http://islandenergy.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/the-best-heating-system-passive/ Where we learn how to take back our power Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:01:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://islandenergy.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/the-best-heating-system-passive/#comment-176 Christina Snyder Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:58:10 +0000 http://islandenergy.wordpress.com/?p=170#comment-176 This N.Y. Times article was well written, but what got left out was mention of the Passive House Institute US, http://www.passivehouse.us, which is the sole way to get an new or existing building certified to the passive house standard in the US. As an architect and one of the first Passive House Consultants trained by PHIUS, I can vouch for everything in the article - it really does work as well as they say! I’ve visited the first half dozen Passive Houses in the US and studied how they work so that I can replicate it. PHIUS first projects were for low income housing in Champaign, Urbana, so this is something that can benefit everyone. We don’t buy new cars without a fuel efficiency rating, so why should we be expected to spend at least 5 times more on buildings with no energy rating? Buildings built or retrofitted to the Passive House Standard are the only ones that are coming with a certified energy efficiency performance level - Check it out before you buy or remodel! This N.Y. Times article was well written, but what got left out was mention of the Passive House Institute US, http://www.passivehouse.us, which is the sole way to get an new or existing building certified to the passive house standard in the US. As an architect and one of the first Passive House Consultants trained by PHIUS, I can vouch for everything in the article – it really does work as well as they say! I’ve visited the first half dozen Passive Houses in the US and studied how they work so that I can replicate it. PHIUS first projects were for low income housing in Champaign, Urbana, so this is something that can benefit everyone. We don’t buy new cars without a fuel efficiency rating, so why should we be expected to spend at least 5 times more on buildings with no energy rating? Buildings built or retrofitted to the Passive House Standard are the only ones that are coming with a certified energy efficiency performance level – Check it out before you buy or remodel!

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