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The Passive House Build, Part Four: Framing for Efficiency

Double-stud walls and trusses create the ideal shell for an economical and efficient building.
The Passive House Build, Part 4: Framing for Efficiency

Double-stud walls and trusses create the ideal shell for an economical and efficient building.
Breeding Grounds: How Lessons of Collapse Made More-Responsible Builders

Sean Groom showcases three of America's top architecture schools—Rural Studio at Auburn University, ecoMOD at the University of Virginia, and Studio 804 at the University of Kansas—that are challenging students to shape the future of home building and design.
The Passive House Build, Part Three: Superinsulated Slab

If you aren’t insulating the edge, you’re only doing half the job.
The Passive House Build, Part 3: Superinsulated Slab

In this video, see the crew install a 10-inch-thick insulated slab assembly, which provides an R value of 50 in the floor system.
The Passive House Build, Part 2: Airtight Mudsills

In this video, architect Steve Baczek demonstrates how to create an airtight mudsill, one of the most critical components to a Passive House.
The Passive House Build, Part Two: Air-Sealed Mudsill Assembly

You only have one chance to get this critical detail perfect.
The Passive House Build, Part One: Designed for Success

One architect’s approach to designing a house to meet the country’s most stringent energy requirement.
The Passive House Build, Part 1: Designed for Success

In this video architect Steve Baczek walks us through the process of designing and building a neighborhood home to meet the strict Passive House energy-efficiency standard.
Best New Home: Passive House Perfection

This compact farmhouse achieves home building’s highest performance standard without a shred of aesthetic compromise

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