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Vroom
Passive House

The Gage Residence on Alameda de las Pulgas in Redwood City, modeled and verified through the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) and targeting Passive House Plus certification with CertiPHIers Cooperative. Every number below comes from the project's PHPP energy calcs (rev. March 30, 2025).

Vroom Passive House — rendering
Treated floor area
2,837 ft²
Standard
Passive House Plus (PHI)
Project type
New construction · Redwood City, CA
Climate data
US0115 — Oakland

The four numbers that matter

0.6ACH₅₀
Pressurization test target
~10× tighter than code
3.92kBTU/ft²·y
Annual heating demand
vs. PH criterion of 4.75
7.33kBTU/ft²·y
PER demand
(Primary Energy Renewable)
34.36kBTU/ft²·y
On-site renewable energy
(PV generation)
PHPP Verification — Modeled Results

Every Passive House criterion
— met or exceeded.

The Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) is an ASHRAE-140-validated energy model. Here is the project's verification sheet, line for line.

Annual Heating Demand
3.92kBTU/ft²·y
PHI criterion: ≤ 4.75 · PASS
Heating Load
3.31BTU/h·ft²
Peak design heating load
Airtightness (n50)
0.6ACH₅₀
PHI criterion: ≤ 0.6 · PASS
Frequency of Overheating (> 77 °F)
0%
PHI criterion: ≤ 10 % · PASS
Excessively High Humidity
0.0%
PHI criterion: ≤ 20 % · PASS
Non-Renewable Primary Energy
15.66kBTU/ft²·y
PHI criterion: ≤ 19 · PASS
Primary Energy Renewable (PER)
7.33kBTU/ft²·y
PHI criterion: ≤ 19 · PASS
On-Site Renewable Generation
34.36kBTU/ft²·y
Qualifies for Passive House Plus
Project Specifications

The model inputs

Building geometry, occupancy, climate and design temperatures used in the PHPP run.

Building & Site

Project nameGage Residence
Street340 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City, CA
Building typeSingle-family residence (new construction)
Year of construction2025
Treated floor area2,837 ft²
Number of dwelling units1
Number of occupants (modeled)3.1
Interior temperature, winter68.0 °F
Interior temperature, summer77.0 °F
IHG cooling case0.73 BTU/(h·ft²)
Climate data setUS0115 — Oakland (adjusted for site elevation)
Project Team

The people behind the numbers

Owner / Client
Adam & Jae Gage
Redwood City, CA
Architecture
2875 21st Street, Ste. 4 — San Francisco, CA
Energy Consultancy (PHPP)
Steve Mann
Berkeley, CA
Mechanical Engineering
Emrod Studio — Vlad Pasel
Somerville, MA
Passive House Certification
CertiPHIers Cooperative
Portland, OR
General Contractor
Earth Bound Homes
Bay Area, CA · Certified B Corp
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