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Slide Show: Portland's Passive Houses

December 19, 2013

PDX Living's "CoreHaus" on NE 61st Place was not only among the first certified Passive Houses in the country, but was built on speculation. It was completed and sold in 2010.

Photography by Sierra Breshears

A local pioneer in Passive House construction, the design and construction firm Green Hammer recently finished this home on NE Morrison Street.

Photography by Sierra Breshears

The Kailish Eco-Village in Southeast Portland features sustainably built, affordable apartments and dormitories, plus a Passive House community room that features movie nights and a vegan-only kitchen.

Photography by Sierra Breshears

Matthew and Kathy Bradburn's Passive House in the Richmond neighborhood epitomizes a green, techie look with its sunshades and metal siding. It was featured in November's International Passive House Days tour.

Photography by Sierra Breshears

Tad Everhart, a Passive House consultant at Earth Advantage, and his wife Maria proved with their own home near Mt. Tabor that super-green energy performance can come in a traditional package.

Photography by Sierra Breshears

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From an SE Portland eco-village to one of the first certified Passive Houses in the country, these homes offer extreme energy efficiency in a high design package.
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