Colorado’s first multi-family passive house - Image by Drew Tooley
The design for this 2-unit residential duplex is situated on a difficult site adjacent to a busy arterial road. The design was driven by the acoustic and visual challenges of the site. Creating quiet, comfortable, healthy, indoor environments aligned with the Passivhaus standard, and we are happy to be part of creating Colorado’s first multifamily passive house certified home.
The design features a bank of triple-pane south facing windows, which optimizes passive solar gain while bringing dramatic daylight into the heart of the home on all stories, while shutting out sound and pollution of the adjacent highway. High-performance skylights flood the interior spaces with daylight while maintaining privacy. Third-floor balcony decks command sweeping views of the Rocky Mountains from the back of the home, extending a spacious party room.
See the below article from Rocky Mountain PBS to learn more about the vision for this site. To read more about this project, visit the project page here.
“Building to Passive House standards is considered building to the gold-standard of energy-efficient buildings.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — After Seth Riseman’s Louisville home burned down in the Marshall Fire, he struggled to make a decision on what to do going forward — sell the lot and move on, or stay put and rebuild in a neighborhood he loves?
The second option won out in the end, and like many of the victims of the Marshall Fire, which destroyed over 1,000 structures in Boulder County last year, Riseman is hoping to rebuild his home in a way that makes it more energy-efficient and fire-resistant.
Riseman recently attended a private tour of a unique home in Englewood — it’s the first multifamily, certified Passive House in Colorado. Building to Passive House standards is considered building to the gold-standard of energy-efficient buildings. A home must meet strict criteria in order to be certified as a Passive House.
Read the full RMPBS article here