What is a Passive House?

Let's answer that question by telling you what a Passive House is not.  A Passive House is not a Passive Solar House.  A Passive House is not a house built by a vegetarian who practices yoga and meditates at least 3 times a day.  A Passive House is:

"A building standard that is truly energy efficient, comfortable, affordable and ecological at the same time.
Passive House is not a brand name, but a construction concept that can be applied by anyone and that has stood the test of practice."  Passipedia.

If you want more information, click on these links:

Passive House Institute
Canadian Passive House Institute

Breaking ground!

Start your engines!  Let the excavation begin!

No rocks! (Keeping fingers crossed)

And the digging goes on and on...

Where is the house going to sit?

Dan had place stakes in the ground to give us an idea of where the house would sit.  Went to check on it after work because we want our house to have the view.

Just checking

The view