Root Design Build is proud to be the leader in Green Construction and Sustainable Design in Portland Metro Area.
We are building cost effective, energy efficient homes with green philosophy in mind; following LEED and Passive House standards in order to meet expectations of eco-smart consumers. We are proud that we are using our experience and knowledge in providing a sustainable future for our environment and a healthy living space for our clients.
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Milos Jovanovic
Co-founder of Root Design Build
Co-founder of Root Design Build
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Free Passive House Event Announcement
Join Joerg Birkelbach for a hands-on workshop and presentation about exciting new air sealing products and techniques developed for the European building industry and now available in the United States; all are welcome.
The two events will be held in Seattle and Portland.
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Passivhaus around the World, Part 1: Houses ( ...
Here is a continuation of our global survey of houses that are both high performance and high design. See the previous blog entry for the introduction.
Stroh Haus, Eschenz, Switzerland
Designer: Felix Jerusalem, Zürich, Switzerland
Completed: 2006
Construction: Compressed Straw fiber panels
Energy use: 15 kWh/m²a
Minergie energy standard
GV5 ...
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Passivhaus around the World, Part 1: Houses
We enjoy hearing about buildings with impressive performance data or interesting wall assemblies. However, what gets us far more excited are high performance buildings that are simply beautiful.
In their early stages, green building movements such as Passive House tend to attract visionary but often more technical thinkers. Advances in soci ...
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Cedar Siding
Our cedar siding, which we acquired from Enyeart Cedar, has finally arrived on site for our Passive House, and is in the process of being installed. We are using 4" tongue and groove boards in a horizontal rainscreen application.
Our cedar arrived prestained and ready to go. Since we are using two tones of stain on the building, it was qui ...
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Root Design Build project was published in November 2009 DWELL Magazine
