10 Steps To Designing Your First Passive House

Architect Michael Ingui shares these top Passive House tips gleaned from leading Passive House practitioners—designers and builders who are at the forefront of this science-based approach to high-performance building construction.

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0:00 10 Steps to Designing Your First Passive House
1:14 Step One: Getting the Client Onboard
2:28 Step Two: Include the Passive House Consultant Early
3:28 Step Three: Bring in the Contractor Early
4:25 Step Four: Creating an Air Sealing, Mechanical, Ventilation, Exhaust, and Hot Water Strategy from the Beginning.
5:42 Step Five: Creating Clear Drawing and Specification Package
7:25 Step Six: Hold a Kickoff Meeting with the Whole Crew
8:43 Step Seven: Hold Weekly Meetings
9:10 Step Eight: Using the Blower Door as a Tool
10:46 Step Nine: Commissioning the House
11:45 Step Ten: Certifying the Project

Michael is Principal at Baxt Ingui Architects (https://www.baxtingui.com) and Founder of Passive House Accelerator (https://passivehouseaccelerator.com).

Thank you to these Passive House leaders who shared their tips with Michael:
Stuart Hood, Senior Vice President, Introba
Cramer Silkworth, Baukraft Engineering,
John Woelfling, Principal, Dattner Architects
Tessa Bradley, Principal, Artisans Group
Robert Taffera, Owner, Taffera Fine Building and Finishes
Shannon Pendleton, Sanderson Design,
Andrew Fishman, President, SMR Craftworks
Graham Irwin, Principal, Essential Habitat Architecture
Wayne Turett, Turett Architecture
Ed May, Partner, Bldgtyp
John Mitchell, Partner, Bldgtyp
Tim Spitler, R Sutton
Sara Bayer, Director of Sustainability, Magnusson Architecture & Planning
Derrick L. Tillman, Bridging the Gap Development LLC
James Hartford, River Architects
Marc Fabris, Baxt Ingui Architects
James Traynor, Managing Director, ECD Architects