German Passive house in the News

[Paul Bailey]

Now that some of the busy holiday season has past .I'll get back to posting a little more.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/world/europe/27house.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&hp

[Ralph Day]

Nice article Paul. I've heard about the passivhause before. The construction of one in PEC would be a real head bashing (yours against the brick wall of Planning Department). I had heard that Garry Davis told someone that composting toilets wern't against code but that he would put a stop work order on a home that tried to put one in. Knob.

I'm glad I built in the '80's. My building permit cost $45. Hydro permit probably $50. Times change. I also moved in with plywood floors, no interior doors, no kitchen cupboards. Couldn't do that now (legally).

Ralph