A study published in Environmental Research Letters shows that spiking energy prices preceded...
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Field Notes: Passive House Projects
Passive House standard featured by NPR’s “Here & Now”
Today’s story, “Building Homes That Withstand The Cold” explains the energy-efficient building standard...
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Interview with Sam re: Passive House Alliance featured by national press
DC-based Residential Architect (and Custom Home magazine) just featured an interview with Sam...
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Study: energy efficient construction is affordable & brings quick payback
“Green-building” the average home to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code costs just...
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McGraw Hill study: green builders doing well by doing good
As the construction industry begins to dust itself off after a doozy of...
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European building standards and Hammer & Hand in the news
A nice video by NetGreen News and local news coverage of Sam’s election...
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Hammer & Hand’s Sam Hagerman elected Passive House Alliance’s first president
Sam will help guide the development of this new national organization dedicated to...
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Passive House Professionals in Portland (Plus a Plethora of Posts)
A critical mass of interest in (and online writing about) Passive House technology...
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Air Tightness? Check. Skylar’s Mt. Hood Passive House post
Hammer and Hand’s Sam Hagerman and Skylar Swinford recently headed to Mt. Hood...
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Passive House in Portland: A Green Building Strategy To Achieve City’s Climate Goals
The recent boom in Passive House technology is beginning to make the City...
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