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The Home of the Future
New York based journalist Charlie Hoxie recently made a documentary, Passive Passion, to help spread the word about designing and building using the Passive House methods. In his video clips he features the homeowner of the first certified Passive House built in Germany...
Posted on January 25, 2012

Passive House Retrofit energy efficient remodel
Worth a quick read, is an article from the Star Tribune about a man who is retrofitting his 2000 sf, 1935 Minneapolis Tudor style home into a ultra energy efficient home for his family,...
Posted on January 16, 2012

Article: Tree Shaped Solar Arrays
While out hiking in the Catskill mountains, Aiden discovered a new patterning sequence for solar photovoltaic panels based on deciduous tree branch design structure, resulting in a 20% increase in the energy output when compared to...
Posted on December 14, 2011

Insulation levels Passive Solar House
[Recent Reader Question] Subject: Insulations levels in a passive solar house Question: I’m interested in building a passive solar house using Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) walls, R-60 ceiling. What’s appropriate for under-slab...
Posted on November 30, 2011

Q & A on Passive House Appliances
We recently received a thoughtful email from prospective clients who have been giving energy efficiency and Passive House design some serious consideration; their primary concerns with such a well insulated and tight home is with ventilation of moisture, cooking smells, and excess...
Posted on November 13, 2011

Heat Your Home for $1.63 a week!
“Heat my home for $1.63 a week! Guaranteed comfort and warmth without a sweater in January?” That’s what I’m talkin’ about. With help from the United States Energy Information Administration, we’ve calculated projections related to the...
Posted on October 26, 2011

Women Making Marks in Construction
Recently the Business Examiner printed a feature article about women in construction. Artisans Group Lead Designer and Co-owner, Tessa Smith, was interviewed to share her experiences as one who is at the leading edge of sustainable design and construction in South Puget...
Posted on October 05, 2011

Testimonials-Tooting our Horn
Hey why not? Customer service is serious business around here and for good reason, without them there is no business. We’re grateful there are folks out there searching to lower their carbon footprint and build green and…who let us know we’re doing a...
Posted on September 16, 2011

2011 Tour of Homes
Olympia Master Builders Annual Tour of Homes Save the date: August 20 & 21 and 27 & 28 UPDATE: TOUR GUIDES AVAILABLE TODAY AUGUST 18TH!
Posted on August 18, 2011

Factory to Site Passive House Prefab Panel Process Images
Prefab or pre-manufactured is the new way of high quality design and construction. Folks love to see how quickly a bare space ends up with their new house on it! Frankly, it’s fun for us too! True, it’s very cool to see a house...
Posted on August 05, 2011

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