Progress at Beacon Hill

By Cary DeCamp • June 13, 2023
While cable dampers aren't common in residential construction, the Beacon Hill Passive House included them within the mechanical system design for maximum efficiency.
By Cary DeCamp • July 20, 2022
Kala hosted an open house with HRES to showcase the first Certified Passive House in the state of Missouri.
By Cary DeCamp • June 24, 2022
We used Intello as the air/vapor barrier around the conditioned space at the Beacon Hill Passive House.
By Cary DeCamp • May 17, 2022
We hosted another BS* & Beer at the Beacon Hill High Performance Home this month. Joe Nickels and David Hawkins presented on the ins and outs of making Passive House possible.
By Cary DeCamp • March 2, 2022
We are one big step closer to final certification with the Beacon Hill High Performance Home. The house is officially a Design Certified Phius CORE 2021 project!
Closed cell spray foam insulation shown on the first floor of a home under construction
By Cary DeCamp • January 19, 2022
Thermal bridge management is a huge part of building a Passive Home - curious how we reduced this thermal bridge at the Beacon Hill High Performance Home?
By Cary DeCamp • December 21, 2021
A ventilated rain screen is a must when building high performance. Learn about how we created our rain screen for the Beacon Hill High Performance Home.
By Cary DeCamp • November 12, 2021
The right window, planned and installed properly are crucial in the path to high performance.
By Kala • September 17, 2021
We take special care to ensure the airtight envelope is just that, airtight.
By Cary DeCamp • August 25, 2021
We had a great time hosting this month's BS* + Beer event at our Beacon Hill High Performance Home.