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.