A Personal Journey: Building My Own Passive House (part 8)
Let me answer the rhetorical question I asked at the end of part 7 of this series. Why does the triple glazing (three separate panes of glass) in most European …
Is Green Building Too Expensive?
Is Green Building Too Expensive? By Kevin Ireton Editor, Fine Homebuilding My wife and I decided not to have children. We just couldn’t make the numbers work. From prenatal care …
Taft School Faculty Home becomes Second PHIUS Certified Passive House built by BPC Green Builders
July 2015 A new colonial-style home in Watertown, CT, has been certified as a Passive House by Passive House Institute US (PHIUS). For a home …
Design/Bid – A Problematic Way to Build a Home
The Design/Bid Approach for Custom Homes and Renovations Can Lead to Problems One of the ways to go about designing and building a custom home or a home renovation is …
A Personal Journey: Building My Own Passive House (part 7)
The Passive House criterion for energy used to heat and cool the house is so stringent that it cannot be met by homes that use anything but the best performing …
BPC Green Builders Wins Housing Innovation Award for the Second Time
September 2014 Connecticut’s First Passive House Certified Home Connecticut’s first PHIUS certified home. The first PHIUS certified home in Connecticut is owned by Mike Trolle, co-owner of BPC Green Builders, …
Building the Future: A Builder’s Personal Dream Home Hits HERS 35
The rear exterior of my Passive House Energy Design Update newsletter, August 2014 Editor Amanda Voss Part 1 of this series begins: “Winner of the 2013 “Lowest HERS Index without Renewable …
A Personal Journey: Building My Own Passive House (part 6)
The Thermal Envelope Floor, wall, and roof areas that adjoin unheated spaces make up the thermal envelope (TE) of a house. Building the house with an air-tight TE is one …
A Personal Journey: Building My Own Passive House (part 5)
I chose to frame the roof with an engineered wood truss, which forms both an attic and vaulted ceiling. I chose a truss, rather than a traditional 2x roof rafter, …
A Personal Journey: Building My Own Passive House (part 4)
Cellulose insulation has been blown into the walls behind netting.The exterior walls of my house feature three layers of insulation. The first layer of insulation is installed between the 2×6 …
Houses That Green Built
Houses That Green Built By Karen Mankowitz Green Home 2014 Annual Issue This article says: “Despite the runaway use of the term in just about every industry, when it comes …
2014 Zero Energy Challenge Award
Taft School Faculty Home Project Certifications LEED for Homes Platinum Certified Passive House Certified Zero Energy Ready Home Certified Net Zero Energy Home Positive Energy Home Water Sense Certified Indoor …
