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Habitat Passive: Creating Lasting Affordability through Energy Efficient Housing

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Join Habitat Whatcom for a happy hour at our Telegraph Townhome Project. Construction Director, Chris vanStaalduinen, will be discussing the basics of Habitat Passive design. This includes techniques like air-tight insulation, thermal barriers, and heat recovery ventilation and produces volunteer-built homes that are not only affordable to own and maintain, but are extremely efficient to heat and cool. 

The event will start with a tour of the next four homes in the Telegraph Townhome Community which are roughly 80% complete, followed by a presentation by Habitat's construction director. The Telegraph Townhome Project is a partnership between Kulshan Community Land Trust and the Whatcom Community Foundation. 


From fine carpentry to leading the construction of multi-family developments, Chris vanStaalduinen brings 27 years’ experience to help fulfill Habitat’s vision of a world where everyone has a safe place to call home. Chris has spent the last 5+ years continuing to develop Habitat for Humanity’s goal to find an affordable path to net zero.

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