Passing the baton
Last fall Ian and Lydia Kline moved from Boston to Washington and purchased our house. Brendan and I could not have asked for a more perfect family. We all thought it might be informative to the Passive...
Passive House DCPassive Houses save 90% of household energy. And the planet. We're building the first in the Washington, DC area.FINAL CERTIFICATIONIt is official. We have been certified by the Passive House Institute - US as a Passive House. Because the application and certification occurred before the split between PHIUS and PHI (the mother organization... Under Contract!Last week we signed a contract on the house! The closing will be at the end of the month. The new owners could not be a nicer family! We also received informal notice that the house has passed all... WE'RE ON NPR! Jessica Gould of WAMU came by the house on Friday and did a piece on the house during Morning Edition today. Here's the link: http://wamu.org/news/11/06/27/bethesda_home_is_areas_first_passive_house... CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE! REAL ESTATE OPEN HOUSE 6/5. Come and see it! 4717 North Chelsea Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814. All work is now completed except for punch list items, and the house is now being shown by Sondra Mulheron, our real estate agent. Come... Highlights from Innsbruck: The 15th International Passive House Conference June 2, 2011 I have just returned from the annual Passive House conference in Innsbruck, which included around 1200 architects and builders from some 46 countries. The Passive House approach has truly... Getting to Net Zero Energy: Passive House vs Energy StarThere is a lot of talk about net zero energy (NZE) houses. Clearly that is the goal if we are to live sustainably. But it is a difficult goal to achieve, even with a Passive House. The reason is that... Comparison of projected energy costs between this house and a hypothetical identical house built to the Energy Star standard During Earth Week we were asked to do presentations at NIH and DOE on this house. In preparation for that I revisited our cost numbers and our energy numbers for the house and put together a comparison... Status report A few pictures of the house and an update on what is going on. Porch decking is now installed on front and side porches. Deck framing at west side (to left in this picture) has just gone in. ... Passive House Plans Available We originally designed the New American Foursquare to serve as a prototype Passive House, one that could be replicated affordably in several sizes and configurations. Informed by the experience of... |
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