#phius

"The resulting three-story, 20-unit dormitory follows Passive House principles and is the first dormitory in the United States to receive full Phius certification. The exterior is inspired by a simple barn typology to align with passive design conventions and fit in with the campus aesthetic..." It is a huge honor to be the first general contractor to build a Phius certified dormitory in the US! Read more about the build in AIA Philadelphia's Context publication: https://issuu.com/aia_philadelphia/docs/fall_2024_context_issue_for_web

How can commercial construction for a school dormitory be eco-friendly?

  The passive house dormitory we are building in New Hope, PA recently earned its PHIUS CORE 2021 Design Certification. Passive house projects require very minimal introduced heating and cooling through airtightness, and minimal air transfers. Passive homes do have ventilation, but we control when, where, and how the air exchanges occur.

Recently, we installed a continuous vapor barrier that extends over the foundation walls and will run under the sill plates and up the exterior walls, where it will be met by a continuous air barrier. Under the vapor barrier, in the place of the traditional stone and perimeter insulation, we used Foam Glass Aggregate. This is made from 100% recycled glass. This functions as a stone base and insulation all in one. Not only is this material made from 100% recycled materials, it is 80% lighter than traditional stone, making transportation and installation a more eco-friendly process.

Doug Farr will be the closing keynote speaker at the PHIUS 12th Annual North American Passive House Conference in Seattle next week. "The World We Want...Ahead of Schedule" will discuss the influence of passive design in accelerating decarbonization goals.

http://passive-house-conference-2017.phius.org/

A very happy (early) birthday to @phi-be-shippin!  I drew Gem!Bill from Crispy and their’s Gem Falls AU to celebrate the occasion!