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 →
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 →
This project is personal: the renovation of our family’s house in Maine. It is a work in progress. The goal has been to take care of a century of deferred maintenance and to make the house as energy-efficient as possible… read more →
Construction is underway on our first deep energy retrofit of a historic structure. The Spencer Carriage House, listed as a DC Landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1905 to serve one of the large… read more →
We just got back from the PHIUS national conference in Philadelphia. It was quite well attended, with a broad array of topics covered. These conferences are no longer focused simply upon how to do build one, but have become much… read more →
Matt and David have been asked to give a half day seminar on the special issues related to construction of Passive Houses in our climate zone. We will be talking about building envelope strategies we have used and the evolution… read more →
On April 12 Matt and David were asked to do an all-day presentation on passive house design principles for Halfmoon Education Inc., a continuing education organization that sponsors programs for architects and engineers. Around twenty architects and several engineers and… read more →
The bulldozers are on the site, and barring rain, they will begin excavation on Fairfax City’s first net zero home. The house was designed using Passive House principles, and the owner is anticipating that the 20 kw solar array planned… read more →
NESEA Conference On March 9th Matt presented the Weinberg Commons Passive House Retrofit in a presentation called Passive House Deep Energy Retrofits: Revitalizing Masonry Multifamily and Single Family Wood Frame Buildings. Matt was the project architect for this retrofit —… read more →