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Connecticut Passive House - Case Studies and Lessons Learned: Three Residential Passive House Projects, May 10, Stratford, CT, 5:30pm
Event Description
Case Studies and Lessons Learned: A panel discussion with teams from three Connecticut residential projects.
Schedule:
5:30 - 6:30 Registration with lite bites, refreshments & cash bar. Visit with vendor sponsors.
6:30 - 8:00 Presentation and Q&A
8:00 - 8:30 Networking and visit with vendor sponsors
Tickets:
CTPH members: Complimentary
Non-members: $15 in advance / $20 at the door
NORTH AVENUE- WESTPORT
JOHN ROUNTREE
Principal at Rountree Architects
CHRIS TOLLE
Engineer at BPC Green Builders
OWNER
This new house on North Avenue in Westport is designed to be a net-zero-energy home. It features double wall construction using a combination of foam and cellulose insulation. The windows are triple pane “tilt-turn windows from Europe. No fossil fuels will be burned on site. It will have a 10kw PV system which should supply 100% of the home’s loads.
Read more about this project here.
TAFT SCHOOL FACULTY HOUSING
ELIZABETH DISALVO
Principal at Trillium Architects
CHRIS TOLLE
Engineer at BPC Green Builders, Wilton
Designed as a teaching tool for the Taft School, a boarding school in Watertown, CT., this single family two-story, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home is a terrific example of a home designed to meet historic district guidelines and the passive house standard (PHIUS). This home is oriented to optimize the use of passive and active solar energy. Energy usage will be monitored by the residents at an integrated iPad screen and by the Environmental Science students in the classroom. The design, high performance and purpose of this home as a model of sustainable green building solutions is so notable, it has won many awards including national recognition as the 2015 Housing Innovation Awards Grand Winner.
Read more about this project here.
HARWINTON PASSIVE HOUSE
JAMIE WOLF
Owner at Wolfworks
JANET DOWNEY
Builder at Wolfworks
As the Grand Prize winner of the 2012 CT Zero Energy Challenge, this home exudes beauty and creative design elements throughout while also beating the rigorous Passive House standard to produce as much energy as it consumes. It goes beyond Net Zero, it’s Net Positive!
Read more and watch a video about this project here
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