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Gunter Lang conference in Montreal/ NY June 2014
I was lucky enough to attend to a conference given by Gunter Lang ing. of Austria in Montreal , which was organized by a newly forming Passivhaus Quebec movement which…
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Any CPHC’s on board?
Hello, I am building my first passive house (currently designing it) in Indianapolis. I am PH certified builder, this will be my first passive house, and I am building it…
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An article on the Passivhaus standard for Chinese readers
There is a Chinese translation of the New York Times article on the Passivhaus standard ("The Passive House: Sealed for Freshness") posted on the web: Chinese version of Passivhaus article.…
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Venting a cathedral ceiling with 24″ of cellulose
I am building a Passive House with a cathedral ceiling. I used parallel cord trusses with 27" between the top and bottom cords. I will put OSB on the bottom…
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Ventilation heating and cooling a PH
A Passive House requires a mechanical ventilation system and a heating/cooling system (Zone 5A). What is the most cost effective method of achieving this? Since we will be putting in…
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Passive house and sunshine hours
is there a ballpark rule of thumb that spans different regions for the mean monthly sunshine or possible percent sunshine that is conducive to a favourable result in PHPP?
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Shocked and dismayed by PHI Closure!
Not a question... just voicing my sadness at the news of Dr Feist closing the PHI. It seems that "Wolfgang has left the building" albeit for one that has no…
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PassivHaus barndominium in Minnesota
Hello everybody. First post -- just signed up. Great site. I live 30 minutes north of the Twin Cities and I'm looking at building a passiv type haus. I've found…
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Green or LEED builders in zone 5B (Central Arizona)?
I'm building a home in the central part of Arizona (Sedona) in about a year. I'm currently under contract with a designer who appears to have some comfort and knowledge…
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Envelope air tightness sanity check
Designing a "Contemorary Industrial Passiv Ranch Haus" for DIY build in SW Colorado (CZ6B). Working through data entry in PHPP now and I know the one level elongated ranch style…