April, 27th, 1:30-3:30
Lucyna (Lucy) de Barbaro, Owner, will give a guided tour. The Squirrel Hill Historical Society is pleased to offer a tour of Squirrel Hill’s first passive house, an energy-efficient home designed by Dunn and Associates of Squirrel Hill to have low environmental impact. The 4,000 square-foot duplex, built in 2017, is owned by Lucyna (Lucy) de Barbaro, who will lead our tour, and her husband, Ayres Freitas. Their home meets a variety of Green Building and EPA standards and features solar panels, building materials that have low environmental impact, a permeable driveway, cisterns for rainwater harvesting, a rain garden, and two rock wells. Passive house is a voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building, which reduces the building’s ecological footprint and results in ultra-low energy buildings that require little energy for heating or cooling. The passive house concept was developed in the U.S. in response to the Oil Shock of 1973-74 and is popular in Europe. Proceeds from the tour will benefit Energy Efficiency Empowerment, which improves energy efficiency in low-income housing. The registration form for members and guests can be found in the March and forthcoming April SHHS Newsletters.
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