Progress at Beacon Hill

By Cassandra Gillespie 13 Jun, 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 Cassandra Gillespie 20 Jul, 2022
Kala hosted an open house with HRES to showcase the first Certified Passive House in the state of Missouri.
By Cassandra Gillespie 24 Jun, 2022
We used Intello as the air/vapor barrier around the conditioned space at the Beacon Hill Passive House.
By Cassandra Gillespie 17 May, 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 Cassandra Gillespie 02 Mar, 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 Cassandra Gillespie 19 Jan, 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 Cassandra Gillespie 21 Dec, 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 Cassandra Gillespie 12 Nov, 2021
The right window, planned and installed properly are crucial in the path to high performance.
By Kala 17 Sep, 2021
We take special care to ensure the airtight envelope is just that, airtight.
By Cassandra Gillespie 25 Aug, 2021
We had a great time hosting this month's BS* + Beer event at our Beacon Hill High Performance Home.
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