Responsive Envelopes For Ultra-High Performance Buildings
What We Do.
Why We Do It.
Many residential construction methods and practices in the home building industry have not changed very much in 100 years. Because the industry is highly fragmented and decentralized, homebuilders have been slow to adapt to changes in technology and standardize practices. This presents an opportunity to introduce new products, using innovative building design, component manufacturing and system assembly.
Even is developing a panelized, ultra-high energy efficient, building envelope system. The Even system uses a responsive thermal barrier, which automatically reacts to any changes in air temperature and humidity levels inside and outside the house. The envelope system offers the greatest home comfort in the most energy efficient and cost effective way.
Now we are talking smart house!
Our planet is currently under stress - if not extreme stress by mid-century. There are many sources of heat trapping greenhouse gases but our continued reliance on the burning of fossil fuels to me 85% of our energy needs is a primary contributor.
While the increase in renewable energy is encourging, it meets less than 10% of the end use demand. So how might we accelerate the de-carbonization of our energy consumption? By increasing energy effeciency.
At Even we are developing innovative, resilient energy-saving building products to advance energy-effeciency and empower all of us to achieve more while using less of our common planet.
(April 2017. 11,000 year average is 280ppm)
Andrew Kamin-Lyndgaard
Co-Founder
Andrew Kamin-Lyndgaard’s entire professional life has revolved around making things people want. As an entrepreneur and founder of Canopy, Andrew built a company that focused on innovative mobile phone hardware and software design. At Canopy, he went from being the company inventor to managing 15 full-time employees. He developed manufacturing and distribution partners in China. He led a product development teams from mechanical design to software and packaging. And he created the Canopy brand and led the marketing efforts. Through his broad entrepreneurial experience, Andrew has expertise to identify, evaluate and commercialize new products.
Andrew holds Master Degree from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA.
Erich zumBrunnen
Co-Founder
As the son of an architect, Erich zumBrunnen, AIA, has had a lifelong interest in architectural design and building construction. While in architecture school, Erich worked on a residential framing crew, which providing valuable experience and led him to question outdated and inefficient building construction practices. After graduating, at the top of his class, Erich has been a working architect with experience in both small and large firms. During his career, he’s been responsible for improving the design and building processes used during construction.
Erich’s love of technology has drawn him to computer aided building design. In 2011 he chose to start his own business Line Three Studio. The company focuses on architectural visualization services.
Erich holds a Bachelor of Architecture, a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design and a minor in Visual Art from NDSU, in Fargo, ND.
F.A.Q.
Where your questions are answered.
Yes. The Even panels are manufactured in a climate-controlled factory in Minneapolis, MN and then transported to the buidling site. This ensures superior quality control and effecient use of materials and labor.
Initially the Even panel will support the new residential construction market. As the 3D laser capture and point cloud to B.I.M processing technology advances, retrofits become an attractive market to serve.
The Even panel will be deployed as a non-structural building component on walls and roofs. The struct can be framed using conventional timber or steel. Contact us for details.
Yes. Even panels are designed to meet and exceed minimum building codes throughout the United States. This included the 2015 IECC requirements currently adopted in seven states. To check current building code in your area visit here.
Thanks. We like it to. It was derived by combining the "ev" in evacuated and the "en" in envelope. EV-EN. Less literally it speaks to balance between the indoor built environments and the exterior environment.
Other Questions?
We would be delighted to hear from you.
"An intellegent building envelope will be understood as the outer layer of a building, designed through a specific process for adaptability to the challenges posed by interior and exterior conditions using minimum energy."
-Guedi Capeluto
Value Statement
Our values hold us accountable — to our clients, shareholders and each other — to advance energy efficiency and empower all of us to achieve more while using less of our common planet.