Shipping container homes have enjoyed a lot of media attention and popularity over...
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Field Notes
Excel Designer Turned Climate Advocate Builds Madrona Passive House
Tech innovator becomes climate solution maker becomes Passive House creator. It’s a pretty...
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Building as Climate Action
At Hammer & Hand we understand that building – both new construction and...
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NW Green Home Tour Features Two H&H Passive House Projects This Weekend
Two of our Seattle Passive House projects will be part of this year’s...
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Blower Door Test at Wallingford Passive House Easily Beats The Mark
As our wall assemblies and building practice evolve (more on that here) the numbers...
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HOW MUCH DOES A PASSIVE HOUSE COST?
Fair question. But as our colleague Adam Cohen of Passiv Science counters, “how...
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How do heat pumps work their magic? Waterfalls, phase change, and super-efficient heating.
The advanced envelope of a high performance building pushes heating and cooling loads...
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