The Essential Role of Under-Slab Vapor Barriers in Concrete Slab Applications

Written By: Marco Bacaloni – owner and developer of the Rose Passive House (Ref. 1) [...]

19
Sep
Continuous Insulation (on the exterior side, of course!)

With our choice on using a metal structure, including steel studs, and with the stringent [...]

21
Apr
Design Deep Dive

The last few months have been really busy in converging to a final design. By [...]

10
Mar
The “Structural” journey… Finally Arrived!

Manny at work.  No distraction please, he is working on my project! If you are [...]

13
Aug
Our Wishlist

Building a house from scratch is no easy task. It takes a lot of reflection, [...]

16
Jun
What is a Passive House: A Non Technical Perspective

After acquiring a plot of land in Los Angeles, which had a small house dating [...]

12
Jun
Meet The Architect

Meet Christian Kienapfel. While Marco was researching passive houses, trying to familiarize himself with the [...]

11
Jun
Welcome to our LA Passive House!

A bit of history… In 2009, when the housing market in the US took a [...]

06
Jun