Thursday, January 29, 2015

PASSIVE HOUSE PRECERTIFICATION

 
 
We received precertification status with Passive House U.S., or PHIUS last month.  This is our first project with  PHIUS and we are all excited for the challenge ahead. It will include a super insulated airtight envelope (0.6ACH50), continuous mechanical ventilation via a high efficiency ERV, rigorous control of solar gain, high performance windows, and a composting toilet.  We can also tap into our existing solar thermal hot water system to reduce the energy demand for water heating.  We spent a lot of time developing our design and energy model: now it's time to build it!
 
For more information on the Passive House U.S. program visit:
 
As the smallest Passive House U.S. project currently in precertification status, we have our work cut out for us!
Check out the PHIUS project database here.

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