Prefab Panel Shop Tour: Adirondack Passive House
Friday, September 13, 2024, 11am-3pm
New Energy Works – 1180 Commercial Drive, Farmington, NY 14425
Please join us for the rare opportunity to see a prefab, low-carbon, passive house during panel fabrication, designed by the award-winning River Architects. Located in the Adirondack region of New York State, this project represents a curated collaboration between leaders in the industry.
We’ll take you from design all the way through panel fabrication as we hear from key building/design partners of the project. Learn how a project goes from design inception, to panelization and engineering, to panel fabrication. Gain understanding of the importance of selecting the right insulation materials, high performance membranes, and the right project partners. See how to execute the proper window details and learn the advantages of doing so within a controlled environment.
To conclude the event, guided tours will be provided in (2) groups, in which New Energy Works will showcase their Timber Frame Shop, Fine woodworking shop (Mass Timber building), and finally their Panel shop. We will end the tours back in the common space and allow time for questions and discussion.
PRESENTERS
Pin-Han Su, Designer, River Architects
Bryan Bleier, Director of Offsite Construction, New Energy Works
Kyle Barber, EC Design Manager, New Energy Works
Corey Murphy, Product Consultant, 475 Building Supply
Jeff Betts, Partner, Sash and Frame
Pizza and refreshments will be provided.
This event is approved for 4 Phius CEUs. CEUs can be self-reported HERE.
Registration
Space is limited and advanced registration is required. This event is free and open to the public. Register HERE.
Sponsored by
New Energy Works / Panel and Timber Frame Manufacturer
Over three decades ago, New Energy Works started as a small timber frame company. Now, with their sister company Pioneer Millworks, they employ 150+ people across two locations and offer custom design, timber framing, fine woodworking, general contracting, high performance panelization, siding and flooring, and various reclaimed products. They operate on the triple bottom line – a simple belief that people, planet, and profit work together to ensure a better future. As a 100% employee-owned company, their coworkers are the owners and stewards to the work they do and the beliefs they share. Their products are made in a shop that runs on solar power and is heated from our own timber scrap. Efforts at reclaiming wood have processed over 1 million board feet per year for over 30 years.
River Architects / Architect
River Architects is a Hudson Valley, New York-based, full-service architecture and design studio with a bold commitment to achieving environmental sustainability through intelligent, beautiful design. Founded by managing principal Juhee Lee-Hartford, River Architects is proud to be a New York State-certified Woman/Minority-Owned Business. River Architects creates intelligent & sustainable architecture that delights and inspires.
475 High Performance Building Supply / High Performance Materials Supplier
475’s mission is to supply essential materials, components and knowledge to accelerate the transformation of the North American construction industry toward making durable high-performance, Passive House and zero-energy buildings. This, in turn, can help mitigate the climate crisis and support a sustainable built environment.
NYSERDA offers objective information and analysis, innovative programs, technical expertise, and support to help New Yorkers increase energy efficiency, save money, use renewable energy, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. A public benefit corporation, NYSERDA has been advancing energy solutions and working to protect the environment since 1975.
Logistics
Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to start time; the event will begin promptly at 11:00am. Parking is available, but carpool if possible to reduce traffic on site. Please reference the site map provided for areas available for parking and the location of the event space. When navigating by GPS, please use the address for the hotel next door: 6026 NY-96, Farmington, NY 14425. Continue behind the hotel and follow the road to our parking lot.
This event will take place at an active construction/manufacturing facility, please wear appropriate footwear. The event will be indoors, but the tours will require time outdoors between buildings, please bring rain gear if applicable. Pizza and Refreshments will be provided during the event. There will be vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options.
For those that require it, there will be parking directly next to the event space labeled “ADA Parking” on the site map. Please do not park here unless you require the close proximity. Please note that the tours will require walking around campus, our production shops are not ADA accessible, and most of our campus is gravel. We do have ramps around campus that we can utilize in the case that someone requires it.
About Our Chapter
Phius Alliance New York State (Phius NYS) is the New York State chapter of Phius Alliance. Advocates for passive housing models work to make ultra-low energy buildings a mainstream market force and an accepted best practice in the building industry. Phius Alliance NYS is your local resource for information about the passive house model and professionals who specialize in energy efficient design. Learn more at www.phiusny.org.