Category Archives: Building Science
Passive House for Beginners
July 1, 2011Martin Holladay strikes again! He most concisely and eloquently gives us a the basics of Passive House in this superb article. Passivhaus For Beginners The History of a Superinsulation Standard Posted on May 27 by Martin Holladay, GBA Advisor An …
Kudos From an Energy Nerd
May 19, 2011Great blog write up by building science aficionado Martin Halloday, senior editor of Green Building Advisor, from a recent trip to Olympia to tour one of our current Passive House projects, The Jewel Box. Read full article here. Excerpt: This …
Energy Code Sticker for Your Home
February 20, 2011Imagine a day out new car shopping… There’s no information provided about the performance of any of the cars for sale. But, every lot has a salesman who assures you that their model is the most fuel efficient model on …
Energy Performance Monitoring
October 21, 2010Some of you are curious to know how our Passive Houses (PH) will perform over time and how accurate the PHPP modeling software really is for predicting continued performance. Well, we’re curious too… but, being so intrinsically aware of how …
Humidity Control in a Passive House
October 20, 2010There are two types of ventilation systems available that are being used in Passive Houses.The difference between the two is that an ERV manages moisture as well as heat while delivering fresh air into the home.
Is Passive House Overkill?
October 18, 2010This excellent post is reprinted from a June 16th, Building Capacity blog posting. See original here. Passive House: Isn’t it a bit of overkill? James Jenkins, Certified PH Consultant responds Jenny Nakao Hones of Three Frogs Design asks the question: …
Comfortable Vaulted Rooms
October 14, 2010In a Certified Passive House, the temperature at the vault peak will be within a couple degrees of what it is at floor level.
Passive House and SIP's
October 5, 2010We chose not to use SIPs on our Certified Passive House for several poignant reasons.
NPR Interview: Passive House Project
September 24, 2010NPR contacted The Artisans Group the other day to interview us about one of our Passive House projects. It’s gotten great press lately having been on the front page of the Olympian in the same week! We’re pretty excited that …
Quick Passive House Refresher
September 13, 2010It’s so simple it’s elegant. Passive House, or Passivhaus as it’s known in Europe, is not a brand name, but rather a design and construction method. It is a measurable approach to energy efficient design and construction that critically relies …