Update: Inaugural Midwest Project Nears Completion

Dec 31, 2012

GO Logic’s first-ever project in Michigan is nearing completion. Its location isn’t the only unique aspect of this project as the design itself also represents something of a departure from the norm that has been established with other recent GO Logic projects. The house (which is on target to be Passive House certified in 2013), for example, includes a full basement and exterior walls formed in traditional Larsen Truss fashion.

WKAR Public Radio News Story on GO Logic’s Michigan Passive House

Nov 30, 2012

GO Logic has designed a home that is on track to be the first certified Passive House in Michigan. The local contractor partner Michael Klinger and the home owners speak with Mike Bashore of WKAR about the experience and advantages of building a passive house in Michigan. “Lansing Home Builder Pushes Green Envelope” “Only two…

Funding Not-For-Profits With Insulation

Nov 30, 2012

Naturally, funding for not-for-profit foundations in a slow economy is not readily available. Many foundations have taken on aging academic and municipal buildings as a solution to getting up and running without incurring the high costs of a constructing a building of their own only to discover the ongoing maintenance and repair of an aging building is relentless and the cost of heating and cooling the building is astronomical. For organizations operating on very limited facilities budgets, building performance concerns can hamstring all other operations. Interestingly, as evidenced through our work with a local arts foundation in Belfast, Maine, spending money on renovating older structures could be the silver bullet for cash-strapped not-for-profits.

Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage Hits Major Milestone

Oct 31, 2012

This July, six residents of our Belfast Cohousing project began moving into their homes. Twenty-seven of the thirty-six units have been purchased, and three duplexes and one triplex have so far been completed. We’re on track to complete another six units by year’s end.

Eco Structure Magazine’s 2012 Evergreen Award Winner: GO Logic’s TerraHaus

Oct 31, 2012

GO Logic’s Passive House certified TerraHaus, on Unity College’s Campus, recently won an award in Eco Structure Magazine’s 2012 Evergreen Awards!

Eco Structure Magazine Profile: G•O Logic Believes That Performance Must Be Proven With Data.

Oct 31, 2012

Eco Structure Magazine announced their 2012 Evergreen Awards, of which TerraHaus, GO Logic’s first passive house certified residence hall at Unity College, was an award winner. The Press coverage included an interview with award winning firms, including Alan Gibson, Partner at GO Logic. “To delve deeper into our coverage of the 2012 Evergreen Awards, ECO-STRUCTURE…

TerraHaus- 2012 AIA New England Citation Design Award

Oct 31, 2012

We’re very pleased to announce that TerraHaus has been chosen to receive a 2012 AIA New England Citation Design Award.

A year in the GO Home

Oct 31, 2012

My family and I have been living in the GO Home for a year now. The house has surpassed our expectations in terms of performance and in general livibility. As our second winter in the home approaches, we look forward to watching the onset of cold weather creep through the field from our light filled living room. On the coldest days it is difficult to get a sense of the temperature outside because there is almost no impact inside.

EcoHome Grand Award 2012: TerraHaus, Unity College Dorm

Aug 31, 2012

First Passive House-certified student residence hall in the United States earns special recognition from the EcoHome Magazine jury.

Rocky Coast News on the TerraHaus Project

Jul 31, 2012

The Rocky Cost News recently featured the TerraHaus, the Certifed Passive House built for Unity College, in its online magazine. “Unity, Maine – When it was completed in August of 2011, Unity College’s TerraHaus residence hall opened as the first college or university residence hall built to the Passive House standard, one of the strictest…