Hammer & Hand’s Skylar Swinford caught these shots yesterday at the home construction...
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Field Notes: High Performance Building
High performance design tips for Architecture 101
Certified Passive House Consultant Skylar Swinford’s advice doubles as primer for Passive House...
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New home construction details at Pumpkin Ridge Passive House: wall-to-roof air barrier and attic trusses
New home building details from the Pumpkin Ridge Passive House shown in new...
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High performance building details of SE Portland urban loft remodel revealed in video by general contractor Hammer & Hand
Kevin Guinn and Skylar Swinford explain high performance building details from the commercial-to-residential...
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Skylar interviews Carissa Farkas, structural engineer extraordinaire for Passive House projects in Portland and Seattle
Skylar and Carissa discuss engineering details of Pumpkin Ridge Passive House. Perhaps the...
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Restaurant Design and Construction Pushed to New Heights of Performance by Xico Build-Out
The high performance restaurant renovation by Hammer & Hand and Scott|Edwards Architecture brings...
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Seven Reasons to Take Home Performance Seriously
Home energy audits and retrofits increase comfort, efficiency and value. “Home Performance” is...
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Glasswood commercial retrofit to be featured by international ‘Passive House Days’ event
Hammer & Hand’s Sam Hagerman & Skylar Swinford will host visitors Nov 9...
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Passive House foundation design and construction optimized at Pumpkin Ridge
Dialing-in the Passive House foundation at Pumpkin Ridge – site pics, and two...
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Details of latest Karuna Passive House blower door test shared in new video
Skylar Swinford discusses the latest blower door test conducted at Karuna Passive House....
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