Passive House in Scranton, PA - International Passive House Days

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For more information visit:

WWW.SCRANTONPASSIVEHOUSE.COM (http://www.scrantonpassivehouse.com)

A new 2 story single family residence designed to meet the Passive House standard in Scranton, PA.

Located in downtown Scranton on a sloping vacant lot in the hill section, the house is oriented due south for solar optimization.

• The foundation is a concrete slab over 8” of Pennsylvania perlite over 12” of EPS insulation with r value of R-76.

• The walls are advanced frame structural 2x4 interior service cavity with 11 7/8” TJI outrigger dense packed with cellulose to 4PSF for an r value of R-62.

• The roof is a 30” raised heel truss 24” OC with 24” of loose fill cellulose with an r value of R-86.

• The windows and exterior doors are Intus UPVC.

• The ventilation is an UltimateAir 200DX with a 9000 BTU Mitsubishi ductless minisplit providing point source heating and cooling.

• Air infiltration is currently 0.38ACH@50Pa.

The project began construction in May 2014. Completion is projected in January 2015.

Status: Under Construction

Architect: Richard Pedranti Architect, PC (http://www.richardpedranti.com)
Structural: Wilson Engineering
Passive House Consultant: Richard Pedranti, AIA, CPHC, HERS, PHIUS+, CPHB, LEED (http://www.richardpedranti.com)
Contractor: Ciervo and Sons Renovatinos Inc. (http://ciervoandsons.com/)

For full listing of regional open houses visit the event's main page, here (https://www.meetup.com/NYPassiveHouse-NYC/events/212257742/).

Suggested donations: $10 or become a NYPH Member here. (http://nypassivehouse.org/become-a-member/)

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