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Articles Tagged with ''passive houses''

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Measured Air Leakage Requirements in Context

daniel overbey
Daniel Overbey
January 21, 2022

Whole-building pressurization testing is becoming standard practice for building projects. Many common energy conservation standards and model codes now exhibit requirements for enclosure airtightness, which are to be achieved through measured air leakage rates.


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How to Achieve Energy Efficiency in Colder Climates

Evelyn Long
February 24, 2021
It takes a combination of intentional design, building envelope maintenance and effective materials to minimize heat loss in commercial buildings
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Sto Corp. Announces Founding Sponsorship of Passive House Accelerator

August 24, 2020
Sto Corp. announced its founding sponsorship of Passive House Accelerator, an online, open-source platform for Passive House and zero carbon innovation.
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Hook and Ladder Apartments

Apartments Use Continuous Insulation for Green Energy Standards

February 14, 2020
The state’s first-ever Passive House multifamily development, the Hook and Ladder Apartments, opened October 2019 in Northeast Minneapolis
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DELTA-VENT SA Receives Passive House Institute Certification

October 17, 2019
High-performance weather-resistive barrier passes rigorous industry standards for passive building.
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Rose Villa

First Zero Energy Multi-Family Project in Portland

March 15, 2019
The first of its kind in the Portland senior living marketplace, The Oaks Zero Energy Neighborhood at Rose Villa is a 12-home neighborhood of residences designed to meet their own energy needs through a combination of ultra-energy-efficient design and on-site renewable energy generation
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Green Hammer

Green Hammer Meets Goals of 2030 Commitment

December 13, 2018
The Portland-based design build firm is one of just 10 firms to achieve the 2030 Commitment—a pledge and portfolio that achieves carbon neutrality in the built environment.
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Looking at Net Zero

A Passive Path That’s Scientifically Aggressive
Katrin Klingenberg
August 21, 2017
Passive building certification is a cost optimized avenue to zero energy targets that brings QA and IAQ along for the ride
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Wall Systems

Case Study: Multi-Family Passive Housing

Prescription for Passive
October 27, 2016
Multi-family building demonstrates a simple and easy recipe to achieve Passive House levels of energy efficiency
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passive house

Minimizing Heat Flow: Using Air Barriers and Continuous Insulation to Meet Passive Design Standards

Jeff Diqui
October 15, 2016
Finding economical solutions for builders and designers that meet the constant code changes can be hard
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