March 2, 2022
Cassandra Gillespie

Beacon Hill is Design Certified!

Beacon Hill is now a Design Certified Phius CORE 2021 Project!

We are one big step closer to final Passive House certification with the Beacon Hill High Performance Home. The house is officially a Design Certified Phius CORE 2021 project!


Assuming there are no additional changes to the aspects of the building that impact energy performance (insulation, windows/doors, HVAC or appliances) the project is on track to achieve final certification upon completion. We will have to achieve a required minimum blower door test score and make it through on-site verification by a certified Phius rater, but we're on our way!


Continue following along with us on social media to see how the Beacon Hill home progresses. We’re excited to finish this one up!

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