ITHACA'S DECARBONIZATION ROADMAP 
Spring 2025
Taitem had a productive start to 2025 as we wrapped up a decarbonization study at Southwood Square, kicked off an embodied carbon analysis for a historic reuse project in Syracuse, celebrate Passive House certification at Village Grove, and headed to Maine to present at the Annual Passive House conference. 

SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM OUR TEAM 
Winter 2024
Taitem closed out the year making headlines! Check out the article on the new "HydroPod" deep energy retrofit system piloted at Christopher Court in the CNY Business Journal and Taitem founder Ian Shapiro's continuous environmental stewardship spotlighted in Syracuse University press.

DOE ADVANCED BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT HIGHLIGHT 
Fall 2024
Celebrating the fully electric conference center with commercial kitchen at the Asteri Ithaca ribbon cutting; national recognition for Hydronic Shell technology at Syracuse Housing Authority; Taitem's co-hosted NYC Climate Week event: Commercial VRF for multifamily buildings – Asset or liability?; and more!

CODE AND ZONING GUIDANCE FOR HEAT PUMPS AND CX DISCOVERIES TO IMPROVE DESIGN
Spring 2024
This 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
Fall 2023
In this 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
Winter 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
Fall 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
Summer 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
Winter 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.”