Acorn Glade Passive House Tour
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- PHIUS+2018 Source Zero Certified Passive House in Downers Grove, IL. This is the architect/CPHC's description of the design intent and a video tour. To learn more about Acorn Glade Passive House, visit tbdarchitects....
I love the PassivHaus concept and this is a great example of the art. Well done to the architect and his team. I hope this is the vision of the future in the age of clean energy.
This is such a beautiful, well thought out design. Very inspirational!
thank you!
Love the house!
thanks!
Besides the well thought out plan the L shaped handles with the curve show knowledge of an excellent interior designer. I like them. No long coat catching. No round slippery door knobs. Hammocks for the overwarm warm midwest summer days, outside the PH protecting the bugs by screening off.
beautiful design with lots of nice touches. Were site limitations the reason why most of the living areas are oriented north-south instead of east-west?
the carport roof looks like it angles towards the house. Doesn't appear to consider heavy rain water
it is definitely sloping away! There's a green roof up there now which absorbs much of most rains, but the membrane was designed to make a durable structure. Good drainage and bulk water management is a fundamental design and construction need that is carefully addressed.
How much was the cost per sft for this home. Without the land value. Rest all expenses included.
Great design - sleeping porch is a cool idea. A few questions: 1) At 4:40, why the transition from fluid-applied air barrier to Tyvek (looks like Tyvek fronts the attic space) at the upper walls? 2) At 4:58, the Blueskin WRB - is it adhered to the rigid insulation (shown in wall section at 4:00), or is there another layer of sheathing over the rigid insul. that the Blueskin adheres to? 3) At 4:00, in the wall section, how is the rigid insulation over the foundation wall protected where exposed above grade?
Brian, my guess on Q1 is that the attic space is unconditioned and uninsulated, the air barrier and insulation are likely in the flat ceiling plane on the second floor. So the Tyvek is only a bulk water barrier for the walls surrounding the attic. Would love to have that confirmed and your other questions answered.
Thanks! and sorry to be 2 years late answering...but in case anyone wants to know--the Tyvek is above the air barrier, since it's an uninsulated attic; the Blueskin went right over the EPS insulation; and we used acrylic stucco (over fiberglass mesh) at the foundation insulation.
@@mjsunkiter exactly!
Beautiful home and design. Would you mind sharing what the approx price per sq footage was? Appreciate it.
IIRC, he said it was a little over 1800 sf
thanks! I'd rather not discuss costs on this house in particular, but we have studied costs on Passive House compared to built-to-code ("barely legal" like most construction), and found that for single family, first cost increase is in the 4-7% range--which is offset by energy savings from code minimum. This of course varies widely based on house shape, materials selected, HVAC systems, etc. What's key is having a builder who understands and supports the concept, and an architect who understands Passive House and will work with the builder to find cost-optimized solutions. As for cost/s.f. in general--we're seeing skyrocketing lumber costs and substantial increases in many other components--I wouldn't expect to see a new single family much below about $300/s.f. (construction cost, not including land, design fees, landscaping).
@@TBDArchitects Strongly concur. We must look at the meeting the needs and desires of the client by optimizing materials with analysis to meet social goals and the ability to afford, now, and options for the future.
Seven walnut trees made that tiny feature wall? What happened to the rest of all that wood?