Home of the Future: Zero-Energy Passive House

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Inside the U.S. Department of Energy's 2024 Housing Innovation Awards Grand Winner, a 3,585 ft2, sustainably built, -9 HERS score Passive House in New York that cost just 10% over standard construction. Subscribe for more https://www.youtube.com/TheDailyConversation/ Home of the Future: Zero-Energy Passive House https://www7.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/explorezerh/sites/default/files/case-studies/2024/ZERH%20HIA_CS_Daniel%20Colombini%20PNNL%202024_hr_0.pdf Dan Colombini's engineering firm: https://www.goldmancopeland.com/our-firm/leadership/ Christina Griffin Architect http://www.christinagriffinarchitect.com/ Ed Nugent Integral Building https://integralbuilding.com/ 0:00 Welcome to the future 0:52 Sustainable materials 1:42 12 inch-thick insulated wall cavity 2:28 What's different about this house? 3:00 Doors and windows 4:37 Key to Passive House design 6:14 Solar orientation 6:36 Upgrading the existing foundation 7:16 The fireplace (exterior stove) 9:03 Solving the ceiling challenge 9:37 Eliminates 90% of heating and cooling costs 10:14 Ventilating an airtight home 11:09 Surviving climate change better than a standard home 11:50 Energy modeling 13:21 Up in the attic (inside the Passive House envelope) 14:55 Architect Christina Griffin 15:27 Builder Edward Nugent 16:34 Green rating -9 HERS score (Home Energy Rating System) 18:05 Heat Pump Water Heater 19:04 Rooftop solar and battery storage 21:13 Rain garden & bioswale 22:56 Creating an architecturally-interesting home 23:58 Diverting 75% of old house materials from landfill Thank you Dan Colombini and family. Tour the Zero Energy Home of the Future New York Westchester County Hudson Valley River NYC New York City Governors Island Brooklyn Bronx Queens Manhattan Subway Staten Island Net Zero Passive House Best Future TDC TheDailyConversation Mumbai West Virginia Mayor Sam Felton Delhi Tour Boat Harbor Port PNYNJ Bethlehem Steel Mill Factory Museum of Industrial History Baltimore Philadelphia Barcelona Madrid Tarrifs Trump Obama Biden Climate Change Heat Pump Department of Energy