Passive House 101

Taconic Ridge Farm

Join Passive Home design and build veteran Steve Bluestone as he leads the group through the ins and outs of Passive House certification.

“Passive House” refers to a program and set of principles that guides one on how to build some of the most comfortable and energy efficient structures in existence today. This workshop will provide participants with a basic working knowledge of the principles as set forth by PHIUS (Passive House Institute of the United States).Participants will take away the basic concepts behind this successful program, some of the common (and some less common) strategies used to achieve Passive House certification, along with a couple of war stories about things one probably shouldn’t do when deciding to take this path.After the workshop, participants will be invited to tour Steve’s house (located about 5 miles away).ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORThe workshop will be led by Hillsdale resident Steve Bluestone. In his “past life” as a major developer/builder/property manager in the NYC area, Steve and his partners built Passive House structures including some of the smallest (a few +/- 700 SF homes in Staten Island - constructed after Superstorm Sandy swept through the region) and some of the largest (a 7 story 101 unit low income rental project located in the Rockaways: http://www.bluestoneorg.com/beach-green-dunes-passive-house/ and a 16 story 249 unit market rate rental located in Westchester County: https://www.live42broad.com/gallery/.In addition, he built and lives in his Passive House certified home in Hillsdale (which is the very first certified Passive House structure in all of North, Central, and South America that uses AAC (autoclaved aerated concrete blocks) for the exterior structural walls: https://www.passivedwellings.com/ABOUT THE SPONSORWe thanks Herrington's for their generous support. Herrington's is a premier lumber and building materials supplier. Family owned and operated for over 110 years. Visit them at www.herringtons.com.This is one of more than 30 events that are part of The Workshop Experience Weekend, May 7-8, 2022, in and around Hillsdale, NY. Join us to learn from experts in crafting, writing, cooking, nature, gardening, floristry and more. Browse the entire program, or visit TheWorkshopExperience.org.

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