Passive House in the Woods in MSP Magazine
March 8th, 2010 by Tim Delhey EianThe Passive House in the Woods project is currently featured in the spring edition of Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine in the “Buzz” section: “Zero Footprint”
A Day in Montevideo
March 2nd, 2010 by Tim Delhey Eian
Passive House Construction Videos
February 28th, 2010 by Tim Delhey EianMy colleagues at Morr Construction put together an array of videos documenting the construction of the Passive House in the Woods. You can find them at this link.
I reposted the most current one for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Today: Lecture at Duluth EDC
February 24th, 2010 by Tim Delhey Eian
I am lecturing twice today at the 20th annual Duluth Energy Design Conference and Expo.
Wednesday, 2/24/2010
Passive House: 10.30 am to 12 pm – French River room
DERR: 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm – Ballroom LM
Duluth Energy Design Conference & Expo
Juggling High Performance Projects
February 16th, 2010 by Tim Delhey EianCredit for this post should go to Stephan Tanner, my business parter for commercial projects. This is something that comes up in many discussions with clients. I thought it’d be worth posting:
Given that a building is essentially a system of components, it is important to review the entire system when making ROI calculations or level of performance decisions. A review of individual components may not accurately reflect the whole.
A quick metaphor to illustrate what we bring to your retrofit or new construction project:
Think of individual components or decisions as a serious of balls that you are juggling. The success of the project will be measured by the lowest flying ball you throw. If you throw one or more substantially higher than all the others, you may overspend in these categories. TE Studio’s job is to help you throw all balls to the same height to make sure we meet a common baseline of performance, and do it in a cost effective way.
Passive House in the Woods Update
February 7th, 2010 by Tim Delhey Eian
The Passive House in the Woods is steadily growing, and it’s wearing a skirt these days 
The photo shows the Southwest corner. The ICF walls are complete up to the top of the second floor. The roof is scheduled for next week. In the meanwhile, the garage is also coming out of the ground—just to the North of the house.
We are tracking the progress more closely on the house’s own website. This page also holds information on the team members that assisted with the design and construction. So head on over if you like and follow this unique project. It’s also on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/phitw
Passive House Lecture at the U of M
February 6th, 2010 by Tim Delhey EianI’ll be lecturing on Passive House at the U of M again this year. Jim Lutz was kind enough to invite me back to the architecture and ecology class. The lecture will be held on Tuesday, April 6 – 11.15 to 12.30, in Rapson 100 at the School of Architecture.
University of Minnesota – Rapson Hall
89 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Directions
Lecture at Duluth Energy Design Conference
February 3rd, 2010 by Tim Delhey EianI’ll be talking about Passive House and Deep Energy Reduction Retrofit at the Duluth Energy Design Conference on Wednesday, 2/24/2010
The Passive House talk starts at 10.30, the Deep Energy Reduction Retrofit talk at 1.00 pm.
Duluth Energy Design Conference & Expo
Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center
Click on this link to contact the organizers about attending the event.
Lecture at next BEC MN Meeting
February 3rd, 2010 by Tim Delhey EianI’ll be speaking about and taking questions regarding Passive House and Deep Energy Reduction Retrofit at this month’s Building Enclosure Council meeting.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, 2/9/2010 from 4-6 pm.
For more info on the BEC, please visit their page: Building Enclosure Council – Minnesota Meeting
This is the venue:
AIA Minnesota
Board Room
International Market Square, Suite 54
275 Market Street
Minneapolis, MNMN 55405
Phone 612.338.6763
Passive House Minnesota
January 18th, 2010 by Tim Delhey Eian
Passive House Minnesota now has a website. Albeit with minimal content, but it’s there. We hope to expand on it in the near future with content from our first meeting this month. Going forward, this will be the place for information regarding Passive House in our region.
Passive House Minnesota, a strong lobby for a strong concept
Passive House in the Woods Blog
January 18th, 2010 by Tim Delhey Eian
The Passive House in the Woods blog is now online. We’ll still tweak it a bit and naturally add content as we move forward. In the future, however, there is now one place where you can check on updates regarding the project.
www.passivehouseinthewoods.com
We are on Sprout!
January 11th, 2010 by Tim Delhey Eian
Sprout was kind enough to list us on their website. Their offer: “Connect to cool local places where you can buy and play in a sustainable way—and save while you’re at it.” Check them out at sprout.mn
Passive House Minnesota Meeting rescheduled!
December 8th, 2009 by Tim Delhey Eian
Passive House Minnesota Meeting
December 9, 2009 rescheduled due to weather, now 1/20/2009
AIA Minnesota, International Market Square, Minneapolis
We’ll be meeting in suite 512 on the 5th floor, NOT in the AIA office.
AGENDA
- 11.30 General introduction to the Passive House building energy standard (attendance optional)
- 12:00 Break (Damicos is located in the courtyard of IMS)
- 12.15 Welcome, general introductions, and introduction of the Passive House Alliance (PHA)
- 12.30 Introduction of the Passive House Minnesota chapter: Goals, membership, target audience, and benefits
- 12.45 Introduction of a potential committee structure for the chapter
- 1.00 General Discussion
- 1.30 Meeting schedule and agenda items for the next meeting
- 1.45 Adjourn
- Stick around for general networking or small discussion groups.
Please contact us if you would like to be invited to this meeting: info@passivehousemn.org
It’s a hole!
December 5th, 2009 by Tim Delhey Eian
Excavation has officially begun at the site. This image was taken on day 1 of construction. www.PassiveHouseinTheWoods.com
This is the Passive House in the Woods
December 1st, 2009 by Tim Delhey EianIt’s been almost a year since we started work on the Passive House in the Woods. It’s about time that it makes an appearance on the blog. So without further ado, here is an image and a description.
The Passive House in the Woods is a 1,900 square foot two-story single family home with walk-out basement level, and a rooftop terrace. It sits on just over one acre in the Town of Hudson, WI—minutes from interstate 94. Located on the outer edge of a residential development, the home overlooks the St. Croix river valley. The building lot provides stunning views Read the rest of this entry »
