Project Site - Cech Haus

Image 1: View from the road. (Northwest View)

We are excited to announce starting our first Passive House project house! 

The name of this project will be called "Cech Haus". Cech Haus represents our main product that we offer to our customers, as it represents 4 main components that we deliver in our 1PH performance option for energy performance and quality living. 

These 4 components are:

1. Continuous air tight layer with .6 ACH 50 minimum air leakage.

This allows a homeowner to experience a draft free home that minimizes the amount of air that needs to be conditioned, which in turn lowers your energy costs significantly.

2. Thermal Bridge Free Construction - a focus on making the thermal boundary/shell super-insulated.

With a super-insulated home, the inside space is disconnected from outside cold and hot - this makes for a very comfortable space that eliminates the swings experienced in a typical code-built home. 

3. Southern glazing allows for collection of southern heat gain in the winter time with a focus on heating the home with less mechanicals - 

This means that you are using the sun to actually heat the home in the winter time, instead of running a furnace or boiler - making the heating season very efficient and inexpensive

4. 24/7 continuous fresh air system in the house to keep the air fresh and balanced. 

With an almost air-tight home, fresh air is required and makes the home feel very healthy and comfortable because you are always breathing fresh air.

Passive House requirements will be met for this house, and will be a main focus for the build. 

We are excited to start work on our project house!!!

As you can see above Image 1 represents a picture of the land we plan to place our house on. The pine trees in the photo represent the north boundary of the lot where due-south is directly opposite putting the south views of the property both in view from the road as well as fully exposed.

The driveway for the property will be placed on the northern property line, where the pine trees end. This is shown below in image 2 and image 3. We did this for 2 reasons - to make sure that the south remained un-harmed, and that by placing the driveway on the north side of the lot the garage can be placed in a way to remain separate and out of the way of the house.

Image 2

Image 3