-science sources. Awaiting Guardian technical review. Confirm any figure against the current product documents or ask us before you rely on it in a design.
