Ivon Street Studio

I'm happy to see my blog worlds colliding. My favorite eye-candy blog finally treads into high-performance/low-energy Passive House design (and still delivers the eye-candy with some gorgeous examples).

What is a passive house? The passive house approach to construction offers the ultimate in energy efficiency. To achieve its standards, builders have to follow 5 exacting rules.

Introduction to a new (to me) home score, Hayward Score, via our friends at Small Planet Supply. I like the focus on healthy indoor air quality, and the role homeowners play.

The Intersection of Healthy and High Efficiency Building — Small Planet Supply Recently Albert Rooks and I went to California to participate in a presentation to a builder about Hayward Home Score and energy-efficient building with Hayward Score Founder Bill Hayward and Healthy Building Scientist Joe Medosch.  Hayward Home Score helps homeowners identify major issues