Glasswood Passive House Retrofit

• First commercial Passive House retrofit in the US
• Passive House office space over high performance retail space
• Designed by Scott Edwards Architecture, built by Hammer & Hand

First commercial Passive House retrofit in the US.

The Glasswood Passive House Retrofit is an exemplar of 21st century urban green building.  Embedded in a walkable, transit-rich neighborhood at 3717 SE Division Street, this Passive House project revolutionizes the energy performance of an historic 1916 building at affordable cost, while contributing to the vitality and life of its urban surroundings.

Designed by Scott Edwards Architecture and built by Hammer & Hand, the project is the first Passive House retrofit of adaptive reuse commercial space in the US, and, appropriately, will house Hammer & Hand's expanding home performance team.

The Passive House office space sits atop new restaurant space on the ground floor.  The shell and mechanical systems of the restaurant, while not strictly Passive House, will provide comfort and air quality far superior to that of conventional restaurant spaces.

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