Our Expertise

Energy efficient, fire-resilient homes built to the highest quality standards.

How We Build Better

Building to code is the bare minimum.

We build to the Passive House Standard, a globally recognized building standard that results in homes that are fire resilient and smoke tight, quiet, comfortable, and ultra energy efficient.

About Passive House

Fire-Resilient + Smoke-Tight

Insulated exterior walls, fire-resistant cladding, ember-resistant crawlspaces, and foam-free, unvented roofs.

Exceptional Indoor Air Quality

Airtight construction and smart ventilation with continuous filtered fresh air circulation are the hallmarks of good indoor air quality.

Ultra Energy Efficient

The Passive House standard is recognized as the most energy efficient building standard in the world, using up to 90% less energy than a home built to conventional code.

Quiet and Comfortable

Thick walls lend to sound damping, and an overall reduction in heating and cooling load needed to power the home.

Integrated Systems

Passive House utilizes advanced building techniques to ensure that all home systems are integrated, optimizing every aspect of comfort, safety and convenience.

We have rebuilt after catastrophic wildfires.

We are here to help you build back better.

To our Southern California friends and families,

The Joubert Homes team recognizes the loss, grief, and pain that the recent wildfires have inflicted upon too many families. There are no words to sufficiently express the heartbreak of losing a home, a neighborhood, as well as the sense of security that comes with community.

During the last four years, our team has been honored to work with families in the Boulder, Colorado area who were affected by the 2021 Marshall Fire. In a matter of hours, a wind-whipped wildfire destroyed more than 1,100 homes. As in Southern California, those communities also had to face the overwhelming task of rebuilding. We worked alongside our clients, and saw them through grief, but also resilience, as we helped them rebuild ultra high-performance Passive Homes.

We are here to help guide, you and be a resource, as you begin the long journey to that very special place called Home.

Meet our Preferred Partner

B.PUBLIC Prefab

B.PUBLIC’s panelized system is designed an manufactured off-site to speed design and construction timelines.

What Makes a Building Fire Resilient

  • Fire Resilient Design

  • Smoke Tightness

  • Fire Resistant Materials

Fire Resistant and Smoke-Tight

The Palisades and Eaton fires were unprecedented events that turned into staggering tragedies due to a confluence of circumstances. As wildfires become increasingly frequent and devastating in California, building fire resilient and smoke-tight homes has become paramount.

Multiple news outlets covered the story of entire neighborhoods being destroyed by the Palisades Fire, but a small number of homes still standing. While no home is 100% fireproof, the homes that survived were built using a variety of construction techniques that made them highly resilient to fire. Research around home destruction versus survival in wildfires indicates that embers and small flames are the leading cause of ignition. But these dangers can be mitigated. Certified Passive Homes are built with insulated exterior walls, fire-resistant cladding, ember-resistant crawlspaces, and foam-free, unvented roofs. These construction materials and techniques create a structure with superior fire resilience.

As damaging as fire is to a home, smoke damage can be nearly as destructive. Toxic smoke can render a home uninhabitable for months and require a long, complicated, and expensive rebuilding process. A Passive Home is built with meticulous attention to the building envelope during the construction process. When combined with a state-of-the-art ventilation system, smoke, pollen, pollution and toxic particulates are kept out of the house. Clean, filtered air is constantly circulated, creating a comfortable, indoor environment for the home’s occupants.

If fire containment systems are installed properly, the systems can remain in place for the life of the structure

Explore a Rebuild

During a design exercise, our clients named their new home “Azari Khuneh” meaning “House of Fire” in remembrance of the original home lost in the Marshall Fire.

  • Wall and Roof Assembly

  • Energy Recovery Ventilator

  • Certified Passive Windows

Paths to Rebuilding

  • CUSTOM HOME

    Design your own Passive House with our team of designers and architects. We can help you build a low-energy, airtight and smoke-tight home to fit the size and needs specific to your lot.

  • PASSIVE HOUSE MODEL

    Select a pre designed home to accelerate the design process. All of Joubert’s Homes are designed and built to the Passive House Standard, ensuring high performance and fire resilience.

  • PREFAB

    Select an existing home plan from our recommended partner, B.PUBLIC Prefab. Their award- winning architectural plans can be customized to your specific needs.

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