The Craftsbury Energy Committee is hosting a free informational meeting on Thursday, 2/26, @ 6:30, at the Craftsbury Public Library. This month's informational sharing is on the 24 year old movement of building homes and commercial buildings compliant with the Passive House Alliance standards.
Developed in Europe with stricter energy standards and procedures than even Efficiency Vt.'s Energy Star-built homes, Passive Homes use 80 - 90% less energy to heat and cool than a conventionally built home. These homes are so energy efficient that they don't need a heater or air conditioner to heat or cool the home, yet are comparable in construction cost to a conventional home.
There are now large commercial buildings that are being built to Passive House standards and achieving great success!
Montpelier Construction will be presenting the info on Passive House new construction and what is called "Deep Energy Retrofits", weatherizing older homes to high energy efficient standards.
Check out the 1 1/2 minute video below on what is a Passive House.
There is a great article in Seven Days as well about Passive Houses.
For more info call Kevin Gregoire of the Energy Committee, 802-281-4432 Hope to see you there!
Passive House Construction Explained in 90 seconds : vimeo.com/74294955 http://fb.me/1Fa8QqkXB
Montpelier Construction Website: http://montpelierconstruction.com/
Seven Days article on Passive House:
http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/does-the-ultra-efficient-passive-house-point-the-way-to-c[...]123
A Massachusetts Passive House article:
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/media/professors-passive-house-real-life-physics-lesson
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