This Pro Tour will take you through a mixed-use site featuring residential green building methods in a small-scale agricultural settings. The tour includes three distinct residences (a main house, a guest house, and an apartment) built with the guidance of Passive House and Net Zero principles. >>LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE<<
Please join us for a tour of a Newton net zero energy home under construction. Go behind the scenes to learn about the design and construction of a green home that will produce as much energy annually as it consumes. ZeroEnergy Design, the architect, and Auburndale Builders, the contractor, will explain how the project achieves … Continued
Tour Auburndale Builders Passive OfficeAn existing concrete building is being retrofitted for PHIUS certification. It will be under construction at the time of the tour - mechanical, plumbing, insulation, and air barriers will be visible. The Auburndale Builder team will discuss the challenges of retrofitting the concrete structure and lessons learned. RSVP required.Speakers: Mike Duclos … Continued
Join us for our August member meeting as we tour Concord Highlands, an under-construction multi-family building in Cambridge. The Passive House project, from Homeowner’s Rehab, ICON Architecture, and NEI General Contracting, features 6-stories and 98-units of 100% affordable housing. Meeting time: 3 PM Registration required - sign-up here.
Join other carpenters, builders, and construction professionals for an evening of networking, presentations, and discussion on building science and construction techniques for high-performance building. Each month, we will have short presentations from guest speakers around a chosen topic and then open discussion among the group. Drinks and snacks are provided and attendance is open to … Continued
The International Passive House Open Days are a great opportunity to learn about Passive House buildings of all kinds, around the US and the world. Get in contact with current owners and learn first-hand what it is like to live and work in a Passive House and what the building or retrofitting process was like. … Continued