Blog tagged as sustainable deisgn

A grounded guide to passive house standards, including resources, rural considerations, and practical advice for planning a high-performance home.

Learn how modern farmhouse design works, its defining features, challenges, and how to plan a functional, site-specific rural home.

Discover the top 10 strategies for an energy efficient barn conversion, including insulation, airtightness, mechanical systems, and rural design considerations.

In this video, I show you practically how the triple pane windows are performing in my "pretty good house" (near passive). Using simple visual (but perhaps not completely accurate) tools, I can not only tell you numbers but show you some of the differences.