Austria Passive House, Vancouver, BC
A Passive (aggressive!) approach to energy use
The Boston Society of Architects interviewed Dr. Harald Rohracher who was visiting from Austria's Alpen-Adria-University and Paul Eldrenkamp of Byggmeister and the DEAP Energy Group to discuss Austria's great success in adopting the Passive House standard, and how Massachusetts can emulate it. Read more here.
A Simple Approach to Home Energy Rating
This article by Paul Eldrenkamp appeared in the Journal of Light Construction in February, 2010
Passive House Gets Active - A Home Energy magazine article by Steve Mann is here.
5th North American Passive House Conference, Portland, OR
Paul Panish presented this poster on the Beaton Passive House in Shrewsbury, MA, and Mike Duclos presented this poster on the Cape Cod Passive House
Six Ways to Think About Home Improvements and Remodeling for Energy Efficiency
Here is an article written by Paul Eldrenkamp on six different approaches to home energy efficiency improvements.
Here is an article written by Paul Eldrenkamp on remodeling for energy efficiency, from Smart Home Owner
New Way to Build - Passive method has many Benefits - Worcester Telegram & Gazette, February 27, 2011
Here is an interesting story on Matt Beaton's Passive House in Shrewsbury, MA.
Paul Panish was the Certified Passive House Consultant on this project.
Travel Log: A Visit to Germany and Austria
In late February and early March of 2011, Paul Eldrenkamp was one of four members of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) chosen to participate in a two week tour of high performance buildings in Saxony and Upper Austria. His blog is available here.
