Superinsulation
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Building a Passive House for $163 per Square Foot
This superinsulated single-family home in Rhode Island cost $300,420 to build
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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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Three Superinsulated Houses in Vermont
These three homes designed by Jean Terwilliger are all heated and cooled by ductless minisplits
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Relative Humidity and Makeup Air at a Tight Minnesota House
Humidity is high, and it’s going to be tricky to light the wood stove when the range hood fan is on
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A Superinsulated House from 1984
This 32-year-old Vermont house has double-stud walls, triple-glazed windows, and exceptional air sealing details
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Building an Off-Grid Home in Canada
A couple rents and works in the city, but opts to build a high-performance home in the country
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How Much Insulation is Too Much?
David White, Marc Rosenbaum, and Rachel Wagner tackle a recurring question
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These Superinsulated Homes Were Delivered By Truck
Dartmouth College hires Unity Homes to assemble four single-family houses with panelized walls and prefab bathroom modules
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Net-Zero Homes Show Signs of Convergent Evolution
Double-stud walls insulated with cellulose, triple-glazed windows, and ductless minisplits
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Is Passivhaus Right for a Cold Canadian Climate?
An owner-builder runs the numbers and wonders whether the strict requirements of the Passivhaus standard make sense for his new house in Saskatchewan
