Weiss Building and Development

Oct 2013

3 Home Improvements Gut Rehab Remodel + Addition $475000 5/1/2012 This client wanted to add to the sq ft of their home while also opening it up. They wanted a better kitchen, mudroom, master bathroom, and living spaces. They also wanted this built to a high level of building science, as the owners are an architect and engineer. Even though this home added about 45% to the sq ft, it still improved energy efficiency by 40%.

$475k

Elmhurst, IL

Jun 2013

This client came to us to finish their basement with a play area, bedroom, bathroom, wine cellar, bar, and movie theatre.

$150k

St Charles, IL

Jan 2013

This is the first DOE Challenge Home in Illinois and the 17th in the country. It is 65% more efficient than code and 50% healthier than average new home built. It was built at $140 sq ft, so it is healthier and super efficient at market prices of ocde built homes.

$450k

Downers Grove, IL

Jan 2013

This family was interested in building a super healthy, super efficient home, that was highly durable, and requires little maintenance. This home is the first Certified Passive House in Chicagoland and the 28th in the country. It won the 2013 USGBC Emerald Award for Home Innovation. It requires 90% less energy to heat and cool than code built home and is estimated to use less than $175 a year to heat and cool.

$975k

River Forest, IL

Jul 2012

This family had a large collection of high end wines they shipped over from Europe. We custom designed and built a wine cellar for them acorind to their needs. This wine cellar was built with materials that promoting only a high level of indoor air quality and non-toxic materials. The wine cellar was performance testing for air leakage to assure the mositure confined to the cellar did not cause mositure problems in any walls of existing home. This also ensures a high level of energy efficiency.

$40k

Oak Brook, IL

Jun 2012

This home had a fire in half of it. We gutted and remodled half the house that was burned. We were still able to significantly improve energy effieicny by over 50%, and was certified under the NAHB Green Building program. We also made the home much healthier (as compared to pre fire health of home and materials), and did this all for insurance proceeds with no additional money out of clients pocket.

$157k

Glendale Heights, IL

Jun 2012

This client was building a ver high end custom home with materials from all over the world. We were hired to design and build the wine cellar by the clients in their new home. The wanted a modern feel to the cellar with rustic elements. We designed a custom wine cellar to suit their needs that also has a tasting area, and a preservation system for open bottles.

$56k

Chicago, IL

Jun 2012

This project was a gut rehab remodel that is LEED Certified Platinum. We basically gutted the entire home to the 16" depp stone masonry walls, and built a whole new home inside it with completely different layout and interior structure.The enrgy efficiency was improved by 300%. This home was also certified NAHB Green Building Program Emerald.

$215k

La Grange, IL

Sep 2011

This client wanted master bath remodel that would be easy to clean and was green. We used low flow fixtures, an energy efficinet bath fan on a motion sensor, and marmoleum floors.

$21k

Geneva, IL