tect provides owner-side residential construction consulting for homeowners planning complex custom homes, wildfire rebuilds, and resilient long-term residences. From early system decisions to architecture, engineering, manufacturer coordination, insurance documentation, and construction integrity review, tect helps you build with clarity, reduce risk, and deliver a home engineered to perform for generations.
Owner-side guidance for resilient custom homes, wildfire rebuilds, system integration, insurance documentation, and coordinated project delivery.
tect acts as the homeowner’s independent advisor across architecture, engineering, construction, permitting, manufacturer selection, budget integrity, schedule coordination, and risk reduction throughout the full custom home lifecycle.
Path B advisory supports your existing architect, engineer, or contractor with system-level guidance, construction integrity review, manufacturer coordination, permit support, and fire-resilient performance strategies.
Consulting includes insurance-aligned documentation for fire-resistive assemblies, non-combustible specifications, defensible-space coordination, on-site fire water, and integrated suppression strategies for high-risk homes.
Through TectApp™, projects connect with 70+ building product manufacturers early, helping ensure structure, envelope, roofing, water, energy, fire protection, and smart-home systems are specified correctly.
tect works with architects, structural engineers, builders, and consultants to improve fire-hardened detailing, documentation, system integration, and resilient residential construction outcomes.
Consulting covers non-combustible wall systems, Class A roofing, ember-resistant venting, fire-rated openings, mineral wool insulation, and advanced assemblies for durable custom homes.
tect begins by understanding your site, goals, team structure, budget range, risk profile, insurance concerns, and desired level of support, then recommends the right advisory or delivery path.
tect brings commercial-grade coordination to homeowners building complex, high-performance residences.
tect serves the homeowner’s interests across architecture, engineering, construction, budget, schedule, and documentation.
TectApp™ brings direct product expertise into decisions before specifications become costly construction issues.
Guidance focuses on fire, flood, earthquake, comfort, durability, and long-term lifecycle performance.
Advanced coordination typically reserved for commercial projects is applied to custom residential homes.
Architect-led guidance for resilient custom home delivery.
AIA
Bob Habian, AIA, is a licensed architect and a driving force behind Tect's mission to deliver 100+ year homes built to perform across structure, systems, and envelope. Serving homeowners in Pacific Palisades and surrounding high-risk areas, Bob brings deep expertise in resilient design, system integration, and construction coordination. His work is rooted in a belief that homes should be permanent upgrades — engineered to withstand fire, flood, and earthquake exposure while minimizing long-term maintenance costs. Bob leads Tect's fully aligned approach, connecting clients with the TectApp community of 70+ building product manufacturers to ensure the right expertise is involved from concept through construction. His commitment is to homes that are not only durable and safe but built forward for generations to come.
A construction consultant advises the owner before and during a building project to improve decisions, reduce risk, and keep the work aligned with goals. For residential projects, tect reviews system choices, coordinates architects, engineers, builders, and manufacturers, supports permitting strategy, evaluates documentation, and helps protect budget, schedule, resilience, and long-term performance.
Talk with tect about your project goals and risk concerns.
tect supports homeowners planning resilient custom homes in Pacific Palisades and high-risk residential markets.
Pacific Palisades
Service Area
70+ Partners
Manufacturer Network
100+ Years
Home Standard
Contact tect to discuss your site, team, and project needs.
Licensed architectural expertise guides resilient home strategy.
70+ product manufacturers support coordinated specifications.
Performance standard for durable, generational residences.
Tell tect about your custom home, wildfire rebuild, or advisory needs. We’ll review your goals, current team, risk profile, and next steps for a more coordinated residential construction process.
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.