The first installment in EBP’s “Promising Practices Workshop Series” focused on Wall Assemblies. The session, held virtually on Thursday, Oct. 15, was led by Brad Carmichael of JRS Engineering and David Reddy of O’Brien360. Watch the Wall
Solar Design Charrette: Presentation slides available
Design charrettes are critical to one of the signature deliverables of HDC’s Exemplary Buildings Program: a series of guidelines that facilitate our sector’s ability to achieve Washington state’s building performance mandate before the 2031 deadline. Our third
Early Integrative Design Charrette: Presentation slides available
Design charrettes are critical to one of the signature deliverables of HDC’s Exemplary Buildings Program: a series of guidelines that facilitate our sector’s ability to achieve Washington state’s building performance mandate before the 2031 deadline. Our fourth
Balanced Ventilation with Heat Recovery Charrette: Updated presentation slides available
Our second design charrette took place on June 4, 2020. It zeroed in on a component that’s critical to achieving ultra-efficiency in new multifamily buildings: balanced ventilation and heat recovery.
Just Released! “Guidelines for Wall Assemblies 1.0”
Several simple and cost-efficient common wall assembly designs suitable for ultra-efficient, affordable multifamily housing.
NYC and Seattle – The Country’s Climate Action “Bookends”
By Katrin KlingenbergExecutive Director and Co-Founder, Passive House Institute US, Inc. (PHIUS) On October 29th I was fortunate to attend the NYSERDA low carbon and zero energy Buildings of Excellence Awards at the Building Energy Exchange in
TOUR: Solis Apartments
On Thursday, HDC’s Practical Development Solutions Affinity Group hosted a Tour of Weber Thompson’s Solis Apartments, a multi-family Passive House project. Solis is a multi-family project set in the heart of Capitol Hill, featuring 45 apartments in
CEDC Unit Mock Up Tour
Today, members of the Seattle Housing Authority, Ankrom Moisan, O’Brien360 and the Housing Development Consortium reviewed the Walsh Construction Cost Efficient Design and Construction (CEDC) strategy, principles, and housing unit mock up. Great energy for this strategy, and
Design for High-Performance Wall Assemblies
On October 21st, 2019 the Exemplary Buildings task force put together an all-day working session to develop standardized wall assemblies for the Exemplary Buildings Program. We were fortunate to be joined by Mark LaLiberte, nationally recognized building