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All Renovation Construction LLC was the lead General Contractor for New York City’s borough’s fourth passive house construction, a four-story historic Park Slope brownstone. This project is the nation’s first townhouse retrofit to meet passive house standards. The project was a full “gut” brownstone renovation that began in September 2009 and was completed in 2010. Read more: Brooklyn Brownstone Gets a Passive House Renovation | Inhabitat – Green Design Will Save the World
Continue Reading3rd St – Brooklyn – Park Slope’s Passive House Brownstone – This project is the first passive house townhouse retrofit in Park Slope, Brooklyn. In addition to the strict Passive House standards this project included a new kitchen, three and a half new bathrooms, built-in bookshelves, two new EcoSmart fireplaces, solar hot water, new detailed oak flooring, restoration of original oak moldings and casements, a new back deck, and a landscaped backyard.. To view the in-progress photos of this project click here.
The Architect for this project Jeremy R. M. Shannon (Principal of Architect) of Prospect Architecture, PC has created The New York Passive House (NYPH) Meetup. This Meetup is a social gathering that allows New Yorkers to learn more about the Passive House building standard and meet others interested in working with the Passive House standards.
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