The Project is located in Virgina using “German Passive House
Technology”. This Passive House technology has been used successfully
in hundreds of buildings over the past 10 years in Europe. The house
will be one of the first prefab “Passive Houses” build in the United
States. This established building technology enables to reduce the
energy consumption by up to 90% while at the same time creating a
comfortable home.
Small measures result in a drastic reduced demand for heating and
cooling of the building. Passive Houses are cost-efficient; The energy
efficiency improvement measures prove themselves profitable under
contemporary conditions.
The slightly higher investment for the construction is paid-off within
a very short time. This vastly improved efficiency of energy use can
help to reduce the remaining energy demand so far that it is possible
to meet this demand solely with renewable sources.