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Moretown’s Second Passive House is Underway

House can be heated with the equivalent of fifteen 100W light bulbs

By Indigo Ruth-Davis

Head north leaving Montpelier, Vermont, hang a right, and before you know it, you’ll be lost on the dirt roads that crisscross the foothills of the Green Mountains. On the side of one of these hills, a crew of workers […]

Interior Window Storms, Panels and Quilts

Window with insert by Window Improvement Masters.

By Bob Walker

You can decrease heat loss through your windows by installing window storms, panels or quilts inside. It is important to make sure all of these fit tightly to the window jambs or trim to prevent warm moist house air from getting behind and […]

Passive House: Capturing Energy and Imagination, Part 2

By Ken Levenson, AIA

Continued from the October issue of Green Energy Times

The Passive House Methodology: Optimize what is already required to be built. In roughly five parts:

Part One: Use the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP)[1] to optimize all efforts. The PHPP energy model has been optimized based on continual research and data […]