Open AccessHood River Passive House
Author(s) -
David Hales
Publication year - 2013
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1068627
Subject(s) - passive house , architectural engineering , certification , engineering , civil engineering , efficient energy use , electrical engineering , political science , law
The Hood River Passive Project was developed by Root Design Build of Hood River Oregon using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) to meet all of the requirements for certification under the European Passive House standards. The Passive House design approach has been gaining momentum among residential designers for custom homes and BEopt modeling indicates that these designs may actually exceed the goal of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building America program to reduce home energy use by 30%-50% (compared to 2009 energy codes for new homes). This report documents the short term test results of the Shift House and compares the results of PHPP and BEopt modeling of the project