19:01:12 From  Andi 	will replay be available afterwards?
A: yes, links to recording, slides, chat will be emailed to all registrants

19:40:17 From  Enis 	Who was your general contractor? Would you recommend your GC?  Was the mason brought in by the GC?  
A: General Contractor: TKO (Recommended.  He is familiar with Unity factory passive home construction).
A: HVAC contractor was: "Aggressive Contracting", who installs the best products.

19:40:29 From  Mary This was so inspiring! I am coming over.

19:41:21 From  Nancy: Does your air need to be humidified in the winter and dehumidified in the summer?
A: ERV = Energy Recover Ventilation keeps humidity at desired settings, and also provides Energy recovery.

19:44:32 From  Kathleen: Can ERV’s be retrofitted in existing structures
A: ERVs can be installed in any  house (even if leaky), and will recapture 90% of the heat that is exhausted.  An airtight house is even better.

19:41:25 From  Ed: concrete on soil for your 1st floor? Humidity control? Additional insulation behind your exterior siding? Really enjoy your native yard
A: Concrete floor is well- insulated and sealed, and contains multiple layers of concrete, gravel.   Sides are insulated down to 5 feet.  As a result, floors feel warm (at room temperature)
20:02:42 From  Ed Attic insulated as well? Roof deck 18" thick? 
A:  YES, Roof, walls, garage are all highly insulated.  But stuffed in more insulation in garage ceilings

19:41:33 From  Robert Are you doing anything to keep the deer from eating everything?
A:  No deer are in organic garden because surrounded by 10 foot fence from previous property owner's tennis court

19:43:47 From  Ann 	Thank you! I would love to visit your garden sometime.
	
19:45:14 From  May: did you have septic system or connect to town system?
A : Had to install septic.  Town did not give permission to connect to sewer, which was across the street and up hill.

19:45:23 From  Enis: 	What is the brand of the heat pump?  Brand of the windows?  Brand of doors?
A: Mitsubishi heatpumps are great- louvers adjust automatically to direct air where its infrared sensors detect need  for heat or cold, and also recognizes people and directs air toward them.
A: email Diane (see last slide) for window and door brands 

19:47:43 From  Kathleen: Diane, what is the maintenance requirement of a clover lawn?   What is the ratio of grass seed to clover?
A: Clover lawn: grass is over-rated.  Diane prefers clover- the more Dutch White Clover, the more the better. It fixes nitrogen in soil,  bees love it and it self-restores white flowers in a week or so after mowing the grass.

19:48:39 From  poornima: how much glass/windows do you have, given that u needed 18 inches thick insulation to maintain the internal temperatures?
A: Unity (the house factory) prefers tiny windows for greater energy efficiency.  Diane and John prefer big windows, and selected more window area designed into the house.  (And the large window sills are great!)
	
19:51:58 From  Enis:	Did your allergies/stuffiness disappear because of air being filtered?  Will the ducts ever need to be cleaned?
A: so far, no allergies/stuffiness

19:53:49 From  Nancy: This has been like watching an episode of This Old House.  Thank you!

19:55:09 From  May:	Thank you so much for teaching us about your Passive Home.

19:55:32 From  Maribel:  Maybe I missed this because I had to take a call but do you also have solar with your home?  
A: Solar will be installed later.  The solar size will depend upon first establishing the annual amount of electricity consumption.

19:57:30 From  Kathleen: I have Mitsubishi heat pumps but they didn’t qualify for JCPL’s rebate , probably because of the heat loss in the ducts in the attic.   You mentioned you have some ducts in your attic.  I assume your roof is also 18” thick?  What can I do to reduce the heat loss?
A: attic ducts must be well-sealed, and have ample insulation around the ducts

19:58:30  From  David: Would the hot water cost equate to approximately half your annual electrical consumption?
A: will look if actual water heater usage can be identified through their smart panel and smart breakers. (Have a "smart" breaker panel with readouts).  There may be an app to monitor individual appliance wired to each breaker.
 19:52:12 From  Ed: Heat pump water heater? Brand?
A:  AO Smith is the heat pump water heater manufacturer.  Energy rating label is $173/year.  Actual cost of heating the water is very dependent on # occupants and their personal hot water usage. 
Q: What did the heat pump water heater cost?  Steve Answered: my own Rheem heat pump water heater is a little over $2K, for the 59 gallon tank, from Home Depot. Installation is additional. AOSmith heat pump water heater price can be found by on-line lookup at Lowes and/or Home Depot, and depends upon size of tank.
19:59:40 From  Enis 	What brand heat pump does Steve & Pat get?
A: Purchased Rheem heat pump water heater, which is highly rated, and ordered from Home Depot (not in stock- had to be ordered)  Contact Steve Miller for information from a recent webinar, which rated all types of water heaters.

19:58:36 From  Kathleen:  Are you applying for Passive House certification? 
A: No, but test results are within Passive house standards (see test data on slides, and discussed in recording).

20:04:15 Did you do any water reclamation for your garden? 
A: Because of cost, did not harvest roof water (as desired) to use in garden.  Gutters go underground, and bring up roof water near garden in 3 spots.  Diane would like to create rain garden in future in those 3 areas.
	
20:12:12 From  poornima:  Thank you John and Diane for sharing your experiences here.
20:12:27 From  Maribel:  Thank you for the presentation. I enjoyed learning so much!
20:13:37 From  poornima:  Thank you Steve and Pat for hosting this evening