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JUST IN

A House Built for Sustainability
Noted for its remarkable strength in energy efﬁciency, the TerraHaus residence hall at Unity College in Maine was designed and constructed to meet the Passive House standards, which emphasize high levels of building efﬁciency and performance. Set to open this fall, the two-story cottage will house 10 students in four double rooms and two single rooms. Aside from serving as student housing, the structure will also be a showpiece for visitors and a living laboratory for the school’s academic courses. In keeping with Passive House standards, TerraHaus will decrease its heating energy consumption by 90 percent through strong insulation, air sealing, and solar orientation. Designed to provide a comfortable environment in all types of weather, the building will be characterized by vast two-story windows that maximize sunlight in the winter and a roof overhang that decreases solar gain in the summer, thus preventing overheating. Similar to other Passive House buildings, the residence hall shares a distinct quality: It can be heated with the energy equivalent of a hair dryer. The residence hall is the ﬁrst part of a project inspired by the Passivhaus Standards for energy efﬁciency and will eventually include three 10-person residential buildings in an area known as SonnenHaus Village. Correlating with its emphasis on environmental studies, the college is also home to Unity House, a 1,937-square-foot LEED Platinum modular home built in 2008. Stephen Nason, the director of residence life and assistant dean for student affairs, believes that TerraHaus may serve as an inﬂuential model in the next generation of residence halls that could demonstrate net zero energy use while also functioning as strong residential communities. For more information on the Passive House standards, visit www.passivehouse.us.

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Talking Stick - July/August 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Talking Stick - July/August 2011

Talking Stick - July/August 2011
Contents
Online Now
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transition
Res Life
Facilities
Turn the Page
Calendar
Balancing Act
Making Gender-Neutral Housing Work
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
Welcome
Snapshot
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - intro
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - BB1
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - BB2
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Talking Stick - July/August 2011
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Cover2
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 1
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 2
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Contents
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Online Now
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 5
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Vision
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 7
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Just In
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 9
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 10
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 11
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 12
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 14
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Transition
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 16
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Res Life
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 18
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 19
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Facilities
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 21
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 22
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 23
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Turn the Page
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 26
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Calendar
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Balancing Act
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Making Gender-Neutral Housing Work
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 43
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 46
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - First Takes
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Reporting Out
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Welcome
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 55
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Snapshot
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Cover3
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