CMU Constructionįor the home’s seemingly simple box-like design, we used concrete masonry units, commonly referred to as CMUs, to build the structural shell-a common and familiar building material in Florida due to its strength and resistance to fire, termites, and weather.īut CMU construction also has its disadvantages. Our firm has 30-plus years designing and building custom, luxury homes in Florida, but the process of building this year’s New American Home during the pandemic taught us a host of new things and further sharpened our skills on tried-and-true materials and methods. The finished home and related products will be featured in the February 2021 and March/April 2021 issues of Pro Builder.įortunately, we were off to a great start and were ahead of schedule on this 5,536-square-foot, three-story detached townhouse when COVID-19 restrictions were enacted last March, and our amazing team pulled together, working tirelessly to deliver a high-performance, show-stopping home amidst these unprecedented challenges. See our additional coverage of behind-the-finish products used to build The New American Home 2021. The shift to team members working from home added an extra layer of stress to an already ambitious build, and there was always the fear of the unknown. including the construction of the 38th annual New American Home in Winter Park, Fla.Īs the construction coordinator for Phil Kean Design Group, the home’s designer/builder, I found myself in the middle of a sort of organized chaos, facing new challenges-on top of the typical ones-such as establishing and maintaining stricter jobsite health and safety protocols and scheduling trades and materials deliveries more carefully to ensure social distancing.
But while restaurants, retailers, and sports venues were shut down to help curb the spread of a viral pandemic, residential building carried on.
As anyone who builds homes is well aware, 2020 was a challenging year.
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