So our big news is that we are starting over. In a few different ways. We are working now with an architect that actually has a grounding...

Where are we at with this project and why have we been radio silent? What follows is a long overdue update. The short answer is that we...

When it comes to building a Passive House , there are four distinct “players” you need to keep in mind. Building a Passive House...

Permitting process Getting a building permit is required pretty universally around the country for any new project and often for...

Knowing everything you need to know about building an energy efficient home could result in information overload, but in this blog, part...

When you build a Passive House a lot of the things needed for the project are behind the scenes actions. Unless you are involved in it...

In part one of this blog about demolishing the house we talked about the donation of the house to the Matthews Fire Department for...

No, we are not talking about the Talking Head's song. Rather it's a step forward in our Passive House project. Sometimes on a project you...

Windows and doors are an extremely important aspect of energy efficiency and windows and doors are an extremely important aspect of...

The fundamentals of heating and cooling the air in a Passive House are not so different from a typical built home (adhering to the...

We have hired a mechanical engineer to design the air treatment and systems in the house we are building - which if you have been reading...

I met with the architect today, in part to review the current project working on, but also to review process in general. The residential...

Passive house has another requirement that makes it a bit unique. It could even be called reverse engineering. In a typical residential...

In a typical new construction project, the bar to get over is simply to meet the current building code. This is a relatively low bar to...

Here is the first version of the front elevation of our Passive House project We are now wrapping up the design stage of our Passive...

Our environmental consciousness journey started with a lot of conflict over trash more than thirty years ago in the early Eighties. At...

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