Passive House Ranch Tour - Rolling Hills California

Welcome to the Passive House Ranch! Homeowners Beate and Bern have created a state-of-the-art modern home while preserving the structure's original character. Their passive house has a classic ranch design with high-performance features that bring next-level comfort. 00:29 Start the tour 1:10 HVAC and efficiency 2:36 Home design and character 3:27 Hemp room 4:05 Native garden 4:47 Early adopters of passive house design One of the most impressive features of the home is the hemp room. The walls are made of hempcrete, a solid building material made from a mixture of hemp fibers and a lime-based binder. Hempcrete is an insulating material that is fireproof, earthquake resistant, and non-toxic. It took 6 months to have the hempcrete room permitted since the material is still quite uncommon. The Ranch's native garden is more than beautiful. It provides an oasis for creates of all kinds and attracts native birds and bugs. Native gardens require less water and fertilizer, making them more efficient to maintain and more friendly to the local ecosystem. Beate and Bern are proud to be early adopters of Passive House design. "What we're doing, everyone is going to be doing in a few years' time." If environmentalism is important to you, they encourage you to take action at home. "Just do it and see what happens. It's not a straight line, but you will get it done and the phone will start ringing". #passivehouse #ranch #hempcrete ------------------------------------------------------------- 🛒 Shop Home Improvement for Your Health, Wealth, and Planet 🛒 ------------------------------------------------------------- United States: https://shop.buildwithrise.com/ Canada: https://shop.buildwithrise.ca/ ------------------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL! ------------------------------------------------------------- Our videos help you renovate or build more sustainably for a more comfortable, healthy, durable, and energy-efficient home. Rise is an award-winning B Corp that makes business decisions that benefit people and the planet before profits and is fast becoming the trusted online resource in sustainable home improvement, renovation, and building. ------------------------------------------------------------- STAY IN TOUCH! ------------------------------------------------------------- Website: https://www.buildwithrise.com Facebook:   / buildwithrise   Twitter:   / buildwithrise   Pinterest: https://pinterest.ca/buildwithrise/ LinkedIn:   / buil.  . Instagram:   / buildwithrise