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Passivhaus retrofits provide long term benefits great article!!

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Passivhaus retrofits provide long term benefits great article!! Well it is nice to see a good article on retrofiting building to the Passivhause Standard

Tight Vent Europe Newsletter # 5

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This is a great newsletter on Passive House Buildings in Europe!!  It covers a number of topics; commissioning results verses re-commissioning results, and monitoring that is part of the European Program.  Plus much more!! TightVent_NL_5

Garage Ceiling/Second Floor

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The Garage is designed as an adiabatic space, in other words the conditioned space on the abutting garage house wall and the garage ceiling/second floor above the garage are air tight, insulated and thermally broken from the conditioned space of…

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Garage/House Wall Assembly

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The Garage is structurally separated from the house, 2 X 4 Structural walls on either side of the SIP Panel are structural. The 2 X 4 Structural Walls are filled with closed cell spray foam to air seal the SIP…

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Air Sealing Rim and Band Joist, and Second floor Sub-floor

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Air Sealing

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View of the sub-floor of the second floor above the garage

Air Sealing

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This is a photo of the Rim Band Joist, and second floor sub-floor air sealing with closed cell spray foam separating the garage from the house.

Air Sealing

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The picture is of the north wall of the Garage which is and exterior wall of the garage. This wall is sealed with closed cell spray foam as well as the rim band joist and the sub-floor of the second…

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Air Sealing

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The picture is of the south wall of the Garage which is the common wall between the house and the garage. This wall is sealed with closed cell spray foam on both sides as well as the rim band joist…

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Roof, Fascia, and Gutters are installed

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The roof that was selected for the project is Decra http://www.decra.com/ which is a stone coated metal roof system.