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Bringing Passive House to Production Building
Passive House’s clean energy solution doesn’t have to cost more
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Flatrock Passive: Framing and Air Sealing
Exterior walls are framed with 2x8s and insulated with fiberglass batts and exterior foam
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To Prove a Point, Melt Some Ice
A second ‘Ice Box Challenge’ aims to show the advantages of building to the Passive House standard
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Attic Stairs for High-Performance Houses
An Austrian company is manufacturing a pull-down stair certified by the Passivhaus Institut
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An Introduction to the Flatrock Passive House
In Newfoundland, Canada, climbing energy costs drive a plan to build a new home to the Passive House standard
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Urban Rustic: An Introduction to a New Passive House Project
After a costly false start, a couple regroups and plans a high-performance home in a suburb of Chicago
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Does a Passive House Use 90 Percent Less Energy?
Examining an oft-repeated claim about Passive House energy savings
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Toronto Passive: Removable Basement Floors
All the insulation in the house is inside the structural building envelope — and that includes the mineral wool insulation in the basement
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Toronto Passive: Walls, Roof, and an Elevator
The house begins to take shape with double-stud exterior walls, solid plank sheathing, and the roof
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Toronto Passive: Designing a High-Performance Home
The author takes a year off from work to design and build a new home, starting with some unusual foundation details
