Architecture

Architecture Passive House Design Tenet 3: Speaking of Tongues – Eliminate Thermal Bridging This is the fourth essay in a series by Peter VanderPoel, AIA, to help explain the fundamental principles and science of Passive House design. Read the first essay outlining the basics here, followed by the article on super insulation here, and air barriers here. Imagine being outside with Grandmother’s blanket wrapped around you and a […]
Architecture Passive House Design Tenet 2: Gone with the Wind – Importance of the Air Barrier This is the third essay in a series by Peter VanderPoel, AIA, to help explain the fundamental principles and science of Passive House design. Read the first essay outlining the basics here and the recent article on super insulation here. Insulation can only do its job if wind isn’t stealing away warmth.  Grandmother’s crocheted blanket […]
Architecture Passive House Design Tenet 1: Super Insulation This is the second essay in a series by Peter VanderPoel, AIA, to help explain the fundamental principles and science of Passive House design. Read the first essay outlining the basics here. Cozy memories are often wrapped in a favorite blanket, perhaps one that your grandmother crocheted – it’s so warm! But the blanket is […]
Architecture Introduction: The 5 Tenets of Passive House Design This is the first in a series of essays by Peter VanderPoel, AIA, that is intended to explain the fundamental principles of Passive House design. The need to reduce carbon-based energy is well known. Producing nearly 40% of carbon emissions, the building industry is a prime target for carbon reduction. Turning to increasingly sophisticated, additive […]
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