Earth'smart powered by tect delivers Structural Engineering & Design Services for homeowners and project teams seeking resilient, durable, high-performance homes. From fire-resistive structural systems to seismic detailing, envelope coordination, and manufacturer-informed specifications, our integrated approach helps projects perform reliably across structure, systems, and materials while reducing lifecycle maintenance, safety risks, and insurance uncertainty.
Integrated structural, envelope, material, and systems coordination for resilient custom homes built to perform for generations.
Earth'smart powered by tect works with architects, structural engineers, and builders through turnkey, advisory, or partnership models to coordinate documentation, detailing, fire-hardened assemblies, and integrated structural decisions early.
We help specify WUI-ready home systems with fire-resistive walls, Class A roofing, ember-resistant vents, defensible-space coordination, and integrated suppression strategies aligned with demanding wildfire conditions.
Pre-insulated concrete masonry, ICF, AAC, steel-framed, and hybrid wall assemblies are evaluated for fire resistance, seismic performance, insulation, durability, and buildability.
Long-life roof and structural assemblies are coordinated for fire resistance, wall-to-roof transitions, non-combustible eaves, ember protection, and regional seismic or snow-load requirements.
Earth'smart powered by tect integrates structural, site, envelope, mechanical, water, and energy decisions to support homes designed for fire, flood, earthquake, extreme weather, and 100+ year service life.
Through TectApp™, projects access 70+ building product manufacturers for coordinated specifications across non-combustible cladding, roofing, windows, doors, insulation, water, and suppression systems.
We begin by understanding the site, hazard exposure, owner priorities, insurance concerns, budget range, and delivery path. This creates a clear performance brief before structural systems, materials, and design strategies are selected.
Earth'smart powered by tect brings commercial-grade coordination to high-performance residential design and delivery.
Architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturer input, and permit strategy align from concept through construction.
TectApp™ connects projects with product experts behind the materials and systems being specified.
Homes are engineered for fire, flood, earthquake exposure, durability, comfort, and lower lifecycle costs.
System-level documentation supports broker and underwriter review in high-risk residential markets.
Integrated design leadership for resilient, high-performance custom homes and rebuilds.
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 residential structural engineer evaluates and designs the load-bearing elements of a home, including foundations, walls, beams, roof systems, lateral-force resistance, and seismic detailing. In high-risk environments, the role may also include coordinating fire-resistive assemblies, non-combustible systems, and structural integration with envelope, mechanical, water, and energy strategies.
Talk with earth'smart powered by tect about your site, systems, and project path.
Earth'smart powered by tect supports homeowners and project teams in Northern and Southern California and selected California wildfire-prone residential markets.
Northern & Southern California
Service Area
Turnkey or Advisory
Project Model
70+ Partners
Manufacturer Network
Ask earth'smart powered by tect whether your location and goals are a fit.
Licensed architectural leadership for resilient home delivery.
70+ manufacturers coordinated into early design decisions.
Performance standard focused on generational durability.
Share your project stage, site concerns, and goals. Earth'smart powered by tect will help identify whether turnkey delivery, advisory support, or collaboration with your existing team is the right path.
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.