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In part, they were able to afford this remodel because of sweat equity.

“We learned about things like electricity and heating and plumbing on the job,” says Paul.

So did friends and family.“I think my dad was here every day for

the first six months,” Paul says. “And it was a rare weekend when we didn’t have some-body over, helping. We learned together.”

The renovations were an investment,

their architect says.“It’s affordable in the long term, but it

costs more money in the short term,” Eian says. “Just like buying a hybrid car, it costs more to buy, but a lot less to own. Their heat-ing and cooling bills, for example, are now ridiculously low.”

The home’s unique status also helped drum up corporate sponsors to defray costs, including tile by Jeffrey Court, hardwood floors by Mirage and an amazingly crafted

front door, a collaboration between Doors of Distinction, based in Amery, Wis., and TE Studio.

“We knew we were doing something big,” says Paul. “This is the first house in North America that was remodeled to the Ener-PHit standard in North America and in our climate.”

Previously, the family had 1,200 square feet of living space. Now, they have about 2,000.

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Certified Performance

Final Test0.65 ACH50 [195 CFM50]≤1.0 Airtightness

Specific Primary Energy Demand112 kWh/m2 a [35.5 kBTU/ft² a]

Component ApproachMinimum R-values throughoutHeating Load20 W/m2 [6.3 Btu/h/ft²]4.1 kW [14 kBtu/h]

≤130QP ≤ 120 kWh/m2a + ((QH - 15 kWh/(m2a)) * 1.2)

Airtightness0.65 ACH50 [196 CFM50] ≤1.0

Cooling Load2.6 kW[0.74 tons, 8.8 kBtu/h]

Passive House Performance

Heat loss is dramatically reduced by more than 66% over current new construction in Minnesota.

Passive House Comparison

Annual energy intensity was calculated at 16.5 kBTU/(sf yr).

This is a savings of 64% compared to a similarly-sized house meeting MN 2015 residential energy code—modeled at 45.7 kBTU/(sf yr).

Passive House Comparison

Passive House Certification

• Structure ✓• Weather Barrier ✓• Insulation ✓• Airtightness ✓• Moisture Management ✓• Ventilation/ Air Quality ✓• Comfort ✓• Daylight ✓• Durability (50-100 years) ✓• Design ✓• Lifecycle Cost ✓• Environmental Impact ✓• Deconstructability ✓

HOLISTIC DESIGN}

Mission Accomplished!

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