Affordable Multi-Family Housing
From 2010-2015, Barbara Gehrung acted as a Certified Passive House Consultant on a Habitat for Humanity project in Washington, DC. At a time when the Passive House Standard was relatively new in the U.S., Habitat formed a team to apply these principles to a multi-family affordable housing project in the neighborhood of Ivy City. Beginning with an energy-efficient housing design, the project team outfitted the homes with solar thermal hot-water collectors and grid-tied photovoltaic arrays to offset the remaining electricity consumption with solar energy. In order to uphold the organization’s commitment to accessibility, all materials for the project were sponsored or donated, and construction was made possible by grants and volunteer labor. The resulting homes are safe, comfortable, economical, and sustainable. For more about Habitat's work in the DC area, please visit their website HERE.
Credit: Habitat for Humanity of Washington, DC
Project credits
Developer/Builder/Owner: Habitat for Humanity Washington D.C.
Architect: Matt Fine/Zavos Architecture + Design
CHPC: Barbara Gehrung/bg design & consulting llc
PHIUS+ Rater: Conway Energy
Civil Engineering: Vika Capitol
Structural: Allgäuer Mendenhall Smith
MEP Engineering: L.S. Grimm Inc.
HVAC: Bonsby Heating & Air
Ventilation System: Zehnder America
Solar Thermal: Solar Energy Services
Photovoltaic Array: GRID Alternatives