At Issue with Mark Welp
What Makes a Passive House Different?
Clip: Season 3 Episode 35 | 1m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
Rebecca Johnson and Ryan Reber explain how passive homes cut energy use and boost comfort.
Rebecca D. Johnson and architect Ryan Reber explain the basic idea behind passive houses. The building standard emphasizes extremely efficient construction, low energy consumption and a comfortable, healthy indoor environment, forming the foundation of a new Bloomington housing development.
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At Issue with Mark Welp
What Makes a Passive House Different?
Clip: Season 3 Episode 35 | 1m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
Rebecca D. Johnson and architect Ryan Reber explain the basic idea behind passive houses. The building standard emphasizes extremely efficient construction, low energy consumption and a comfortable, healthy indoor environment, forming the foundation of a new Bloomington housing development.
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And there's a company in the Twin Cities preparing for a new development as the area also faces a housing shortage.
Joining me are Rebecca D. Johnson, CEO and founder of COII, or Community of Imaginative Ingenuity, and Ryan Reber, lead project architect.
Thank you both for coming in.
We appreciate it.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Thank you for having us.
- So I talked a little bit about the benefits of a passive house, but kinda give me the definition, your definition of a passive house.
- So I first learned about passive house when I started visioning COII.
And it is a really cool feature that utilizes passive systems.
And I'm gonna let Ryan Reber dive into that a little bit more.
- Yeah, sure, so, passive house is essentially a building standard that focuses on creating very energy-efficient buildings that also have very low energy consumption as well as providing a very comfortable and healthy indoor environment for the occupants.
Do Passive Houses Require More Maintenance?
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Clip: S3 Ep35 | 1m 13s | Rebecca Johnson and Ryan Reber discuss maintenance, metal roofs and sustainable materials. (1m 13s)
Why Passive Houses Cost More Up Front
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Clip: S3 Ep35 | 1m 11s | Ryan Reber explains passive home costs and Bloomington's response to the new development. (1m 11s)
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