SQ: Sustainability Quotient
= Space/Function
we bring the best of
building sciences and construction tech to maximize the use of living spaces for multiuse
Passive House
Passive House
Passive House
Buildings consume up to 40 percent of global energy use and contribute up to 30 percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. Passive House buildings consume up to 90 percent less heating and cooling energy than conventional buildings.
Yakisugi
Passive House
Passive House
Yakisugi can be literally translated as “burned cedar”. It has been used as a traditional method to protect timber siding surfaces, mostly for exterior cladding on traditional Japanese houses, when there was still no means of chemical wood protection.
SIPs
Passive House
SIPs
Structural insulated panels (SIPs) are a high-performance building system for residential and light commercial construction. The panels consist of an insulating foam core sandwiched between two structural facings, typically oriented strand board (OSB).