Denver Design-Build Contractor
Sustainable Design Build offers Denver an all-in-one soltuion to home construction that includes teams of architects, interior designers, project managers, and general contractors. All under one roof, unified to bringing homeowners closer to their dream homes. Our streamlined design-build process streamlines ADUs, Home Additions, and Home Remodel projects for lower upfront cost and faster delievery of an amazing home that you can be proud of.
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Our Mission
What is Design-Build?
Unlike traditional design-bid-build methods, the design-build model establishes a single point of responsibility from concept through completion. Early collaboration between architects, designers, engineers, and builders improves cost control, minimizes change orders, and allows construction phases to overlap when appropriate. This integrated structure enhances accountability, communication, and schedule efficiency across custom homes, home additions, accessory dwelling units, whole home remodel projects throughout the Denver metro area.
Sustainable Design Build is a Denver design-build contractor that provides architectural design and construction services under a single contract. By unifying design, permitting, budgeting, and building into one coordinated process, the firm streamlines project delivery, reduces risk, and accelerates timelines for residential construction.
Single Contract Structure
Clients work with one entity for both design and construction, simplifying communication and legal responsibility.
Integrated Pre-Construction Planning
Budget development, feasibility analysis, architectural design, and interior design finish selections, occur collaboratively, improving cost certainty before construction begins.
Accelerated Project Delivery
Design and construction phases can overlap, reducing overall project duration compared to traditional design-bid-build delivery.
Coordinated Construction
In-house design coordination with field construction teams minimizes delays, scope gaps, and change orders.
Our Services
Accessory Dwelling Units
ADUs are Sustainable Design Build’s strength. Years of experience has lead to breakthrough understanding of zoning codes and building requirements, making SDB the leading ADU builder for Denver and the surrounding Metro Area.
Home Additions
With our complete process and resources, SDB is Denver’s premiere home addition builder. Homeowners will achieve their dream home, crafted perfectly for their needs and lifestye.
Home Remodels
Sustainable Design Build is a complete, all-in-one solution for your home remodel goals. We handle every step, design and permitting, architecture and interior design, project mangement and construction.
Financing Your Home
Financing is a resource, and always available.
As a homeowner looking to start a large home improvement project, it is important to gather as much information as possible. That includes budget options. While Sustainable Design Build is working to give you real and accurate numbers on your dream home. Homeowners can explore funding options with local lenders who specialize in financing home remodeling loans designed for ADUs, Home Additions, and More.
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Construction Progress in Real Time
Sustainable Design Build offers the better service for your home’s project. With the Design-Build Process, you work directly with us as a single-point of contact. Through use of leading project management and construction applications, you will always have answers to what is happening in your project from scheduling, material orders, daily updates, and budget tracking.
Real-Time Schedules
View your project’s schedule and timeline on demand with our design-build process. Receive calendar updates via text and email. Even see how each action item is connected to the next, clearly displaying every single step leading your project’s completion.
On-Site Progress Updates
Daily logs are recorded for your project, to mangement and track every single detail necessary. Have access to on-site photos and videos that are useful in understanding what is happening and where.
Clear and Transparent
With our design build application, Sustainable Design Build’s clients are never in the dark. Never be caught off-gaurd from your project budget with your project costs and change orders all accessible. Your approval and colllaboration from this application is what starts the next step forward to your dream home.
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FAQs
Common Questions about Sustainable Design Build and our Full-Service Design Build Process.
What is a Full-Service Design-Build Firm?
A Full Service Design-Build Firm is an organization that offers both the design and construction services required for building residential or commercial projects. The Design services offered include architectural, structural, soil, and other required disciplines. All of those services will be managed and run by SDB as the project lead and main point of contact. SDB will also schedule, manage, and perform all construction trades needed to complete the project. The benefit of this is an all-in-one approach allows SDB to leverage their experience of construction through all phases of a project and produce efficiencies in a client’s budget, schedule, and finished product.
The difference SDB makes compared to others is our approach to project design and estimation. We operate with first a design phase that lays out a design tailored to your goals, a detailed and complete scope of work, and a fixed cost for the entire project.
This type of service is especially valuable to clients who are seeking larger construction projects such as home additions, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), or custom home construction. SDB provides turn-key design and construction services to clients looking to build the home of their dreams.
Is Design-Build more expensive than a General Contractor?
No, the design-build process is laid out to produce efficiencies where traditional construction methods lack. This maximizes the value a client receives throughout the entirety of the design and build construction process. By being a Full-Service design-build firm, it makes SDB keenly equipped to provide the most accurate pricing and efficient construction practices. Efficiency in construction gets you back into your home sooner.
What are the BENEFITS of the Design-Build Process?
The design-build process is a unifying method of construction that is led under a single point of contact, much like a general contractor. However, the design-build company offers much more by being a part of the design process of a project. This lends conscious decisions in the design of the project which will help align client goals.
Communication
Single point of contact. SDB communicates with all trades and disciplines required for construction; architectural, structural, civil, soils, City Officials, Carpenters, etc., so you don’t have to!
Faster Project Completion
With SDB’s experience, industry knowledge, unique design build process, and team approach your construction project will be on the fast track to completion.
What is The SDB Design-Build Process?
The design-build process is a streamlined construction method where architects and designers collaborate directly with Sustainable Design Build who will manage all the construction of your project. By acting as the single point of contact SDB will guide your project through three phases.
Concept Phase
- Discovery Meeting
- Design Review Meeting
- Concept Plans
- Floor Plans
- Scope of Work
- Fixed Project Cost
Design Phase
- Permit Submittal
- Schedule Survey & Soil Testing
- Structural Engineering
- Energy Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Manage Permitting Process
- Building Permit Approval
Construction Phase
- Remediation (If Necessary)
- Construction Start
- City & Engineering Inspections
- Punchlist
- Construction Completion
- Workmanship Warranty Begins