Green Builder Media and Sekisui House, one of the world’s most respected and forward-thinking homebuilders, are partnering on the VISION House SHAWOOD to showcase a new valuation metric for housing, Value Per Square Foot, through three advanced performance, climate-resilient communities conceived not simply to shelter, but to enrich lives.
We're analyzing how the three SHAWOOD communities—located in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area and representing different price points and prospective buyer profiles—manifest the seven pillars of Value Per Square Foot: energy, water, wellness, resilience, decarbonization, equity and investment, and community.
Building for Longevity: Inside the SHAWOOD Philosophy with Roger Gannon
“We design homes to last for generations—structurally, environmentally, and emotionally.”
VISION House SHAWOOD communities have been carefully designed to meet the demands of our changing climate head-on. From ember-resistant building assemblies to moisture-managed construction systems and passive thermal strategies capable of maintaining comfort during outages, every material and design decision in SHAWOOD homes is informed by climate realities. Solar + battery storage provides reliable power during grid failures. Landscapes are drought-tolerant, regionally native, and designed to create defensible zones against wildfire.
Sekisui House sets the SHAWOOD communities apart by applying the centuries-old Japanese ethos of Satoyama, the harmony between human dwelling and the natural world, as well as Sekisui House-conceived concept Keinen Bika, a belief that landscapes and materials become more beautiful over time. These ideas help transform houses from short-term commodities into long-term assets that foster wellbeing, spiritual growth, environmental stewardship, and generational wealth-building.
