The Palmer Design Group, Inc. Green-Home Design Consultants, LEED AP

Custom Trellises, Reduce Heat Gain, Create Filtered Shade, Microclimate Landscape, Reduce Air-Conditioning

Architectural Structures Minimize Solar Heat Gain

Generate Renewable Energy On-Site

Green Walls Reduce Heat Gain around the Home & Garden, Green Spaces, Reduce Air-Conditioning

Vegetated GreenWalls Insulate & Beautify

Home Automation for Energy Savings, Timers and Apps control Energy Use & Water Use In and Around the Home

Smart-Home Tech & Timers for Energy Savings

Passive Solar Principles Reduce Reduce Energy-Usage While Improving Indoor Comfort

Thermal Chimney & Natural Cooling

Rain Gardens Hold-and-Slow Stormwater, Reducing Run-Off and Erosion

Rain Gardens Hold & Slow Stormwater Infiltration

Appied Overhangs Reduce Excessive Solar Heat Gain on Glazing, Reducing Energy-Usage While Improving Occupant Comfort

Applied Overhangs Control Solar Heat-Gain

Native Species Landscaping Reduces Water Usage and Chemical Inputs

Native Species Require Less Water & Chemical Inputs

Bio-Swales and Berms Conserve Rainwater for Use in the Landscape.

Bio-Swales & Hugelkultur Growing Mounds

Net Zero-Energy Homes Produce 100% of the Enegy they Consume

Net-Zero Homes Generate 100% of Their own Energy

Solar Hot Water Heaters Reduce Fossil-Fuel Energy-Use

Solar Hot Water Heaters Reduce Energy Consumption

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The Palmer Design Group, Inc. promotes the concept of Regenerative Living; of acting and doing in ways that improve the condition of the natural environment, as an alternative to merely 'doing the least harm'. Our LEED AP Homes Accredited Professionals participate in high-performance home design and remodels that reduce the impact of the built-environment upon the landscape, while fostering the spread of ideas that enable each of us to meet our everyday needs without infringing upon the ability of future generations to do the same.

In response to global demand for greater sustainability in the built environment, California's Title 24 Building Standards have stated the goal that all new homes are to be "Zero Net Energy" by 2020, meaning they must be resource-efficient homes which generate as much energy as they use each year.

The Palmer Design Group offers design strategies & products that enable owners of built homes to enjoy the same advancements, whether that be for future resale value, or the satisfaction of creating a home that will use precious natural resources more responsibly into the future. We provide design and guidance for any size project, whether a major remodel seeking LEED Certification, a NetZero energy overhaul, or a minor project with limited scope. We promote the idea that any change, however small, is a step in the right direction.

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Working with homeowner, contractor, or architect, we recommend and design those modifications to the built home and landscape that will be most effective in enabling the home to use less energy, produce renewable energy, consume less potable water, manage & harvest water resources on-site, and enjoy improved indoor comfort and air quality. Using methods which have been proven to improve the energy-and water-performance of the home, it is possible to bring it up to California's new, high-performance home standards.

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Project Oversight by The Palmer Design Group provides added assurance that the job will proceed on-time & within budget. We take pride in participating in a finished product that employs high-performance upgrades while creating beautiful spaces indoors and out.

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Whenever possible, we encourage providing ecological services to the local environment through a variety of small actions which add impact over time. We foster the growth of small-scale, organic urban farm-scapes and community gardens, and the continued spread of urban agricultural districts. We defend dark skies, quietude, and the tranquility of nature; because in replenishing nature, we replenish ourselves.