CMG’s Passive House mixes energy efficiency with stunning architecture
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Salvatore Zarrella
Several years ago, Salvatore Zarrella was reading a trade magazine when he came across a story entitled “Green Wi...
Green Building
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
The architect’s house as purchased in 1968.
Yes, I am talking about my home renovation project. As an architect I have helped literally hundreds of people r...
Why isn’t every builder building green homes? — Part 2
This new home has been wrapped with an adhesive weather membrane to make the walls airtight and to protect them from any rainwater that gets past the siding. T...
Why isn’t every builder building green homes?
This new BPC home was built for the Taft School in Watertown for a faculty family. It was the Grand Prize winner at the recent DOE Housing Innovation Award cer...
Thinking outside of the builder box
These clients personalized their home to make it fun, light-filled and very well loved.
“What is a house? Why do the houses in Fairfield County all look the w...
Green building has gone mainstream
A new BPC house being framed in 2014. The sheathing is brown because it has a factory-applied, water-resistant coating, and the taped joints contribute to the ...
The big question
A Rigefield (green) dream home under construction.
I recently took a survey of ‘average homeowners’ and asked them what their most burning home improvement ...
Staycation house
In order to help transform your house into a green "staycation" home, keep knickknacks to a minimum and open doors and windows to let fresh air and lots of nat...
House power
LED lights and water-saving, high-efficiency appliances in the kitchen of the net zero home.
Have you noticed how expensive electricity is lately? Wow. If y...
Working with a (green) architect
A non-toxic kitchen built with Forestry Service Certified wood, no VOC finishes and a no maintenance, no VOC Quartz countertop.
Have you been thinking about...
Greening the MLS
A new home in New Canaan achieves near net zero energy usage through solar panels combined with a very low electrically supplied heating and cooling load.
H...
Building my Passive House — Part 10
The rear exterior of Mike Trolle’s Passive House, nearing completion.
This is the 10th and final entry in a series of columns about the design and construct...
Building my Passive House — Part 9
This Connecticut home built by Mike Trolle’s company was certified by the American Lung Association as a Health House.
This is the ninth entry in a series o...
Building my Passive House – Part 8
The indoor portion of Mike Trolle's air-source heat pump hangs on a wall in the Great Room. Options include ducted units and floor-mounted consoles.
This is...
Building My Passive House – Part 7
“The great room has extensive south-facing windows that allow the winter sun to penetrate and heat the heavily insulated concrete slab beneath the floor tile,”...
Building My Passive House – Part 6
Mike’s windows tilt in from the top for ventilation and open from the side, as well.
This is the sixth entry in a series of columns about the design and con...