AE Building Systems

Home
AE Building Systems

AE Building Systems provides products for high-performance buildings. We are helping our customer reduce the energy required to heat a building by 90%.

A&E Building Systems helps builders, architects and building owners (residential homes and commercial) to achieve exceptional energy performance standards. We believe that every building should be energy efficient!

10/09/2026

This 5,300-square-foot Arvada home was designed to make the most of the ☀️ sun before those 39 rooftop solar panels are even needed.

Southern exposure, strategically placed 🪟 glazing, Alpen Tyrol 625 doors and windows, R-60 ceiling insulation, R-30 walls, a tight building envelope, and thermal mass all help capture and hold solar energy. On clear winter days above 🌡️ 25 degrees, the sun alone can carry the home’s heating load.

Add in heat pumps, battery storage, and carefully designed mechanical systems, and you have a home that can operate largely on energy from the sun while providing comfort and accessibility for the family who lives there.

Our latest blog takes a closer look at how all of these pieces work together. 👉️ https://aebuildingsystems.com/a-one-level-home-built-for-family-comfort-and-the-sun-blog/

13/08/2026

What happens when a home is designed to work with 🌅 nature instead of against it?

John Avenson's Westminster home has been answering that question since 1981.

Built with guidance from the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), the organization that later became the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and is now known as the National Lab of the Rockies (NLR), the home was designed around passive solar principles before high-performance building was anywhere near as well recognized as it is today.

More than four decades later, many of those original ideas are still delivering exceptional comfort and efficiency. Along the way, John has continued refining the home, including high-performance Alpen windows and other strategies, like the intriguingly named “Rock Box,” that make the most of free solar energy.

It's a fascinating look at how good building science stands the test of time.

Read more on the 📝 blog https://aebuildingsystems.com/beating-stratification-a-rock-solid-approach-to-managing-temperature-discrepancies-in-the-home-blog/

Alpen HPP

09/07/2026

Some of the most impressive high-performance building products in the world come from a 🏗️ state-of-the-art factory in rural 🌾 Kansas.

What started as a woodworking passion project and a shop built on a family farm has grown into one of the premier manufacturers of Passive House-certified windows and doors in North America.

Advantage Architectural Woodwork's story began with a commitment to doing things the right way. Today, their products can be found in some of the most demanding high-performance projects in the country.

We have loved working with Bob Holloway and his team over the years and are excited to support the legacy he continues to build.

Read the full story on the blog. 👉 https://aebuildingsystems.com/from-a-kansas-farm-to-the-forefront-of-building-performance-blog/

Advantage Architectural Woodwork

11/06/2026

Many 🏆️ high-performance projects begin with people rethinking what they want a house to provide.

After losing their home in the Marshall Fire, this Louisville family completely reevaluated what rebuilding could look like.

The result is a 5,000+ sq. ft. all-electric project with a HERS score of -6, powered by solar, filled with natural light, and designed to produce more energy than it consumes.

From triple-pane Zenith 625 windows to ERVs, heat pumps, induction cooking, and careful envelope detailing, this project is an excellent example of what future-ready construction can look like in Colorado.

A thoughtful and inspiring rebuild we were 🌟 proud to be part of.

Read the full story on the blog. 👉 https://aebuildingsystems.com/how-one-family-built-back-smarter-greener-and-future-ready-blog/

Alpen HPP

14/05/2026

When it comes to 🏡 air sealing, don't overlook those top and bottom plates. They’re often where things start to break down. If those connections aren’t sealed well, it shows up as drafts and cold floors.

Performance is built in the details, especially at transitions between materials.

This month's blog goes into detail on what to look for and how to fix it. >> https://aebuildingsystems.com/what-your-walls-are-telling-you-the-hidden-air-leakage-at-your-top-and-bottom-plates-blog/

09/04/2026

What does it really take to build a 🏡 Passive House in Colorado?

Forest Haus in Boulder sets the bar. As the city’s first PHI-certified home, this project was designed from the ground up for comfort, quiet, and long-term performance.

And when it came to windows, Smartwin Solar units played a critical role in balancing expansive views with serious thermal performance.

This is what happens when the entire team commits to getting the envelope right from day one.

Read the blog for the full story behind Forest Haus and see what’s possible with Passive House design. 👉 https://aebuildingsystems.com/blog/

Advantage Architectural Woodwork

12/03/2026

Do you feel a 🌬️ draft in your home even on calm, windless days? The culprit might be your windows, just not in the way you’d expect.

The issue comes down to physics: ♨️ warm HVAC air + ❄️ cold window surfaces = 🔄 convection currents. When air near the glass cools, it drops and creates that uncomfortable “draft” sensation.

It’s not always an air leak. Sometimes it’s underperforming glazing.

In our March blog, we break down why this happens and how high-performance windows help maintain more even temperatures and greater comfort throughout your home.

Read more and take the guesswork out of those mystery drafts. 👉️ https://aebuildingsystems.com/cold-air-on-a-calm-day-the-convection-current-problem-nobody-talks-about-blog/

26/02/2026

Here’s one detail that surprises a lot of people:�Passive Solar homes can 🥵 overheat, even on ❄️ cold days.

What!? 🤯

In our newest blog, we dig into why designs that rely heavily on south-facing glass and solar gain (Passive Solar Design) can struggle during shoulder seasons, and how Passive House avoids that problem by prioritizing envelope performance first.

You don't have to settle for comfort that depends on the weather cooperating.

Explore the full breakdown in our latest blog >> https://aebuildingsystems.com/blog/

24/02/2026

🪟To keep out the elements, thin glass > thick glass.

It sounds counterintuitive, and there is one caveat...it has to be Alpen ThinGlass.

This glass is engineered and manufactured to deliver the same high performance with much less bulk.

So, in this case, less really is more!

Alpen HPP

Address

Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 17:00
Thursday	08:00 - 17:00
Friday	08:00 - 17:00

Website

http://www.aebuildingsystems.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when AE Building Systems posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to AE Building Systems:

Want your business to be the top-listed hardware service?

Country:

City: