“The combination of the budget and the clients desire to use non-petroleum earth-friendly building materials put any kind of Passive House certification kind of out of reach, but for good reasons. The choice not to seek a Passive House certification helped us craft a better home for the clients, because non-petroleum-based building materials, like wood-fiber insulation and other components, are more costly and the homeowners wanted to put their budget towards those sustainable material choices and ideals more than they wanted to seek a certification. “ - Architect David Shirley AIA, NCARB

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