Cape Cod Passive House

Single-Family
Written By Aaron Gunderson

LOCATION: Falmouth, MA

SIZE: 2400 sq ft

STATUS: Phius Certified, 2014

ARCHITECT / DESIGNER: Daniel Roy and Steve Baczek

CPHC: Daniel Roy

BUILDER: Dunhill Companies

PHOTOGRAPHER: Dan Cutrona

PHIUS+ RATER: JSR Adaptive Energy Solutions

Just the third house (at the time) in Massachusetts to achieve PHIUS+ Passive House Certification and the second one in Falmouth. The home is owned by the CPHC and his wife, and it has a living area of 2,400 ft2. In addition to the Passive House construction, some of the added energy saving features of the house include an external motorized solar shade, a geothermal ground loop for ventilation air preheat/precool, and an 8.7 KW solar PV system sized for the all electric house load plus an electric car. Along with the PHIUS+ certification, the house is certified as EPA WaterSense, DOE Challenge Home, and has a HERS Rating of minus 7.

Aaron Gunderson
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