Turnkey Delivery
A fully aligned Path A model bringing architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturer coordination, and permit strategy together from concept through construction for clearer execution and fewer late-stage conflicts.
Earth'smart powered by tect delivers integrated high performance home systems that bring architecture, engineering, construction strategy, manufacturer input, and resilient building science into one coordinated path. Designed for homeowners rebuilding after wildfire or planning a long-life custom home, these solutions improve safety, comfort, durability, energy performance, indoor air quality, and insurance-aligned risk reduction from the earliest decisions.
Integrated home systems designed for resilience, health, efficiency, comfort, and long-term performance.
A fully aligned Path A model bringing architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturer coordination, and permit strategy together from concept through construction for clearer execution and fewer late-stage conflicts.
Fire-resistive wall assemblies, Class A roofing, ember-resistant vents, defensible-space coordination, and integrated suppression strategies designed for WUI homes where code minimums may not be enough.
Fresh filtered air, ERV/HRV ventilation, MERV-13+ filtration, low-VOC materials, all-electric mechanical systems, automation, leak detection, and predictive monitoring for healthier daily living.
High-performance custom homes targeting lower lifecycle costs through tight envelopes, electrification, solar and battery storage, water conservation, durable materials, and premium comfort.
Dedicated on-site fire water supply, vapor dome perimeter protection, FIREBOZZ® water cannons, and defensible-space coordination engineered alongside the home rather than added late.
Multi-hazard construction strategies for fire, flood, earthquake, extreme weather, redundant systems, backup power, and long-life envelope performance intended to build once and build forward.
Earth'smart powered by tect begins by clarifying the homeowner’s goals for safety, comfort, durability, energy use, indoor air quality, insurance documentation, and long-term resilience so every design decision supports measurable performance.
Earth'smart powered by tect gives homeowners access to commercial-grade coordination for resilient custom homes.
One coordinated path connects architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturer input, and permit strategy.
TectApp™ brings product experts into decisions early, before costly specification conflicts emerge.
Homes are engineered for fire, flood, earthquake, comfort, and lower lifecycle maintenance.
System-level documentation supports brokers and underwriters evaluating risk in wildfire-prone markets.
Led by resilient design and systems coordination expertise.
AIA — Founder, Architect and Manufacturer Advisor
Bob Habian, AIA, brings a rare cross-sided perspective to the building industry: he has been a licensed architect specifying products, a building product manufacturer owner selling them, and an advisor to more than 300 manufacturers working to reach architects and project teams more effectively. That combination sits behind everything tect does. On the owner side, Bob leads Tect's Earth'smart™ practice delivering 100+ year homes engineered to perform across structure, systems and envelope for homeowners across Northern, Central and Southern California — homes built to withstand fire, flood and earthquake exposure while minimizing long-term maintenance cost. On the manufacturer side, Bob leads the tect network of nearly 70 participating building product manufacturers and the Manufacturer Resource Hub, helping manufacturer CEOs, sales and marketing leaders, technical leadership and product representatives understand how architects actually choose products, contribute earlier in design, build genuine product-category expertise, form complementary alliances, and make credible human expertise discoverable in search and AI. His consistent argument to manufacturers is that project teams do not need another channel that exposes products — they need trustworthy expertise available at the moment a decision is forming. Bob draws on AIA specification research, anonymized patterns from work across hundreds of manufacturers, and direct experience on both sides of the specification conversation.
A high performance home is designed as an integrated system rather than a collection of separate products. Structure, envelope, mechanical systems, air quality, water, energy, fire resilience, and smart monitoring are coordinated from the beginning. The goal is better safety, comfort, durability, efficiency, and long-term value, especially in demanding environments such as wildfire, seismic, or extreme-weather regions.
Talk with earth'smart powered by tect about your home, site, and resilience goals.
Earth'smart powered by tect supports homeowners building resilient, high performance homes in priority wildfire-risk markets.
Northern & Southern California
Service Area
Path A / Path B
Delivery Paths
70+ Manufacturers
Coordination
Ask earth'smart powered by tect whether your project is a fit.
Led by Bob Habian, AIA.
Access to 70+ product manufacturers.
Risk-reduction documentation for review.
Tell earth'smart powered by tect about your site, rebuild goals, current team, and performance priorities. A discovery call will help identify the right path forward.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (310) 913-5000. You can also send us a quick email at bob@tect.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (310) 913-5000. You can also send us a quick email at bob@tect.com.