BPC Clients Write E-book About Their BPC Net Zero Energy Home
Download it for free here BPC clients Karen and Cyril Cabral were so enthusiastic about their new Net Zero Energy Home by BPC that they wrote an e-book to share …
Why Right-Sizing Your HVAC System is Best for Comfort, Energy Efficiency and Extending the Life of Your System
Guest Author: Michelle West It’s understandable why some people would think that the bigger the heating or cooling system, the more comfortable you and your family would be. After …
What Makes An HVAC System Last Longer
By Guest Author: Michelle West An HVAC system is expected to last 15 to 25 years. However, it is not uncommon for some HVAC units to last a lot less than …
Building Performance Cooperative Earns Another U.S. Department of Energy Housing Innovation Award
October 2017 Building Performance Cooperative Earns Another U.S. Department of Energy Housing Innovation Award: 2017 US DOE Housing Innovation Award for Custom Homes for Buyers Building Performance Cooperative Inc. received its fourth …
Tips for Making Homes Easier to Live in Longer
Here are some tips for making your home more accessible and safer if you plan on living in your home into retirement. It can also be useful if you are …
Ridgefield “Net-Zero” House Powered Fully by the Sun
Ridgefield “Net-Zero” House Powered Fully by the Sun NewsTimes, Feburary 23, 2017 This article about a sustainable Net0-Zero Energy home built by Building Performance Cooperative and designed by Trillium Architects …
Passive Housing Trend Gaining Momentum in Fairfield County
/wp-content/uploads/exterior-Rear2-EDITED-and-cropped-for-poster-1024×678.jpg Passive Housing Trend Gaining Momentum in Fairfield County The article below is about a Building Performance Cooperative Net Zero Energy home built in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The article’s title suggests …
How To Make Your Bathroom More Eco-Friendly
What do you think of when you hear “green home?” For most people, it’s energy efficiency. For others, it’s eco-friendly building materials. Unless you live in a severely drought-stressed area, …
BPC Earns USGBC LEED Homes Award for 2015 “Outstanding Single-Family Project”
June 2016 Front View On June 28, 2016 the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that the single family Taft School Faculty Home, which Building Performance Cooperative built and Trillium …
Modern Breed
Modern Breed Ridgefield Magazine, November/December 2015 This article is about a home Building Performance Cooperative built in Ridgefield, Connecticut begins: ““A HOUSE IS NOT JUST WHAT YOU WANT BUT WHAT THE …
Building Performance Cooperative Wins US DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award Grand Prize
Building Performance Cooperative won the overall Grand Prize in the 2015 Housing Innovation Awards from The US Department of Energy for “Custom Innovation on the Path to Zero Net-Energy Ready …
A Personal Journey: Building My Own Passive House (part 11)
The rear exterior of my Passive House Those of you who have hung with me through this extended series of blogs now have a pretty good idea about how a …