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GHI virtual home tour webinar

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

Lakeside Net Zero Outstanding Single Family Home Quality of Life Award for a project that has made significant efforts in improving health, wellbeing, resilience, and equity for building occupants and their communities, making spaces not just environmentally friendly but also people-friendly.

2024 U.S. Local Market Leadership Awards. These prestigious awards recognize projects, people, and partners from participating markets across the country for excellence in creating better buildings and improving the lives of all in their local communities.

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

Green Home Institute Story
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.