March 7, 2013
by bob
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Apparently, although I never got an email, I am now a Certified Passive House Designer!! What is Passive House ? – The passive house standard represents the highest level of energy efficiency and “green building”. – The passive house standard … Continue reading
January 31, 2013
by bob
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From Passive House Academy – I like the use of wine. It takes only two bottles of wine for a family of four…. or something like that. Just watch the video.
January 15, 2013
by bob
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SEON or Sustainable Energy Outreach Network is a relatively new organization in the Brattleboro area. The mission from the website is to “establish a network that promotes Southeastern Vermont and its neighboring regions as a vibrant center of sustainable energy.” … Continue reading
January 4, 2013
by bob
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I visited the Stratton Project the other day to see how things were progressing. Flooring is going down (locally milled white oak) and plaster is going up. I’m very happy about the decision to plaster the walls on the main … Continue reading
December 20, 2012
by bob
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Here is an example of a basic one-page-wonder construction drawing for a simple house. Not all the information is here to build a house but an expert builder can fill in missing details. For example, I put the stairs in … Continue reading
December 3, 2012
by bob
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I have competed the Passive House consultant/designer training and am almost ready to take the exam on Friday of this week.
November 20, 2012
by bob
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I am working on this new small greek revival in Maine. Not the high style Greek Revival with huge columns like you see on banks and government buildings but the small, simple style that is so ubiquitous in New England … Continue reading
October 30, 2012
by bob
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Passive House New England Symposium Saturday, October 27th I went to the Passive House New England Symposium to see what’s what so to speak. I came a way with lots of good information about where to take my own practice, … Continue reading
May 23, 2011
by bob
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What follows is a discussion from Bluetime Collaborative’s Facebook page. For those of you who don’t know, Bluetime is Vermont Architect. It represents the increasingly collaborative nature of running a small architecture business.
April 14, 2010
by bob
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Environmental Building News has a very thorough article on Passive house system and its relevance in North America. This is a very good and current third party state of the state of the art in energy efficient residential construction. Passive … Continue reading
April 17, 2009
by bob
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A lovely little quote lifted from BSI-014 “Deciding on Energy Priorities when Building New” from Buildingscience.com Hence, if you doubt energy prices are going to triple over the next 25 years, and have a hunch that PVs will soon get … Continue reading
June 2, 2008
by bob
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Building Science.com – I am ashamed at my oversight. This is an amazing organization. They are central to the residential building industry and if one were to manage to read their entire website, one would have received quite an education. … Continue reading