New Passive House in Central Iowa

This home features four bedrooms and cozy living spaces. Envisioned as the flagship of a budding homestead, a mudroom and adjacent laundry provide an informal entry to the family from the detached garage. A spacious front porch draws cues from vernacular architecture to welcome guests and also provides shading needed to meet energy efficiency requirements. The home is built on a super insulated slab with 14” thick walls providing a nearly R-60 value. The windows are a triple pane tilt/turn variant to round out the impressively airtight and insulated envelope. This project was precertified in 2019 completed in 2020. Final certification is pending.

Contractor – Oak Tree Homes