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Midwestern Sustainable Design: From the Field: insulation and windows
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The Architecture of High-Performance Place-Making: Tom Bassett-Dilley Architect, Oak Park, IL. Thursday, January 8, 2015. From the Field: insulation and windows. Here's an update for the Oak Park home in construction- it's been a busy time with roofing, insulation, overhangs, exterior insulation, weather barrier, and windows. First thing after the air barrier (Prosoco, the pink stuff painted on the outside of the plywood) was to frame the overhangs, so they could get a roof on. Jamb clips screwed to fram...
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New standards aim to make low-energy building affordable in the U.S. | Four Thick Walls
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One house, one family, no furnace. Laquo; New York college plans passive house demo. New standards aim to make low-energy building affordable in the U.S. Posted September 14, 2014 by marychris in Uncategorized. Aiming to popularize energy efficient construction in North America, a building certification group has overhauled its rigorous German-based energy standards to make them more cost-effective for the American market. It dovetails with the U.S. Department of Energy’s recent Zero Net En...Still in pl...
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Storm renders us powerless | Four Thick Walls
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One house, one family, no furnace. Laquo; Going local at the Oak Park Earth Fest. Keeping quietly cool in a heat wave. Storm renders us powerless. Posted July 14, 2011 by marychris in Uncategorized. This would be a great week to have solar panels. A tree branch lies on electrical lines in our back alley. It knocked out power for 28 hours. A Cambridge, Mass., restaurant where EVERYTHING is composted. In fact, they don’t even have a trash bin. Rockin! Liz Albro makes sparkling water in her SodaStream.
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New York college plans passive house demo | Four Thick Walls
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One house, one family, no furnace. Laquo; One-year anniversary. New standards aim to make low-energy building affordable in the U.S. New York college plans passive house demo. Posted November 8, 2011 by marychris in Uncategorized. No passive house yet exists in downstate New York, where nearly half of homes are heated by soot-generating fuel oil. Converting to cleaner fuels and reducing energy consumption are local environmental priorities. The college received a $206,000 grant from the U.S. Depa...Accor...
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Midwestern Sustainable Design: From the filed: more insulation and airtightness!
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The Architecture of High-Performance Place-Making: Tom Bassett-Dilley Architect, Oak Park, IL. Wednesday, January 28, 2015. From the filed: more insulation and airtightness! In Passive architecture, you really don't want your buildings to suck. Technically, you want them to lose less than:. 06 air changes per hour when depressurized to 50 Pascals of pressure for the "old" Passive House Standard;. The red door of truth. IR image: "cold" temp is about 66F, 35F outside. 129cfm, or .46ACH50. So big congrats ...
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Midwestern Sustainable Design: From the Field: finishes, p. 1
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The Architecture of High-Performance Place-Making: Tom Bassett-Dilley Architect, Oak Park, IL. Monday, March 16, 2015. From the Field: finishes, p. 1. Now that rough mechanicals are in and the air barrier system has been successfully tested, finishes are going in.These will get a lot more exciting pretty soon as tile, wood trim and accents, cabinetry and countertops, etc. get installed, but that will be next. Upper hall looking east to master. Ground, polished, and stained concrete floor.
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Midwestern Sustainable Design: Drawing On Place
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The Architecture of High-Performance Place-Making: Tom Bassett-Dilley Architect, Oak Park, IL. Thursday, April 23, 2015. Occasionally I am asked why I named my domain "drawingonplace." The reason behind it is at the core of my aspirations in architecture, so I thought I'd take a shot at explaining it, and then illustrate the idea as I begin to follow our next project on the blog. I was introduced to the concept of Place by the architectural theorist Christian Norberg-Schulz in his book Genius Loci.
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Midwestern Sustainable Design: From the Field: framing the Right-Sized Oak Park home
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The Architecture of High-Performance Place-Making: Tom Bassett-Dilley Architect, Oak Park, IL. Thursday, November 6, 2014. From the Field: framing the Right-Sized Oak Park home. Framing is great fun to watch- it goes up fast, and in a few weeks you go from having drawings to being able to walk through real enclosure of space. It's like the week after Halloween to an architect: lots of eye candy! First sheathing, second floor deck, Oct. 16. Oct 23: the form is visible! Interior vistas taking shape as well.
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Composting 101. State solar snafu. | Four Thick Walls
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One house, one family, no furnace. Laquo; Near-passive house conquers coldest winter in years. Going local at the Oak Park Earth Fest. Composting 101. State solar snafu. Posted April 12, 2011 by marychris in Uncategorized. This week’s warmer temperatures inspired me to get outside and set up a compost bin. Finally! Eco-geeks say composting is a no-brainer if you grow things in dirt and have even the tiniest amount of space available for a compost bin. OK, so that means most of us. While composting create...
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FAQ | Four Thick Walls
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One house, one family, no furnace. If the house has no furnace, how does it get heat? How does the house get fresh air? And how does it stay cool in the summer? What are the key structural features that make it so insulated? Walls made of 12-inch-thick structural insulated panels, roof made of 18-inch panels. A fully insulated basement. Extensive tape, calk and foam under the drywall to eliminate thermal leaks. How much more does it cost to build a super-insulated furnace-free house? Our builder estimate...