The unsung community benefits of high performance building in Portland and Seattle… Hammer...
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Field Notes: High Performance Building
New Karuna Video: high performance building consultant Stephen Tanner describes Minergie-P-ECO green building certification
Tanner was at Karuna last week gathering data for Karuna’s bid for Minergie-P-ECO...
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Preliminary airtightness test at Karuna House cruises past 0.60ACH50 threshold of Passive House and Minergie-P
Initial blower door test of 0.42ACH50 a great starting point. In the 21st century...
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Karuna House earns first Minergie pre-certification in the United States, receives official designation as "US-001-P-ECO"
The green building showcase, designed by Holst Architecture and built by Hammer &...
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Mexican restaurant Xico brings high performance building, sustainable business, and tasty, tasty enchiladas to Portland’s SE Division Street
Xico, co-founded by Hammer & Hand’s Daniel Thomas, to open August 10. Photo...
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A day of Passive House in Seattle for Hammer & Hand
Sam Hagerman and Dan Whitmore present at SHKS Architects, then host Passivhaus tour....
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Hammer & Hand’s Sam Hagerman presents at 2012 ACI National Home Performance Conference
Sam shares our triple-bottom-line story, Skylar captures video of high performance building components...
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New videos highlight liquid applied window flashing and air barrier system used at Karuna Passive House
Hammer & Hand’s Scott Gunter gives detailed walk-through of Wet-Flash system used on...
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The art and science of air barriers
Air barrier conference looks to the future. Last Monday Sam and I attended...
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All wrapped up – full tenting of Karuna House facilitates high performance Passivhaus construction
Passive House (Passivhaus) building envelope demands dry conditions during assembly. Looking like a...
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