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This nearly 3,700-square-foot, single-family custom home in
FROM THE JUDGES Seattle’s Madrona neighborhood takes energy efficiency to a new
high by keeping power needs low. Designed by Shed Architecture &
Design and constructed by Hammer & Hand, the PHIUS+ Certified
“Hits almost all passive house is virtually net zero, according to H&H project
supervisor Alex Daisley. Take away the home’s electric charging
sustainability notes. station, and you have a residence where more energy is generated

Contemporary, than needed in a typical year.
It’s just the type of breakthrough Madrona Passive House’s owner,
yet understated.” former Microsoft program manager and renowned environmental
advocate Jabe Blumenthal, envisioned when he commissioned the
project, according to Daisley. “The client wanted a structure that was
a highly efficient passive home, and could serve as an example for
others who may want to invest in climate solutions,” Daisley says. “He
was very driven for the house to be cutting edge and comfortable,
yet still in league, pricewise, with other homes in the area.”
Blumenthal has stated that keeping the cost of a climate-friendly

MUDROOM
KITCHEN
PANTRY
POWDER
ROOM

DINING ROOM
ENTRY
GARAGE MAIN DECK

LIVING
ROOM

Flow-through driveway.

Belgard Turfstone permeable
pavers promote stormwater
absorption into the soil.

Main Floor

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