New Home Construction in Seattle & the Puget Sound
Single-family homes built to Built Green and Passive House standards from the ground up.
About Our New Home Construction Services
Building from scratch is the ultimate opportunity to get everything right. Love Construction builds new single-family homes to Built Green certified standards, with Passive House performance available for clients who want the highest level of energy efficiency and comfort. We use low-carbon building methods, healthy non-toxic materials, and precision construction techniques that result in homes designed to last 100+ years. From site selection guidance to final landscaping, we manage the entire process with Aaron’s direct involvement on every project.
- Built Green certified construction with Passive House upgrade option
- Low-carbon building methods including advanced framing and continuous insulation
- Healthy, non-toxic materials throughout, from foundation to finish
- Solar-ready design with Net Zero energy capability
- High-performance mechanical systems sized for actual loads
- Custom architectural design that responds to site, climate, and your lifestyle
Our New Home Construction Process
Vision & Site Evaluation
We discuss your vision, lifestyle needs, and sustainability goals. If you have a lot, we evaluate it for solar orientation, drainage, and zoning.
Design & Energy Modeling
Working with architects, we develop plans that optimize for your site conditions, lifestyle, and energy performance using PHPP modeling.
Material Specification & Permitting
We specify every material for health, sustainability, and performance. Simultaneously, we submit for permits and coordinate all required reviews.
Construction
Aaron oversees construction with our trained crew. Regular quality checks, blower door testing, and progress updates keep you informed and the build on track.
Certification & Move-In
Final testing, Built Green and/or Passive House certification, thorough cleaning, and detailed walkthrough. We hand you the keys to a home that will perform for generations.
New Home Construction Service Areas
We provide new home construction services throughout Seattle & the Puget Sound. Click on a location to learn more about our services in your area.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Built Green certification?
Built Green is a residential green building program in Washington state. It certifies homes based on energy efficiency, indoor air quality, water conservation, sustainable materials, and site management. Love Construction builds to Built Green standards as our baseline.
How much does it cost to build a new home in Seattle?
New home construction in the Seattle area typically ranges from $350-$600+ per square foot depending on size, complexity, finishes, and performance level. A Built Green certified home is at the lower end; a fully certified Passive House home is at the higher end.
How long does it take to build a new home?
A typical custom home takes 10-16 months from permit to move-in. Seattle permitting can add 3-6 months before construction begins. Passive House construction may add 2-4 weeks for additional quality control.
Can I build Net Zero in Seattle?
Yes. Seattle’s mild climate and low heating loads make Net Zero very achievable. A Passive House building envelope reduces energy demand by 90%, and a modest solar array can cover the remaining energy needs.
Ready for Your New Home Construction Project?
Contact Love Construction today for a free consultation.
Plan the Seattle-area construction scope carefully
Love Construction projects work best when the owner, designer, and builder begin with the same scope, site constraints, access expectations, and decision timeline. Before comparing options, gather the property address, photos, existing drawings if available, notes about utilities and structural changes, and the rooms or exterior areas affected by the work. Confirm which decisions are already approved and which still need pricing, design, or permit review.
For additions, remodels, ADUs, DADUs, new construction, seismic work, and custom interiors, the practical details matter as much as the finish list. Document parking, staging, delivery access, occupied areas, neighborhood constraints, utility shutoffs, and any work that must stay separated from family routines or tenant operations. A clear early brief helps the construction team identify what can be priced from current information and what requires additional drawings, engineering, product selections, or jurisdictional feedback.
Coordinate selections, permits, and handoffs
Keep product selections, plan revisions, finish schedules, change requests, and owner approvals in one current record. Seattle-area construction can involve design review, structural coordination, energy details, inspections, utility coordination, and schedule dependencies between trades. When a choice changes cabinets, windows, fixtures, appliances, layout, framing, or exterior openings, review the connected cost and timing impact before field work depends on the prior version.
At each handoff, confirm the active plan set, open questions, owner-supplied items, inspection status, site access, and the next decision needed. Good construction communication is specific: who owns the item, what information is missing, when it is needed, and what work depends on it. That record protects the project from assumptions and gives the homeowner a practical way to track progress.
Keep construction decisions tied to real field conditions
Before work begins, review how the planned scope connects to the existing structure, utilities, drainage, framing, foundations, finishes, and occupied spaces. A remodel or addition may look simple on a room list while still depending on structural openings, mechanical routing, electrical capacity, weather protection, and sequencing between trades. The owner should know which decisions are cosmetic, which require technical review, and which cannot be finalized until hidden conditions are exposed.
For ADU, DADU, passive-house, new-home, and major remodeling work, the project record should separate confirmed requirements from allowances. Confirm access for crews and deliveries, storage areas, dust control, temporary protection, inspection windows, owner-supplied items, and any rooms that must remain usable. When the home is occupied, name the daily contact and decide how questions, photos, site changes, and approvals will move between the field and the owner.
Close each phase with a useful record
At the end of a design, preconstruction, rough-in, finish, or punch phase, record what was completed, what remains open, and which decision controls the next step. Keep permit notes, product selections, drawings, finish references, inspection results, change approvals, and warranty information with the project file. That habit makes future maintenance, resale questions, and later remodel phases easier to understand.
When a project changes, document the reason, affected scope, cost or schedule implication, and approved direction before the change is built into the work. That protects the homeowner and the construction team from relying on memory during a complex Seattle-area project.
Define the construction path before pricing decisions
Each Love Construction service page should lead to a practical next conversation: what is being built or changed, what information exists, what decisions are still open, and what constraints could affect cost or schedule. Owners should separate must-have outcomes from preferences, identify rooms or structures affected by the work, and note whether the project depends on design, engineering, permit review, product lead times, or coordination with other professionals.
Service planning also includes how the work will be staged. Confirm parking, material delivery, disposal access, temporary protection, daily cleanup expectations, working-hour limits, and which parts of the home or site must remain usable. For occupied homes, clear communication about access and decision timing helps the field team avoid delays while respecting the people living with the project.
Before work proceeds, align on the current documents, accepted scope, known exclusions, allowance items, and the approval process for changes. That shared record is what turns a broad remodeling idea into a buildable plan.