Wall Assembly Throwdown Event
PHWPA held it’s Wall assembly throw down on June 1st, 2016.
Passive House doesn’t tell you HOW to reach it’s energy target it just tells you to hit 4.75 kbtu/per sf per year for heating and cooling. Passive House is performance based standard; it is not prescriptive.
That means there are a variety of paths to achieving the energy targets. A performance based standard unleashes creativity and along with it a whole host of wall-assembly solutions. PHWPA hosted this Wall Assembly Hootenanny where a variety of professionals presented how they met the Passive House criteria in their projects.
Each assembly was different and there was a brief presentation by every presenter and then a round table discussion about the merits and tribulations of each choice. Migration of moisture, cost and ease of assembly were just a few of the topics included the discussion.
A big thanks to our presenters and guests that attended.
Follow this link for a PDF of the different wall constructions presented.
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