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In typical construction on the Central Coast, our building envelopes are rather leaky. Leaks around windows, sill plates, roof and ceiling penetrations, you name it. This is great if you think having a building “breathe” is important for fresh indoor air. But, when that “fresh” air is coming from your crawl space, from a stud bay, or perhaps your attic, it starts feeling less fresh fast.
We are excited to congratulate The Agrarian Hotel on achieving LEED Silver, the first New Construction project in the City of Arroyo Grande to earn LEED certification.
Mike Horgan’s Passive House project was the subject of a recent article in the New Times. Take look!
Like many on the Central Coast, our home uses a mix of fuels to heat and cool the air, heat water and cook food. The energy efficiency “bones” of the building are sound - having completed a gut remodel of the 50-yr old structure a decade ago, so our electricity costs have generally been low. Too low to make installing solar PV cost effective.
