USGBC MN Lunch and Learn + Tour: Hook & Ladder Apartments - Passive House Case Study in NE Minneapolis

Hook & Ladder creates 118 units of housing serving residents with incomes at or below 60% AMI, in a historically working class Minneapolis neighborhood with steadily increasing rents. The projects builds upon the area’s environmentally innovative elements propelled by an engaged community, including stormwater management, solar, and educational projects.

The Hook & Ladder development is designed specifically to facilitate a long-term comparative study between PHIUS-certified construction and standard affordable housing construction (Enterprise Green Communities). The project is comprised of two buildings of 59 units each; one will be built to comply with Green Communities requirements; the other to Passive House certification through PHIUS+ 2015. The two buildings will provide a cost benefits analysis of Passive House, both in initial construction costs and long-term energy and maintenance costs, for replication in other markets.

A brief presentation by project team members will introduce Passive House (PHIUS) certification goals and the methods used to achieve them, including lessons learned from the design, construction, certification, financing, and lease-up process. A tour will enable participants to see the completed project, including a typical unit in the PHIUS building. The presentation will be held in the Hook & Ladder common room.

2020 Programs 

USGBC Minnesota's first quarter of 2020 is focused on housing.  Presentations will examine Energy Efficiency Potential in Housing, Net Zero Single Family Housing, a Tour of the Passive House Hook and Ladder, and our Quarter 1 Meeting examining the intersection of Affordability and Sustainability in housing throughout the Twin Cities and beyond. 

A thread running through all 2020 programming is Climate Action.  This year, we have explicitly challenged our presenters to consider the takeaways you'll leave with after attending their session.  We want these outcomes to be actionable, leaving you inspired to explore new (and renewed) solutions that better our planet. 

Join us for these exciting conversations, great networking, and some amazing food at all our our 2020 events. 

Agenda:

11:30 a.m. Registration and Lunch 

12:00 p.m. Presentation + Tour

1:00 p.m. Wrap-Up

Presenters:

Phil Anderson, QA and New Homes Manager - CEE

Kim Bretheim, Housing studio leader – LHB, FAIA

Becky Landon

Roger Purdy

Elizabeth Turner, Architect and Passive House Consultant, Precipitate, AIA, CPHC

Continuing Education:

This program is seeking GBCI and AIA LU credits 

Additional Details:

This is a zero-waste event and lunch will be provided. 

$10 USGBC Members | $20 Non-members

Not a member? Join USGBC Minnesota! 

Sponsors

Program Sponsor: We are currently seeking a program sponsor for this Lunch and Learn Program.  If your company is interested in supporting this event, please contact Brent Suski: bsuski@usgbc.org

Series Sponsor: MG McGrath