Sheridan Small Homes: Affordable Passive Houses for In-Fill Development
Sheridan Small Homes is a project that originated in the classroom at the Rhode Island School of Design. The two passive house prototype student designs were created as a solution to increase affordable housing and make use of 200 undersized vacant lots in Providence, RI. The homes were funded through a combination of energy grants and incentive programs and were built by an apprentice training program that provides valuable work experience and career opportunities for low-income diverse community members.
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Event Time:
Friday, May 7, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm
CEU Information:
AIA 1.5 LU/HSW
BPI 1.5 hours
Mass. CSL 1.5 hour Energy
4.5 credit-hour packets available from PHIUS, RESNET, and Mass. CSL
Learning Objectives:
- Employ a creative and collaborative approach to building affordable Passive Houses using local resources
- Describe Passive House building details that worked well with an apprentice-based construction crew from BuildingFutures Rhode Island
- Prepare a Passive House project for success during the pre-construction process
- Summarize basics of design for in-fill development and other urban site considerations
Session ID:
BOS21-704