We'd like to congratulate two of our staff - Michelle Zimney and Tatiana Soglin - on their recent accreditations!
Bishop Passive House - Windows on the World
(This is the eleventh in our series of reflections on real construction decisions for one of our local projects: The Bishop Passive House). With the envelope and insulation nearly complete, high performance windows have now been installed on Bishop Passive House. The design team took care to not only select good quality windows, but properly size and orient them to maximize the benefits of views, daylighting, and ventilation. Spoiler alert - go ahead and put fixed glass in where they can shine and save the operational ones (which are leakier by nature) for where they can do the most for indoor air quality.
Upcoming Webinar: Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) and the Energy Code
With local and statewide efforts to encourage all-electric construction, heat pump water heaters are becoming an increasingly critical tool for design professionals.
In Balance Green Consulting’s Jennifer Rennick and Amy Dryden of the Association for Energy Affordability will be presenting a webinar on all things heat pump on Tuesday, August 31, 9-10:30am.
LEED Plaque Helps Grow Sustainability
Earning LEED certification is an exciting and admirable accomplishment, but publicly celebrating the achievement is also important, to spread the word, demonstrate excellence in green building and inspire others. With that in mind, we were thrilled to participate last month in unveiling the LEED Silver plaque at the Agrarian Hotel in Arroyo Grande.