Jake's Passive House — rendering

About the Project

Jake's Passive House is a completed single-family home in the Bay Area. The project was PHPP-modeled to climate zone 5 (San Jose, California) and engineered to meet Passive House airtightness and heating-load criteria across 5,285 ft² of treated floor area.

The home pairs a tightly insulated, vapor-open envelope with high-performance ventilation and Earth Bound Homes' commitment to healthy, non-toxic materials.

Verified PHPP Performance

Heating Demand
1.92
kBTU / (ft² · yr)
Heating Load
2.32
BTU / (hr · ft²)
Cooling Demand
2.46
kBTU / (ft² · yr)
Cooling Load
2.69
BTU / (hr · ft²)
Airtightness (n50)
0.6
ACH50 — target met
Primary Energy Demand
8.82
kBTU / (ft² · yr)
Treated Floor Area
5,285
ft² (491 m²)
Climate Zone
5
Warm — San Jose climate data
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