Our goal at Habitable Designs is to utilize Passive House technology to make homes healthier and more comfortable, lower heating & cooling costs, and to apply those upgrades to both new-build construction and retrofits.
Our in-house certified Passive House consultant can provide custom solutions for new designs, energy retrofits, or carbon lifecycle analysis.
Passive House is the world’s foremost energy performance standard for the design and construction of residential and commercial buildings. Passive House performance eliminates 90% of a building’s utility bill, while maintaining interior comfort. Yet Passive Houses are so much more than merely a temperature-controlled interior. They eliminate drafts. They control humidity levels. They supply fresh, filtered air (especially important during allergy season, fire season, and pandemics). And Passive Houses are quiet – they significantly attenuate outside noise.
In short, a Passive House is a healthy, affordable, and comfortable home. Its comfort and affordability are unmatched by other designs because energy solutions are integrated cost-effectively into the architecture. See the short video about Passive House.
Passive house standards typically eliminate 90% of a traditional house's utility bills. Save money and the environment!
Passive houses filter and circulate indoor air for a cleaner, healthier space. Excellent for allergy or smoke mitigation.
Proper design and material selection can greatly reduce a building's lifecycle greenhouse emissions and can even serve as a carbon sink
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If you have a home design in mind or are currently working with an architect, we can upgrade your design to the Passive House standard. Or, we can evaluate your current design for Passive House performance and quantify the energy impact of design changes.
Analysis of the full building lifecycle carbon emissions including material sourcing, transportation, construction, use, and disposal. These lifecycle emissions are an important factor for a fully sustainable design. We can provide this service for renovations and new designs.
We also consult on home refurbishments. An ideal time to consider an energy efficiency upgrade is when the home’s furnace needs replacement. Passive House renovation offers homeowners long-term utility savings for the cost of a new HVAC system.
We analyze the latest climate models, diagnostics, and software to provide additional insight.
Plan your design with future climate, legislation, and code changes in mind
Building codes change often and we can provide code analysis & ensure code compliance.
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