Recent Articles
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Details for a “High-Performance Garage”
An insulated slab, Larsen truss wall system, careful air-sealing, and dense-packed insulation in deep cavities mitigate heat losses at a garage door
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Passivhaus versus Net-Zero Energy Buildings
Not all houses are solar-ready — and PV ain’t pretty
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Calculating the Embodied Energy Payback for Passivhaus Buildings
The payback period for the embodied energy of the incremental construction materials needed to meet the Passivhaus standard is surprisingly short
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Cold-Climate Passivhaus Construction Costs
Three new homes cast doubt on the idea that it’s too expensive to build to the Passivhaus standard in cold climates
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PHIUS PHlogging
Why is Katrin Klingenberg proposing to water down the Passivhaus standard?
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Passivhaus and Spray Foam
Does the new rule from PHIUS signal a change in the Passivhaus standard, which until now hasn’t been prescriptive and hasn’t used checklists?
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A Passivhaus Rebuttal: In Defense of the Standard
A Seattle architect responds to Holladay’s keynote address about Passivhaus ‘missteps’