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8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects

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8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects 0 qpurcell Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:22 Sustainability Stantec's Brett Lambert, Principal of Architecture and Passive House Certified Consultant, uses the Northland Newton Development project to guide designers with eight tips for designing multifamily passive house projects.

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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System

Pro Builder

Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System. Today, PEX is the predominant plumbing system in new residential construction. . Part of the project was to develop a design methodology for determining the length and number of duct runs. Mon, 09/27/2021 - 15:05. Eric Werling. inch or 2-inch ducts. .

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Design Excellence: A Selection of Projects From the 2021 Best in American Living Awards

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Design Excellence: A Selection of Projects From the 2021 Best in American Living Awards. Winning projects in NAHB’s 2021 BALA residential design awards present the pinnacle of today’s production housing design. Allison Paul, Lessard Design (BALA subcommittee and judging chair). Jared Carlon, Norris Design.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

Those design principles were systematized by Bo Adamson and Wolfgang Feist, who founded the Passive House Institute (Passivhaus Institut) in 1996 in Darmstadt, Germany. Several mid-rise residential projects currently under construction will more than quadruple the number of available units and triple the square footage of Passive buildings.

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Homes LEEDing the Way to Sustainability and Resiliency

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Green Building Council's 2020 LEED Homes Awards for single-family residential projects. The design had to appear organic and natural on the site, satisfy the town’s Historical Commission guidelines, be beautiful and high quality, and meet the lifestyle expectations of contemporary families. Photo: Greg Premru Photography. . .

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Achieving aesthetics and energy efficiency with stone wool insulation

Construction Specifier

The good news for construction industry professionals is that with options like stone wool rigid insulation, design does not have to be sacrificed to meet the demands for increased performance. Safe, sustainable design. Continuous insulation (ci) is an effective practice for reducing heat transfer.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Cory Benjamin , 39, Project Director, BIM Manager, TK Design & Associates, South Lyon, Mich. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Alexa Drees Walker , 31, Design Center Director, Drees Homes, Fort Mitchell, Ky. Adam Steiner , 35, Owner, Birnam Design Co.,