Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Aiming for Passivhaus in Boston

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Powahouse, a three-unit, three-story condominium under construction in the city's Roxbury neighborhood, is on track to meet the standard

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It might have left a few people feeling especially uneasy about climate change, but the Northeast's strangely dry, mild winter did at least allow construction to continue at a relatively brisk pace on Powahouse, a three-unit condominium going up on a corner lot in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.

[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Powahouse rendering 2.jpg (Powahouse rendering)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/aiming-passivhaus-boston
[3]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Powahouse Unit X.jpg (Powahouse Unit X)
[4]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Powahouse unit Y.jpg (Powahouse Unit Y)
[5]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Powahouse slab.jpg (Powahouse slab)
[6]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Powahouse wall.jpg (Powahouse wall)
[7]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Powahouse shell.jpg (Powahouse shell)

URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/aiming-passivhaus-boston

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