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Green Home Institute Live Stream Virtual Tour: Lakeside Passive House

GHI virtual home tour webinar

Wednesday, January 29th, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST

Join Paul Abueva – Builder, Mark Miller – Architect, and the Green Home Institute “for an insightful virtual home tour of Lakeside Net Zero LEED Platinum, Passive House Net Zero Certified home that showcases innovative solutions to various site challenges and the latest in sustainable building practices. This event will address the intricacies of site placement, exploring the impact of south sun exposure versus views in other directions, tree cover considerations, and the management of water tables related to basement garages. Attendees will learn about effective rain collection strategies for long driveways, and how the design features cater to aging in place and serve as tornado shelters. The scope of work includes elements of passive house design, focusing on air tightness, high-performance windows, and the integration of an Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) to promote indoor air quality, all sponsored by GHI.”

Virtual Tour: Lakeside Passive House LEED Platinum Net Zero – Free CE Webinar

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Abueva Builders Awarded LEED Gold

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Framing begins on the West Portage LEED home

A square and level floor system ensures that everything will be spot on as we continue to work our way up. We are also trying something new for this build.  Instead of our typical double stud wall design, we had the 2×6 walls panelized with Zip System Insulated R-Sheathing to add an additional R6 and speed construction.

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Lakeside NetZero Passive Insulation Ready

We are almost ready for insulation. All rough inspections have passed and the LEED Green Rater completed their inspections.

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THE GREEN HOME INSTITUTE VISITS OUR LAKESIDE LEED PLATINUM, NET ZERO PASSIVE HOUSE (video)

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Framing begins on the Lakeside Net Zero Passive House!

Framing begins on the Lakeside Passive House! The architect referred to the design as a “symphony of circles” and its easy to see why.

The architect, Mark Miller, referred to the design as a “symphony of circles”. The round foundation will become the garage to the house; and with the installation of 2” of XPS insulation to the exterior of the walls and under the slab, we are creating a semi-conditioned space that will be comfortable for more uses than just parking a car. The framed core of the house will house the stairs, one of the two small mechanical rooms, and a shaft for a future elevator. It gets the same treatment as all the other exterior walls – 14” thick double stud walls that result in an R-54 insulated assembly.

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