A Better Way to Build a Healthy, Comfortable Home
Whether you are interested in building Passive House, a Net Zero home, or simply want to build a healthier, better-performing custom home, we can help you set your goals early in the planning and pre construction process.
Healthier Indoor Air during smoke, dust and allergy season
In Colorado, where we deal with cold winters, intense sun, high winds, dust, pollen, and wildfire smoke, the way a home is built can make a meaningful difference. In a typical home, outside air can enter through cracks, gaps, attics, crawlspaces, windows, doors, and wall cavities, bringing in dust, pollen, smoke, exhaust, and other pollutants.
By incorporating Passive House principles, we can create a tighter building envelope and use balanced ventilation to intentionally bring in filtered fresh air while exhausting stale indoor air. Instead of your home “breathing” through random leaks, it breathes through a designed system.
The result is cleaner, fresher indoor air and a healthier, more comfortable living environment.
Quiet, Calm, and Comfortable
Incorporating Passive House building principles also creates a noticeably more peaceful home. High-performance windows, better insulation, and airtight construction help reduce outside noise from wind, traffic, and neighborhood activity. Inside, the home feels calmer and more private. It is the kind of comfort you do not just see on a utility bill — you feel it.
Built for Colorado conditions
In Chaffee County and the surrounding mountain communities, homes need to handle real conditions: cold, heat, wind, snow, smoke, dry air, and wildfire risk. Our principles support a stronger, more resilient home by focusing on airtight construction, continuous insulation, high-quality windows and doors, moisture control, and ventilation.
Energy Efficiency means money and energy savings
The energy savings are real — they are just not the whole story. By reducing heat loss, air leakage, and energy demand, incorporating Passive House principles can lower the amount of energy needed to heat and cool a home. That makes it easier to move toward Net Zero or Net Positive living while also lowering long-term operating costs.
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Delarue Building Company is one of the few Passive Home builders in Colorado! We have built Passive Homes in Salida and are certified by the Passive House Institute both as Passive House Tradesperson for Building Envelope and Building Services. We look forward to bringing this expertise to your project and can offer a variety of options depending on your interest.
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