An Affordable Passivhaus Comes to Pittsburgh

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A single-family three-bedroom Passivhaus project in the southwest part of the city is under construction

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Action-Housing, an affordable-housing developer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently celebrated the opening of [Pittsburgh Green House][5], a 110-year-old home that has been renovated to serve as a training facility for weatherization and residential construction contractors.

[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Pitt PH elevation.jpg (Pittsburgh PH elevation)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/affordable-passivhaus-comes-pittsburgh
[3]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Pitt PH first floor.jpg (Pittsburgh PH - first floor)
[4]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Pitt PH second floor.jpg (Pitt PH second floor)
[5]: http://www.pittsburghgreenhouse.org/

URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/affordable-passivhaus-comes-pittsburgh