Construction of Second Fairview Home in Progress

With pre-fabricated wall panels of our own design, Fairview II is moving right along! Click here for pictures of the progress.

2nd Annual Passive House Conference

November 2-4, 2007  Urbana Civic Center, Urbana, Illinois

Mark your calendars! Detailed information is available at the PassiveHouse.US conference site.

Dr. Wolfgang Feist to Visit US!

Dr. Wolfgang Feist, founder and director of the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt, Germany, is coming to Illinois this November, following his presentation at eeGlobal in Washington DC. E-co lab and PHIUS will host a presentation by Dr. Feist at the University of Illinois and a day-long workshop in Chicago. Details for both on our Events page.

 

Qualified Homebuyers Wanted for Upcoming Projects

We've identified a tentative homebuyer for the second Fairview home, but we are currently taking applications for our next super-energy efficient affordable home. For more information, see the Fairview II page.

Passive House Wins 2007 Solar Decathlon

The overall winner of this year's prestigious Solar Decathlon was the entrant from Darmstadt, Germany (http://www.solardecathlon.org). Also, check out the great website of the Darmstadt team: http://www.solardecathlon.de

E-co lab Presents at West Coast Green and EEBA

Katrin recently gave very well-received Passive House presentations at this year's West Coast Green conference in San Francisco Sept. 20-22 and at the EEBA conference in St. Paul, October 9-11. Check the Events page for details.

Smith House and Fairview I on ISEA Solar Tour 2007

A strong turn-out on a beautiful day. Thanks for stopping by. More info in Events.

Articles in "Energy Design Update" and "New Scientist"

The Fairview House is featured in the May, 2007 issue of Energy Design Update, a monthly newsletter on energy-efficient housing, from Aspen Publishers. The Smith House was also featured in a previous Energy Design Update from May, 2004.

Katrin was also recently interviewed for an article on Passive House in the latest issue of “New Scientist” (744kb).

A Huge Thanks to Our Supporters!

As a non-profit organization, e-co lab is dependent upon donations. We are deeply grateful to all the people who have contributed their time, money, and materials to help make this thing work. We are continuing to build momentum as an organization and to further affordable Passive House construction in Urbana and beyond!

Spread the Word

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E-co Lab is a member of the Best Practices Research Alliance

E-co lab is proud to be a founding member of the Best Practices Research Alliance, a collaborative research and development initiative founded by IBACOS and aligned with the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program. Created late in 2006, the BPRA is “based on a simple idea: bring together some of the most forward-thinking builders in the industry to help define the next generation of homebuilding Best Practices.”