jung haus
michigan’s first certified passive house
Here we share some observations about and snapshots of the Passive House we had built in Oakland County, Michigan. All photographs were taken by us unless otherwise noted.
—Maura and Kurt Jung
Friday, 4 January 2013
When I asked the painters for lunch suggestions for Monday (I try to bring lunch to the job site several times per week for anyone working), the subject came up of a potentially novel building tradition. Perhaps the workers of all Passive House construction projects should be offered a daily meal with compliments of the owner.
Blanket of snow
Passive House heating system functioning beautifully
L'eau chaude de la pompe à chaleur
Upstairs paint shop
Johann and Mike discussing project
Lunch break
Upstairs trim painting is almost complete.
Plumbing fixtures have been installed.
Framing delivered and barrier installed
Installing the first floor walls
Preparing for the second floor
Straight, Plumb, Level, Square and now Airtight
Crawl space insulation and roof
First floor preparation, TJI base
First floor concrete and first envelope trusses
Excavating, trusses and crawlspace stairway
Fiberboard installation and wrap
Wiring, insulation, porch roof
Mechanical system installation
Wood floors and exterior painting
Exterior concrete, kitchen cabinets
WKAR interview, floor finishing
Exterior concrete, crawlspace walls and floor
Compressors, exterior lights, tile
Exemplary results in blower door test
Upstairs floor finishing, water conditioner
First Holly Passive House Conference
Energy Wise Homes
Bostwick Excavating
Hanneman and Fineis Concrete Construction
RTM Heating & Cooling
Bach Electric
GoldStar Hardwood
Randy Lalone Well Drilling
Nu•Wool Premium Cellulose Insulation
Pro Trees Unlimited
Spartan Painting
Reynolds Water Conditioning, Co.
Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating