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Explore Our Passive Build Projects
Take a look some of the projects we have completed and learn more about passive homes and the benefits of this building strategy and method. Read our common questions and answers below.
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Passive Homes Built for Lasting Comfort
Old Country Construction builds passive homes with careful detailing, durable materials, and practical performance in mind. We focus on comfort, efficiency, and craftsmanship that fits life in Westcliffe and the surrounding mountain communities.
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Passive House is a rigorous standard for energy efficiency, focusing on airtightness, insulation, and ventilation to dramatically reduce energy use while maximizing comfort.
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No, many Passive House strategies can be applied to remodels and additions to improve efficiency and comfort.
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Homeowners enjoy lower energy bills, healthier indoor air, and lasting value from a more resilient structure.
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We primarily serve Westcliffe, CO and surrounding rural counties, focusing on projects that benefit from local expertise.
The first three (3) pictures shows the panels being delivered to the site and being staged in the Cul-de-sac down the hill from the home site. The last picture shows the concrete pad ready for our team to put the sill boards down in preparation for the panels to be set.
The concrete pad for this home has the sill boards set and some of the prefab B Public panels are staged on the pad. The last picture shows the first panel being set in place.
Most of the wall panels are set, we could have got the last 3 set the first day but we left them out so the crane could reach the back corner and set the roof panels. We only got 1 roof panel set on day 2 because we had to frame and set 2 center, bearing walls and some beams to carry some of the roof panels.
The first roof panel is in place and most of the needed beams are set, so we are ready to start setting roof panels. We
had staged the roof panels down the hill in the Cul-de-sac, so we were bringing them up to the site on a trailer.
We have 4 roof panels left to set, it shouldn’t take long! The 3rd picture shows us setting the last roof panel at 11:37 A.M.
This was our first project using these B Public panels and it went very well. We also achieved an amazing blower door test after the windows were set and the seams were all taped. 0.072 ACH at 50 pascals!
