600 West Main going up!
photo by dji camera The new multi-family apartment building at 600 West Main in Charlottesville is coming out of the ground! Energy analysis predicts the building will use 43% less energy than a building built to current energy code.
Passive House library opens in Pittsburgh
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh recently opened it’s newly renovated Carrick Branch, which was built to Passive House standards. We are proud to have worked on this project with Thoughtful Balance and NK Architects. A library is a perfect fit for Passive House, considering relatively low occupant loading over time, coupled with the need for […]
Stack Eight Pushes Net-Zero & Passive House Forward
Staengl Engineering was proud to work on one of Washington D.C.’s most advanced net-zero energy builds in the Stack Eight Project with Flywheel Development. Check out an article from the NZE Action Bulletin discussing how to scale net-zero projects here! The project also received a dedicated session at the 2019 PHIUS conference.
Library as a Sustainable Community Center – Carnegie Library Carrick Branch Receives Local Praise
Passive House-certified library gets the attention of the Pittsburgh Gazette!
Washington’s First Passive House Apartment Building Opens Soon in Seattle
The Puget Sound Business Journal featured Cascade Built’s Pax Futura project. This 35 unit apartment building will be Seattle’s first Passive House certified apartment building. Staengl Engineering is proud to have been a part of the project. Read more about it here.
Staengl Engineering Project in the News – Hershey Montessori School
The new Hershey Montessori Upper School opened in Huntsburg, OH in February 2018. This energy-efficient and sustainable building is the first school in the Midwest to be constructed to Passive House (PHIUS) standards. Ben Bowman, the school’s facilities manager, explained that the school incorporates numerous cutting-edge energy efficiency enhancements that make it a very special structure. […]
DJC showcases Pax Futura as super-green apartments
The Daily Journal of Commerce in Seattle has featured the 3700 Hudson project (Pax Futura). “Cascade Built broke ground last month on Pax Futura, a 35-unit apartment building in Columbia City that is targeting Passive House certification. The developer said it received a $55,788 Edwards Mother Earth Foundation Grant to support its ultra-high-performance goals for […]
UVA installs 126 kW solar array on Clemons Library
UVA celebrated a ribbon cutting for the 126 kW solar array installed on the roof of Clemons Library on April 18th, 2017. http://www.dailyprogress.com/gallery/sun-tribe-solar-array-tops-uva-s-clemens-library/collection_eb79b162-246f-11e7-a7ae-37bd0e830b08.html#1. Staengl Engineering is proud to have worked on the project, and hopes it is the first of many for The University.
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Promotes Second and Delaware
ICEhouse Showcases the Ideas of Cradle to Cradle to the World Economic Forum
Conceived by William McDonough and Partners, the ICEhouse pavilion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is designed to be disassembled and reassembled at the next event, reducing waste and use of raw materials. The ICEhouse served as an educational and functional gathering space showcasing an experimental structural system that could be used to […]