PNC SmartHome : A case study of public education, community involvement and passive house design

David Beach, Cleveland Museum of Natural History North American Passive House Conference, October 18, 2013 The assignment Design a house that respects the architectural character of an historic Cleveland neighborhood and will sell in the Cleveland market. Assure that it meets the Passive House standard, the world's most rigorous home energy performance standard. Construct it so it that it will work well as a museum exhibit — and also so the whole house can be picked up and moved to another site. Involve scores of volunteer contractors and suppliers in the building process. And build it in just two months, including the rainiest April in Cleveland history. Wade Park Avenue, Cleveland,

Principles of passive house design • Superinsulation (R-50 walls) • Eliminate thermal bridges • Make it airtight • Specify energy or heat recovery ventilation • Specify high-performance windows and doors • Optimize passive-solar and internal heat gains • Model energy gains and losses using Passive House Planning Package • Design for local climate

Special tours

American Institute of Architects Habitat for Humanity American Society of Home Inspectors Hawken School Association of Energy Engineers Northern Ohio John Carroll University Chapter John Hay High School Biomimicry Educators Summit Lead Safe Living Boys Hope Girls Hope Midview High School Brush High School Montessorri High School at Case Western Reserve University SAGES National Association of Women in Channel 8- Kickin it with Kenny Construction Cleveland Botanical Gardens National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM School Cleveland Green Building Council ( Akron) Cleveland Heights Public Officials National Solar Tour Cleveland State University Summer in the City Neighborhood Progress Inc. Collegiate Sustainable Practices Consortium Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Construction Specification Institute PNC Bank Cool Cleveland Senator Mike Skindell COSE, Council of Small Enterprises Senator Rob Portman's Office Cuyahoga Community College Shaker Heights High School Detroit Shoreway Community Development Sherwin Williams Doan Brook Watershed Partners Snavely Building Company EHOVE Career Center South Franklin Circle Energy Efficiency & Technology Magazine Summit County Metroparks Enterprise Community Partners Summit County Executive Famicos Foundation neighbors University Circle Inc. Generation Foundation University of Michigan Cleveland Alumni Club Greater Cleveland Healthy Homes Advisory Uptown Business Association Council Gund Foundation Trustees (Partial list as of 9/12/11)

Science concepts

• Geometry of heat transfer • Insulation and thermal bridging • Heat exchange ventilation • Astronomy and passive solar design • Waste reduction • Water quality and conservation • Native plants • 90% carbon reduction

PNC SmartHome impacts • Community – First certified Passive House in Ohio; new conversations about climate change, green building, energy efficiency and affordable housing • Neighborhood – Investment in University Circle • Visitors – Thousands of people experienced attractive, practical ways to save energy and reduce carbon emissions • CMNH – Image as center of innovation and sustainability with a focus on the future, media coverage valued at $1.14 million, AAM award for creativity in museums

Julia Kuo, 100 Days in Cleveland SmartHome participants

AA House Movers Enterprise Community Partners Liz Maugans University Circle Inc. A Piece of Cleveland F. Buddie Contracting Nicole McGee U.S. Consolidated Advanced Fiber Technology Famicos Foundation Terry McGowan Virginia Tile All Crane Rental Fiberon Mentor Lumber & Supply Vizmeg Landscape American Lighting Association Fomo Metro Hardwoods Waco Scaffolding Anonymous Suzie Frazier Mr. Excavator Waid’s Rainbow Rental APG Office Furnishings Fresh Look Painting Mitsubishi Electric HVAC U.S. Wallrus Wall Systems Ardmore Tree Service Rosalyn Gaier Moen Warren Roofing B&B Wood Products Fred Gearhart National Construction Rentals WCPN/WVIZ ideastream Best Supply GE Lighting Neighbor to Neighbor Block Club Zehnder Bill Amick Drywall Giambrone Construction Neighborhood Progress Inc. Chris Zielski Judy Brandon W.R. Grace Construction Products Steve Nissen and Linda Butler Judy Carlson GreenStreet Solutions Timothy J. Norris & Associates As of 5/8/2011 Cattman Tile H Windows Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer Cerino and Sons Landscaping Habitat for Humanity of Greater District CertainTeed Cleveland Ohio Desk City of Cleveland Bradley Hart Panzica Construction Cleveland Botanical Garden Hartman Electric Phoenix Concrete The Cleveland Foundation HarvestBuild Associates The Plain Dealer Cleveland Magazine Freddy Hill PNC Bank Cleveland Public Power Holophane Lighting Red Dot Project Cleveland Vicon Home Depot (Brooklyn, OH store) RePower Solutions Johnny Coleman William Houghton Fund Nancy Richards-Davis Comfort Systems USA Howard Hanna Real Estate Rosby Resource Recovery Continental Fire & Security John Hoy & Associates Royal Landscape Corsi Landsape Hunter Douglas Tremco/RPM Councilman Kevin Conwell Michel Ina Schluter Systems Countryside Plumbing Insulation Systems Sherwin-Williams CPK Construction InterfaceFLOR Stark Truss Doan Brook Watershed Partners Intwine Energy Stoneworks Doty & Miller Architects Klyn Nurseries The G.B. Storer Foundation Dovetail Solar & Wind Knight & Stolar Sunflower Solutions DY Timberframing KraftMaid Cabinets SureTight Insulated Panel Ebersole Ltd. Kramer Development Group Corportation EcoWatch Tricia Lazuka Third Federal Savings and Loan Edge Lighting Charlotte Lees Timan Custom Window Treatments Edelman Plumbing Supply Logix ICF Walls Time Warner Cable Energate Windows Lutron Electronics Toto USA Mars Electric Supply Unilock

Design-build team

Doty & Miller Architects CPK Construction HarvestBuild (Passive House consultant) Panzica Construction Comfort Systems USA Knight & Stolar Landscape Architects

David Beach GreenCityBlueLake Institute Cleveland Museum of Natural History [email protected] 216-231-4600 x3366 www.cmnh.org www.gcbl.org

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