What is passive house design and why is it a good fit for multi-family projects?
How can the use of mass timber and light wood-frame structural wall and roof framing materials influence and benefit a project’s energy performance?
What are the critical building enclosure assemblies and details that establish passive house levels of energy use reduction?
How do site orientation and mechanical heat recovery and air ventilation factor in? And perhaps the biggest question on everyone’s mind:
Does passive house design result in significant cost premiums over traditional approaches, or is it a small cost increase, which can be quickly repaid once the building is operational?
WoodWorks will hold a Passive House Design for Wood Frame and Mass Timber Multi Family Projects webinar on March 9th from 11 am to noon, EST
This event will provide insights into the implementation of passive house design techniques on multi-family, mid-rise projects in the US.
Evan Smith and Liz Hauver from Placetailor which designed the all-mass timber 201 Hampden in Boston will highlight the use of CLT as exterior wall and roof panels, and the impact this had on enclosure design and passive house performance.
Michael Bonn, architect for the light wood-frame Orchards at Orenco, Phases I and II, one of the largest certified passive house buildings in North America, will discuss enclosure detailing, challenges, and lessons learned on these projects.
To register for this webinar, go to https://www.woodworks.org/event/passive-house-design-for-mass-timber-and-wood-frame-multi-family-projects/