HELIOTROPE

This project consists of a new two story home over an existing basement and foundation. Sustainability is of paramount concern in this project, and toward that end the project is being designed to comply with the european Passive House building standard. This standard seeks to reduce building energy consumption by 90% over a standard code-compliant building, and reaches a level of efficiency where a traditional furnace or boiler is no longer required for heating. When completed, it will be one of the first Passive House certified projects in the Pacific Northwest. Visit our blog on the project, which features further information on this cutting edge building standard, as well as regular posts on the project as it moves through the design, permitting, documentation and construction phases.

Location:

Seattle, WA

Building area:

2,740 sf

Completion:

2011