I know something new. I know how to design and build homes that are dramatically better than any I’ve ever built. What I know is radically simple. It is systematically measurable and therefore proven. It …
Read the full story »Then think again. It’s time to ask some fundamental questions. Sometimes all over again. It’s time to think clearly. Then act!
Design matters. When we learn to use all the tools in the design toolbox we discover more and make smarter choices.
Build better. Its time to make smart choices about how we build and the materials we choose to build with.
And energy sense. Our future literally depends on our ability to understand and use energy wisely.
Experience. Imagination. Familiarity. We depend on the sum of these part to offer and make good decisions.
I’m fascinated with “sensing” energy. I mean, what if we could actually hear the steady drip of the energy that is still flowing when we think everything is “off”.
Have you ever walked around your house …
We’re building a new home in the Harwinton hills. When we say we need to build future friendly homes, this is what we mean.
CT’s First Certified Passive House wins the 2012 CT Zero Energy Challenge
The Passive House we designed and built in Harwinton this year has been recognized for meeting two significant challenges. It is the first house …
We can engineer a building to use only as much energy as it produces. That’s pretty great isn’t it! We can also fill our pantries with healthy food, keep a bike outside our door to …
We are building a Passive House in Harwinton, CT. Over the course of its construction we are inviting people to visit and learn about the ways in which the remarkable comfort, health, durability, and efficiency of this home are technically achieved. This is a special chance to see how it’s done. Come inside and take a look around. Experience the difference.
There are many ways to respond to trauma. The ways we know to build now are safer, simpler, healthier, more comfortable, durable, and are miserly in their use of energy. Best of all, we now know how to create homes that are contributing to the solution, rather than adding to the problem. So we have adapted and we have grown, and as a result of our “post traumatic growth” we are better equipped to guide you.
