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The Passive House standard is quickly moving into the mainstream of design and construction. With a reputation for quality construction, energy savings, improved comfort, and healthy indoor air quality, the standard ensures the durability of a building with minimal or no additional upfront cost. When coupled with small renewable energy systems, Passive House puts true zero-energy, low-carbon buildings within reach.
Three Central Coast Cities are taking the lead in the shift toward clean energy in the region and nation-wide.
In a recent analysis of efforts by thirty small cities across the country to cut energy waste and promote clean energy, San Luis Obispo and Goleta claimed the top two spots.
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), which conducted the analysis noted that San Luis Obispo achieved the top score, “earning points for its policy incentivizing all-electric equipment and appliances in new buildings and for participating in a program that offers carbon-free electricity to residents.”
Join our team of code coaches for an interactive session to ask energy and green building code questions and have them answered live during a new program: Code Coach Office Hours! We are proud to be on the team, along with Franklin Energy, for this new offering under the Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN) Energy Code Connect.
Progress at The Bishop Passive House has kept pace with the changing of the seasons. The foundation has been poured and the next step is insulation under the slab. A standard installation would make use of rigid foam under a vapor barrier, but we decided to take a different tack - which proved both cost-efficient and reduced use of a product that can be responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions.
