jung haus
michigan’s first certified passive house
Here we share some observations about and snapshots of the Passive House we had built in Oakland County, Michigan. All photographs were taken by us unless otherwise noted.
—Maura and Kurt Jung
Thursday, 24 May 2012
The roof trusses are all now in place and the second floor is taking shape. One of the bedrooms will have a loft area. Michael, our builder, mentioned to us that the upstairs sitting area could have a cathedral ceiling if we wanted. We will have to think about this and make a decision over the weekend. A cathedral ceiling might be a nice way of differentiating the sitting area from the bedrooms.
More asparagus plants have found their way to daylight on the construction site.
Framing delivered and barrier installed
Installing the first floor walls
Preparing for the second floor
Straight, Plumb, Level, Square and now Airtight
Crawl space insulation and roof
First floor preparation, TJI base
First floor concrete and first envelope trusses
Excavating, trusses and crawlspace stairway
Fiberboard installation and wrap
Wiring, insulation, porch roof
Mechanical system installation
Wood floors and exterior painting
Exterior concrete, kitchen cabinets
WKAR interview, floor finishing
Exterior concrete, crawlspace walls and floor
Compressors, exterior lights, tile
Exemplary results in blower door test
Upstairs floor finishing, water conditioner
First Holly Passive House Conference
Energy Wise Homes
Bostwick Excavating
Hanneman and Fineis Concrete Construction
RTM Heating & Cooling
Bach Electric
GoldStar Hardwood
Randy Lalone Well Drilling
Nu•Wool Premium Cellulose Insulation
Pro Trees Unlimited
Spartan Painting
Reynolds Water Conditioning, Co.
Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating
Green Building Advisor article