What a year! Let’s begin with the most recent and biggest news: we have changed our name! On January 1, Peabody Architects became P E A B O D Y F I N E A R C H I T… read more →
With the passing of an old classmate at noon and with another clinging to life tonight on a ventilator, I am particularly mindful on this Earth Day of life’s fragility, and of our tenuous place on this planet. How do… read more →
Exactly ten years ago my firm began designing our first Passive House. I had taken Passive House training in 2008 and at that time only a handful had been built. I knew that the only way to develop local interest… read more →
Our office participated in the Global Climate Strike that is happening Sept. 20th-27th. We joined thousands of people in DC to interrupt business as usual and voice our concern of inaction to the looming Climate Crisis. … read more →
Weather has been a huge factor as O’Neill Development has struggled to pour concrete walls and complete backfilling in between unprecedented rainstorms. All concrete for the house proper is now in place and considerable backfilling has been accomplished. Work is… read more →
On July 24, for the third year, we will be leading an all-day seminar introducing Passive House principles to an audience of architects, engineers and builders. The talk is put on by Half Moon Education. If interested, you can contact… read more →
The DC Chapter of the AIA held its annual awards jury this week, and our Stable Carriage House retrofit won a Citation for Sustainable Design. All of Izumi’s hard work managing a very difficult project paid off! Congratulations to the… read more →
After extensive excavation on a difficult site, the footings were poured this week, and as I write this post, the formwork for the basement walls is going up. What makes the site so difficult is the steep slope and the… read more →
Work is now complete on our DC Landmark carriage house deep energy retrofit. We have published pictures and a description of the project here.
Site work has begun on our newest net zero home. The builder is O’Neill Development, with whom we have worked on all of our Passive Houses. The first step was to de-construct the original house, in which the owners had… read more →