A Not Quite Passive House (On A Budget
I’ve been looking into passive houses for a while and would love to build one but it just isn’t realistic for our income level.
We live somewhere in the temperate climate zone, fairly cold winters with very occasional snow but horribly humid summers. We honestly can live through winters even without heating but it’s not fun due to my health issues. Not looking to build anything bigger than 1400sqft and willing to go as low as 1000sqft.
What should we look for knowledge wise in a contractor to build an energy efficient affordable home and what specifically should we ask them to focus on to get the most out of our money for the area?
If we’re able to find someone willing to do it we are considering doing all the interiors ourselves (painting, flooring and possible kitchen with prebuilt cabinets).