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Meet the newest Emu class of Passive House trained tradespeople.
We'd like to introduce you to an amazing group of professionals visiting us this week from all over North America for our 4-day course to become PHI Certified Passive House Tradespeople. We're on the last day of class now, gearing…
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The results of the Emu Mockup naming competition at our last happy hour
In December, at another one of our rockin' Passive House happy hours, we unveiled a rough prototype of a mockup (which we creatively called "The Box" at the time) to be used as part of the new hands-on workshop curriculum in our classes to become a Certified Passive House Tradesperson. We decided to open up a naming competition for "The Box" to come up with some genius, clever name from the collective pool of intellectual prowess represented by the happy hour attendees.
Emu is proud to announce the launch of the Red Lodge Passive House pilot project!
The Red Lodge Passive House, slated for ground breaking in Spring 2018, will be located in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Montana. Both Beartooth and Love Schack share our vision of how the Passive House standard can influence the future of the construction industry, and we have been lucky to find an opportunity to collaborate with them on an intimate project that can have big impact.
Construction women unite at Denver’s Transportation Girls event.
Last week, Emu took part in an exciting event for women in the construction and transportation industries, the Transportation Girl Luncheon. Together with several other companies from our incredible co-working community, Tradecraft Industries, we sponsored a table at this luncheon…
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Passive House builder training opportunities with Emu in New England this autumn
One of the most important aspects of a successful Passive House build (or any quality build, for that matter) is an informed and capable crew. Part of Emu's mission is to reach out to as many tradespeople as possible, and…
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Emu Systems and Phoenix Haus, ruffling the feathers of the construction industry.
Since February, Emu has been working out of a new office in Tradecraft Industries, a co-working space for the construction industry in Denver, Colorado. Recently, we've gained a few new neighbors with like-minded objectives. One of these is the prefab panel…
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A bird brained invitation, dealing with fame and ice, and Dirigo Maine – Emu’s July Newsletter
So much news to share!!!! Check out our July Newsletter for more info on: July 27th invitation to our Happy Hour co-hosted with Phoenix Haus. Our debut interview about standardization on the Art of Construction podcast. Crowdfunding the Ice Box…
Colorado’s first generation of PHI Certified Passive House Tradespeople are ready to build!
We're pretty pumped. Our first class of Certified Passive House Tradespeople (CPHTs) has passed their exams and become officially accredited with the international Passive House Institute. Anyone in the Rocky Mountain area looking for local Passive House builders, can check…
Advanced Building Science Standardization to the Rescue – Emu’s interview on AOC Podcast
We're almost famous. It's kind of a big deal. Our interview on the Art of Construction podcast has gone live. If you can handle listening to Enrico and me stumble through the introductory questions about our favorite drinks and travel…
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