
What Is A Passive House?
What is a Passive House? Simply put, a Passive House is a building construction concept that is extremely energy efficient, comfortable, ecological and affordable. The energy efficiency of Passive Houses surpasses all other methods of building by just conserving energy. Rather than offsetting energy usage with numerous solar panels, a Passive House consultant finds ways to not expend that energy in the first place. This planning has the benefit of creating a comfortable build

How I found Passive House
I have lived in many different homes. What I consistently noticed was large fluctuations in the indoor temperatures. I remember eating breakfast while literally leaning over the woodstove, trying to absorb as much heat as possible! Or, reaching for the ice packs on a sweltering summer day... I could tell how cold it was outside by how cold it was in the house in the morning, or how many times I stoked the fire at night. The frost on the windows was so thick, it was impossible

Plastic, it's everywhere
Plastic. It's everywhere in our lives. At our fingertips as we use computers. All around us in our homes and vehicles. In or around most products we buy. We buy it. Whether intentionally or as a packaging around another product. And when we are done with the plastic, it too often ends up polluting our environment. Currently only 7% of plastic produced actually gets recycled. Why? Plastics are made up of many different resins, which are incompatable with each other. Separating