E3 - Energy and Efficiency with Emily is a podcast dedicated to energy efficient home building in cold climate areas of New England. This week we invited our friend and colleague, Bob Swinburne, to join us in discussing semi customizable plan sets like his Vermont Simple House and our semi custom plan division at Mottram Architecture. We talk about why we think it's an important and underserved section of the market. We also discuss panelization and how that might play a part in future build. And also the importance of having the architect be an advocate for the homeowner through the course of construction.