Passive House “behind-the-scenes” Tour: April 20th, 2024

9:00am - 12pm: Registration is open

1:00pm - 4pm: Registration is open

During this unique opportunity, you will have the chance to see a Passive House under construction and get a first-hand look into the unique framing, materials, and products that make this one of the most efficient, comfortable, quiet, and healthy homes in the Bay Area.

If you would like to see the future of healthy, carbon-sequestering, energy-efficient, and resilient construction here in the Bay Area, please join us for a tour of the project led by Architects, David Arkin and Annie Tilt, as they explain to us the benefits of this evolution of home building.

Project Tour: BABSC (Bay Area Building Science Collaborative), the Cereza Passive House, in Palo Alto.

Designed by Arkin-Tilt Architects and built by Earth Bound Homes, this home will achieve the following Building Science/Green Building criteria and with the following materials:

1. All Electric

2. Zero Operational Carbon

3. Zero Energy / Net Energy Positive (excluding car charging)

4. Super Energy Efficient

5. LEED Platinum (qualifying but project is not pursuing certification)

6. Passive House

7. Living Building Challenge CORE and Pedals for Carbon, Energy and Materials  (qualifying but project is not pursuing certification)

8. EcoCocon Straw-Based Structural Panels (Think SIPs and Strawbale construction combined)

9. Rammed Earth Panels

If you are interested in learning more about this project before the tour, visit our YouTube Channel, “Building A Better Way”, and look for Videos on the “Cereza Passive House”.

Our goal is to provide you with a fun, informative, and relaxed opportunity to learn more about the Passive House construction process, as we share the excitement of this ground-breaking Passive House and ADU.

This event is free to attend, though registration is required. The Tour will start at 9:00am with coffee and light bites before we embark on an educational tour.

Once registered, you will receive email confirmation which includes the exact address the week before the Home Tour.