Location: SEBASTOPOL, California
Building Type: Single Family Residential
Construction Type: Wood Construction
Project Phase: Under Construction
Year of Construction: 2024
Gross Square Footage: 2300
PHPP Verification: Download

Project Team

Architect: Kristin Nichols
General Contractor: SDC Built, Spencer Dobrovolny
Developer/Owner: Jason & Kristin Nichols
Passive House Certifier: Home Energy Services, Steve Mann
Passive House Consultant: Essential Habitat Architecture, Graham Irwin
Project Submitted by: Kristin Nichols

Project Description

Remaking a 2,300 sq ft single-family 2-story house built in 1986 clad in T1-11 plywood siding. The Passive house remodel is Living Building Challenge compliant. New siding and roof are made of non-toxic metal; photovoltaic panels, new triple-pane windows & insulated doors, sheep wool insulation and wood fiber external insulation (both compostable), using only FSC certified wood, bathrooms and laundry are plumbed to greywater irrigation system; new vacuum flush toilet (uses one pint of water), non-toxic building materials. Air-tight layer is Solitex Adero on outside of wall and roof sheathing tight into perimeter foundation, and Solitex Intello membrane on bottom of floor joists.
Detailed project info: www.windhorseorchard.com

Photo Credit: Kristin Nichols