A MAE custom home: dark board-and-batten ranch at dusk

Built dry. Built healthy.
Built to prove it.

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The MAE Method

Water, air, and soil gas, managed as one system.

Most foundations treat drainage, radon, and air quality as separate afterthoughts. We engineer them as one system, starting below the footings.

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The MAE MethodBelow grade
The problems other builders ignore

Two problems are built into most homes here. We engineer for both before the first pour.

Radon
1 in 6Greater Calgary homes test at or above the Health Canada radon guideline. Newer, tighter homes often test higher.
Why new homes have more radon
Portfolio

The work, documented.

Modern lakefront custom home
01Modern lakefront home
Charred-cedar high-performance home at dusk
02Charred-cedar modern
Renovated chef's kitchen in marble and navy
03Estate renovation
In-slab radiant over the engineered drainage plane
04The science below
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Our process

Five steps. One point of contact.

Step 01

Intake

The Start Your Project system gathers goals, land, plans, and budget before we meet.

Step 02

Design & budget

Real numbers early, aligned to the design.

Step 03

Engineering

The MAE Method is engineered into the drawings before a shovel touches ground.

Step 04

Construction

Milestone schedule and photo documentation from footing to finish.

Step 05

Verification

Tests, monitoring data, and the full documentation package handed to the owner.

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Services

Two ways to build with MAE.

01 / Flagship

Custom Homes

Ground-up custom homes on your land. Every build carries The MAE Method as standard.

Custom Homes
02 / For complex builds

Project & Construction Management

Commercial-grade budget control, scheduling, and reporting for clients with their own architect or a complex project.

Construction Management
The standard, in numbers

Every home is tested. The owner gets the file.

Slump
Concrete slump testing
at every pour
Blower door
Airtightness testing
of the finished envelope
Air & radon
Indoor air quality and
radon testing before handover
Embedded
Concrete monitoring for
cure quality and performance
Copper
Press-fit copper water lines
throughout the home
Documented
Full results package
delivered to the owner

Bring the land.
We bring the engineering.

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