by Jamie Wolf | Nov 30, 2016 | Blog, Design
We often talk about HOW we build, not often about where, a choice that has implications for the owner’s carbon footprint well beyond how it is designed and built. For the UConn biology professors who will live in this home the choice of where to build includes...
by Jamie Wolf | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog, Design
What makes a building project “affordable?” Every design process begins by establishing goals and discovering boundaries. Goals are the problems we hope to solve. Boundaries are the constraints we expect to work within. Within each of these conditions is the...
by Jamie Wolf | May 23, 2015 | Design, Discovery
Our “Better Home. Better Life.” Workshops were created for anyone eager to learn what it takes to make a good home great. Here’s an overview with an opportunity to be notified of upcoming workshops and a bonus download taken from the workshop...
by Jamie Wolf | Jan 26, 2014 | Design, Performance
This Farmington home produces more energy than it uses on an annual basis. Pretty remarkable, right? This “net zero” performance deserves recognition; that’s why energizeCT created its annual CT Zero Energy Challenge. And that’s why we are...
by Jamie Wolf | Aug 28, 2013 | Design, Performance
We’re just closing up the building “envelope” on a Passive House project in Farmington. This is always an important milestone in the project because we get to test how effectively our air sealing strategy is performing while we can still get at any...
by Jamie Wolf | Nov 12, 2012 | Design
Paul and Diane Honig and their family moved into their new Passive House a couple weeks ago and are marveling at the indoor comfort as winter approaches. This is what it’s all about for us, creating a home that looks great, works well, and feels good to be in....
