The construction industry has been cautious about change. Rules of thumb and decades-old...
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Posts By: Zack Semke
perFORM 2016 Competition Challenges Students & Interns to Design a Net Zero Building in Seattle’s Rainier Beach Neighborhood
Image above shows last year’s perFORM 2015 1st place winning entry by Jon Lund,...
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Fossil fuels, climate, and why we won’t just burn it all
Money. That’s why we won’t dig up all the fossil fuels in the...
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Madrona Passive House Wall Assembly, Illustrated: Fourth of Four analyses of high performance walls
NOTE: This is the last of four posts delving into the anatomy of...
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Glasswood Passive House Retrofit Wall Assembly, Illustrated: Third of Four Analyses of High Performance Walls
NOTE: This is the third of four posts delving into the anatomy of...
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Karuna House wins a First Place Award at first-ever PHIUS Passive Projects Competition
At a ceremony at Chicago’s Hyatt Regency last week, Hammer & Hand’s Sam...
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Pumpkin Ridge Passive House Wall Assembly, Illustrated: Second of Four Analyses of High Performance Walls
NOTE: This is the second of four posts delving into the anatomy of...
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Five reasons we’re excited for the North American Passive House Conference in Chicago
For ten years the North American Passive House Conference has brought the continent’s...
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Karuna House wall assembly, illustrated: first of four analyses of high performance walls
Our “Evolution of Enclosure” exhibit at AIA Portland (open through September 10) examines...
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H&H Wins U.S. Department of Energy’s 2015 Housing Innovation Award
In a statement this morning the U.S. Department of Energy announced that it...
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