Lead carpenter Val Darrah highlights Passive House building details from the Pumpkin Ridge Passive House site.

Portland and Seattle Passive House builder Hammer & Hand lead carpenter Val Darrah describes some of the high performance building details used on the construction of the Pumpkin Ridge Passive House.

Check out the videos below to learn more about some of the Passive House building details and the wall-to-roof air barrier.

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Hammer & Hand is an award-winning general contractor, serving clients in Portland, Seattle, and surrounding metro areas since 1995. Our work includes remodels, new homes, ADUs, and commercial TI projects, as well as custom cabinetry & woodwork handcrafted in our Portland woodshop. Our specialties include historic restoration, high performance building, and Passive House building. As building science experts and pioneers in the national Passive House movement, we’ve published a 200+ page Best Practices Manual, a guide created to capture and share our building knowledge. We are on the path to 100% employee ownership.

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