by Tom Bassett-Dilley | May 11, 2017 | Biophilic Design, certification, From the Field, Uncategorized |
This is one of those dream projects: great client, great site, and a design that just fell together naturally. And the team at Mike Von Behren Builders is fantastic–really getting into the project and executing beautifully. As one of our first larger...
by Tom Bassett-Dilley | Jun 11, 2016 | Biophilic Design, certification, green architecture |
Today was a big day for TBDA, as we joined the Park District of Oak Park staff and Board and many guests to cut the ribbon at AGEEC. PDOP Executive Director Jan Arnold before ribbon-cutting One of the most rewarding moments as an architect is knowing that you have...
by Tom Bassett-Dilley | Mar 1, 2016 | airtightness, blower door, certification, eco design, From the Field, green architecture, passive house, Passive House Architecture, PHIUS, tom bassett-dilley |
It’s hard to believe that a blower door test could feel…if not routine, than not like a really big deal on just our third Passive project. I mean, that 0.6ACH50 target we learned about in Certified Passive House Consultant sounded so difficult– more...
by Tom Bassett-Dilley | Jan 28, 2015 | 1026 Clinton, airtightness, blower door, blower door test, certification, eco design, From the Field, green architecture, oak park, passive house, Passive House Architecture, PHIUS, tom bassett-dilley |
In Passive architecture, you really don’t want your buildings to suck. Technically, you want them to lose less than 0.6 air changes per hour when depressurized to 50 Pascals of pressure for the “old” Passive House Standard, or .05cfm of air per...
by Tom Bassett-Dilley | May 10, 2012 | certification, passive house, PHIUS |
The River Forest house has been submitted to PHIUS for the PHIUS+ certification process, and I am occasionally asked what the incentive is–what are we getting for the $2700-ish in fees? The answer is twofold: 1.) expert review of the design; and 2.)...
