Build Journal

The journal is where ExtraReach lives week to week—standards updates, envelope decisions, mechanical shortlists, and incentive timelines as the Passive House plan takes shape.

Full archive coming soon. Latest notes:

This week’s Passive House sweep · November 2, 2026

This week’s Passive House sweep · October 26, 2026

This week’s Passive House sweep · October 19, 2026

This week’s Passive House sweep · October 12, 2026

This week’s Passive House sweep · October 5, 2026

This week’s Passive House sweep · September 28, 2026

Three Rivers Passive House: aspirational Cross-Laminated Timber courtyard living · September 26, 2026 · Resources

This week’s Passive House sweep · September 21, 2026

Reimagine Buildings Collective: a practitioner room worth putting on the ExtraReach map · September 16, 2026

This week’s Passive House sweep · September 7, 2026

What changed in Passive House standards for 2026 builds · September 2026

Tour & interview template ready for when local Passive House visits start: post-tour-interview-template.html (duplicate, fill in, embed YouTube — don’t publish the template banner as-is).

Earlier notes from the live site (stubs until republished here):

  • Why I’m Building a Zero-Energy Passive House — January 2026
  • The Passive House Principles That Changed My Thinking — January 2026

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