CODE AND ZONING GUIDANCE FOR HEAT PUMPS AND CX DISCOVERIES TO IMPROVE DESIGN
April 2024
This spring edition includes valuable technical papers covering best practices for heat pump design and installation as well as a presentation from our senior commissioning agents that highlights their recent Cx discoveries and how designers can use them to inform more efficient and cost-effective designs.  

INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITIES WITH SUBSTANTIAL PAYBACKS
November 2023
In this latest update, we provide information on current incentive opportunities that offer substantial paybacks to building owners and designers. We also share details on our recent net zero and Passive House projects that are being recognized nationally.

PASSIVE HOUSE DESIGN COMES TO LIFE

March 2023

College of the Atlantic’s new 12,000 SF dormitory is going up quickly! Located off Mount Desert Island on the coast of Maine, COA is committed to a strict “no fossil fuels” policy. This mass timber project is designed to Passive House standards.

IMPACT UTICA TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS

October 2022

Our team recently completed the drawing set for a gut renovation of the historic Wilcor Warehouse in downtown Utica. IMPACT Utica is part of a new redevelopment initiative led by People First (Utica Housing Authority) which will bring affordable housing options to the city.

COMMITTED TO ZERO ENERGY DESIGN
July 2022
Ithaca Passive House is a new 2,200 SF single-family residence in Ithaca, NY design-certified as a PHIUS Zero project by achieving all of the design requirements of the PHIUS Core standard and also netting out energy use on an annual basis with renewable energy. 

ITHACA IS THE FIRST U.S. CITY TO COMMIT TO DECARBONIZATION
January 2022
Ithaca has been recognized internationally as it became the first U.S. city to begin operation on a 100% decarbonization plan. The goal of the adopted plan is to, “electrify thousands of buildings in the city of Ithaca in an effort to decarbonize by the end of the decade.”