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Based in Wisconsin, the company has experience of overcoming diverse temperature and humidity variations with its builds, balancing home design with construction to assist with energy efficiency.“ In Wisconsin, we’ ll go from zero Fahrenheit wind chills to nearly 100 percent humidity with 80-90 degree summers,” Benjamin continues.“ This makes building more challenging, and that’ s where certain architectural styles don’ t make sense. Regarding energy efficiency, we like to focus on practicalities and the client’ s needs. For instance, if a client wants to heat their garage when it gets extremely cold, we’ d
recommend a higher level of insulation in the garage doors, ceiling and walls.”
Benjamin describes the main building design in Perthel’ s Midwest location as traditional, American colonial style, with much of it being a more architecturally conservative area, with subtle influences of the modern farmhouse,‘ arts and crafts’ trend.“ We’ re very client-driven, in the sense that we work closely with them to create their vision,” he reveals.“ The style primarily depends on that. A lot of our clients don’ t necessarily want a house that stands out, but we have taken influence from other areas, such as New England coastal. It varies. We’ re hands-on, boutique custom
Our end goal is to build an even deeper pipeline of clients, possibly working on more home and lot packages as well as custom builds
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