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Project Spotlight: Indiana Street House by Studio 804 Photos provided by Corey Gaffer Photography Written by Emi Sanders, Student and Project Manager for Studio 804’s Indiana Street House 475 has been a longtime partner of the student design-build group, Studio 804, located in Lawrence at the University of Kansas. Studio 804 is de … read more

"If You Don't Like Foam, Just Don't Use It" This post is written by a customer, sharing their experience building a foam-free tiny house with the help of 475 High Performance Building Supply product consulting and materials. First-hand accounts of a high performance tiny house on wheels "Hi everyone, My name is Carmine, I’ … read more

Project Spotlight: Loadingdock5 Long Island Retrofit Seaside Passive House Retrofit Swims in Natural Light Drive far enough east of New York City and you will eventually hit a fork in the road. Turn right and you end up in the Hamptons—the exclusive summer playground of the city’s wealthy. Turn left and you end up in the North Fo … read more

Builder Spotlight: ÉcoNovation in Québec High Performance Is The Standard For The Next Generation Location: Southeastern Québec Projects: Harmony Sutton Triplex, Southern Comfort House, The Chateauneuf, Ayotte Claing Project, Duplex Richelieu Project Types: Single & multifamily new construction From the start of their Sutton- … read more

Intro to Pro Clima Scroll and read in full, or click here for a PDF download of our Pro Clima Reference Guide. The Pro Clima Advantage Pro Clima is a world leader in airtight systems that simultaneously optimize air and moisture control, manufacturing vapor intelligent membranes, adhesives, tapes and more. They developed and … read more

Video: Jesper Kruse on the Growing Demand for Passive House Construction Maine Passive House has always been way ahead of the pack when it comes to promoting the Passive House building methodology in the US. They are literally one of 475’s first customers and we have the emails from 2011 to prove it. If you want to dip into the vaults … read more