Index Investing News
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Home
  • World
  • Investing
  • Financial
  • Economy
  • Markets
  • Stocks
  • Crypto
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Home
  • World
  • Investing
  • Financial
  • Economy
  • Markets
  • Stocks
  • Crypto
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
Index Investing News
No Result
View All Result

Upstate New York Becoming Bastion Of Passive House Design

by Index Investing News
October 22, 2022
in Property
Reading Time: 3 mins read
A A
0
Home Property
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


River Architects-designed Seminary Hills Cidery, one of the Passive House designs on display in … [+] Upstate New York, increasingly a Passive House stronghold.

© Brad Dickson 2021

In the aftermath of increasingly common destructive weather nationwide, Upstate New York is emerging as one of the regional early adopters in embracing building design and construction methods specifically intended to help fend off climate change.

In such New York State hamlets as Stone Ridge, Olivebridge, Callicoon, Cold Spring, Cooperstown and others, traditional design and building practices are being adjusted in an effort to combat climate change and gain greater resilience to extreme weather.

One of the leading examples of this phenomenon is seen at Callicoon’s Seminary Hills Cidery, designed by River Architects of Cold Spring, N.Y. The cidery was designed and built to meet rigorous passive building standards and receive certification from Passive House Institute U.S. (Phius), a 501c(3) organization working to ensure high-performance passive building becomes the mainstream market standard. The result has been a 40 to 60% lower energy use for heating and cooling. Like other buildings constructed to Phius standards, the cidery can boast of offering a more comfortable, hushed and healthy interior space. All these indoor air and sound- dampening upsides make it a more welcoming place to sample tangy ciders.

Grand opportunity

Passive House is a method of constructing buildings that slashes energy costs and promotes indoor comfort through innovations in building envelopes and energy delivery. Studies have demonstrated the built environment produces 40 to 60 percent of yearly CO2 emissions. Reducing those numbers is a goal that must be pursued, say climate change experts, and Phius certification has been proven an effective means of moving toward that objective.

Passive House buildings also deliver potential for maintenance of crucial life-support conditions should there be an extended loss of power or heating fuel, which some see as increasingly likely scenarios in the era of climate change-sparked natural disasters.

New York City architects and developers haven’t failed to note Passive House trends. Those visiting the rooftop garden of the nation’s largest Passive House project, the 47,000-square-foot 425 Grand Concourse in the Mott Haven neighborhood of The Bronx, can eyeball another Phius development not far away. That building is Park Avenue Green, a 15-story, 154-unit development in the Melrose enclave of The Bronx.

Heading upstate

Among the structures showcasing Passive House design in Upstate New York is the Gallatin Passive House in Gallatin, New York. The new construction, two-story, wood frame single-family house was completed in 2020, and features 3,307 square feet of space. Constructed on the site of an existing Dutch barn built in the 18th Century, the house was designed and constructed in response to its owners’ quest for energy self-sufficiency and interest in the latest thinking and approaches in sustainable building.

Designed by architect North River Architecture and Planning, and built by North River Design Build, it was a single-family category winner in the Phius 2021 Design Competition during PhiusCon 2021 in Tarrytown, N.Y.

Another Passive Home design is seen in the Olive Passive House, in the Ulster County hamlet of Olivebridge. The 1,484-square-foot single-family house was constructed in 2020 using a panelized system prefabricated just 25 miles away in Kingston, N.Y. The following year the house captured the Phius Best Project by a Young Professional award, won by its then 35-year old architect Allesandro Ronfini and then 34-year-old builder Owen O’Connor. Designed to run solely on electric power, the house uses close to 80% less electricity that comparable area homes. That’s due in part to its orientation, designed to limit summertime heat gain from the sun.

Ronfini, founder of DEMO Architects, designed and constructed Olive Passive House to conclusively demonstrate comfort, sustainability and elements and materials of modern-day architecture can all co-exist.

If he and others as passionate about Passive House in Upstate New York are successful, a region known for qualities from natural beauty to baseball history will have yet another bragging right to repeatedly crow about.



Source link

Tags: BastionDesignHousePassiveUpstateYork
ShareTweetShareShare
Previous Post

Putin declares martial law in annexed areas: What you should know | Russia-Ukraine war News

Next Post

Episode #450: Harris “Kuppy” Kupperman – Oil is the World’s Central Banker Now – Meb Faber Research

Related Posts

Just Listed | 178 Satinwood Lane

by Index Investing News
March 27, 2023
0

Celebrate the 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗬 of Home ECHOnomics...SPECTACULAR IN THE SANCTUARY5 Beds | 3 Baths Situated on a quiet street this estate...

Raleigh-Based Fortune 500 Company Reclaims Part of Sublease

by Index Investing News
March 27, 2023
0

Downtown Raleigh. Image by Higgins Spooner via Unsplash Aftermarket automotive parts provider and retailer Advance Auto Parts has taken off...

Gender Gap Widens For Young Single Women Looking To Buy A Home

by Index Investing News
March 27, 2023
0

Single women looking to buy a home in Pittsburgh, St. Louis or Detroit will find the highest share ... of...

We Bought a Ranch, Now What?

by Index Investing News
March 26, 2023
0

AUTHOR: KATIE SALSBURY, CO-FOUNDER, FISHERIES SCIENTIST How to Draft a Ranch Management Plan in Five Steps You have spent years earning,...

Should WA allow more homes per lot? Debate swirls in 3 local cities

by Index Investing News
March 26, 2023
0

Not long ago, South Rose Hill in Kirkland was a stereotypical suburban neighborhood, indistinguishable from other Puget Sound communities where...

Next Post

Episode #450: Harris “Kuppy” Kupperman - Oil is the World’s Central Banker Now - Meb Faber Research

Money to burn? - Econlib

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

RECOMMENDED

China desires to keep away from U.S. sanctions over Russia’s conflict

March 15, 2022

Boeing’s 737 MAX Jet Faces Another Setback

October 18, 2022

Felt it was my dharma to take over as UK PM: Rishi Sunak

February 3, 2023

Why “Short Selling” a Stock Can Save Your Investments

February 4, 2023

Are Overseas Fighters a Blessing or a Curse for Ukraine?

April 2, 2022

Hyperlinks 8/9/2022 | bare capitalism

August 9, 2022

Mass Adoption of DeFi. Decentralized finance (DeFi) is one of… | by Marcel Boer | The Capital | Oct, 2022

October 30, 2022

Reflections on High-Level Meetings of the UN General Assembly — Global Issues

September 19, 2022
Index Investing News

Get the latest news and follow the coverage of Investing, World News, Stocks, Market Analysis, Business & Financial News, and more from the top trusted sources.

  • Browse the latest news about investing and more
  • Contact us
  • Cookie Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • DMCA
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

Copyright © 2022 - Index Investing News.
Index Investing News is not responsible for the content of external sites.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • World
  • Investing
  • Financial
  • Economy
  • Markets
  • Stocks
  • Crypto
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

Copyright © 2022 - Index Investing News.
Index Investing News is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In