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July 11, 2010

Chicago Passive House takes shape

In Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, an urban residential retrofit shall rise from a former taqueria and demonstrate that a Passive House is possible on a tight city lot… and a tight budget in this collaboration with Richard Avery.

May 1, 2009

Passive House

Dave has become a Passive House Certified consultant and is able to provide expertise to clients in one of the most stringent energy-efficiency building standards in the world.

March 11, 2009

Deconstruction article published

Dave’s take on the history of building deconstruction in Chicago - including some how and why, basics of deconstruction and examples - is detailed in the article The End of Demolition from the Sustainable Chicago Spring 2009 issue.

October 22, 2008

Red Line, Green Roofs Initiative

Echo Studio, in partnership with Repkin Biosystems, has created the Red Line, Green Roofs Initiative to encourage businesses to band together to capitalize on the many advantages of green roofs - beauty, food production, stormwater management, reduction of the Urban Heat Island Effect, creation of new green-collar jobs, and much more.
This initiative will also help Chicago fulfill the goals of the Chicago Climate Action Plan for 6,000 rooftop gardens by 2020.

To participate, contact Dave Hampton at dave@hampton-avery.com.

October 20, 2008

Lifecycle Building Challenge 2

The results are in…
…and our entry was not a winner. Dang!
Oh well, we’re very proud anyway. Take a look.