mh house
MH House is an innovative, near-zero energy, suite of glass pavilions in Duluth, Minnesota designed for mixed-use office and residential with expansive views of Lake Superior. It is designed for Passive House certification and LEED Platinum certification.
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disappear retreat
Disappear Retreat is a transparent, stargazing, triple-zero building, dissolving the impact on the environment physically and aesthetically. This compact, prefabricated, off-grid dwelling offers an affordable, minimalist lifestyle in resources, cost, and design.
The high-performance enclosure meets the Passive House Standard and will pursue Living Building Challenge certification, the two most rigorous environmental targets in the world. The 83 sqft building requires no active heating or cooling systems and has a peak heating load of just 100 watts (1 light bulb) in the extreme cold of Northern Minnesota. It performs similarly well in cold climates from Seattle to Buffalo and Chicago to Calgary.
This groundbreaking design by the architecture firm COULSON strives for a paradigm shift, inspiring the public and AEC industry that low-tech, sustainable building is attainable now without sacrificing aesthetic freedom.
Prototype construction is underway in Summer 2017 and a multi-city public education tour of the building will follow. Six prototypes will be scattered amongst the boreal forest near Grand Marais, Minnesota. The buildings will undergo testing and monitoring and will form a retreat center providing a non-profit residency program for artistic professionals. Guests will become attune to resource use and the integrated sustenance from the earth and sun and gain creative rejuvenation and inspiration from the landscape.
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bagley classroom
The Bagley Outdoor Classroom is the first LEED Platinum Certified and passive house building at the University of Minnesota. The building operates with near-zero energy and waste emissions. It is used as a field station for classes in the Bagley Nature Area in Duluth, Minnesota.
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pays d'en haut
Pays d'en Haut is a near-zero energy passive house renovation project in Duluth, Minnesota that meets the EnerPHit requirements of the passive house institute.
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