As an active design/builder and green building expert, Adam Cohen is a leading North American Passivhaus practitioner whose innovative work on commercial high performance building has made his expertise sought-after for projects across North America. He is a principal partner in Structures Design/Build, LLC (www.structuresdb.com), Passiv Science, LLC (www.passivscience.com) and Quantum Architects, LLC, (www.quantum-architects.com).
His design build firm, Structure Design/Build, a company co-founded by Cohen in 1999 that offers integrated design and delivery of high performance buildings in Southwestern Virginia has amassed a notable list of projects:
• 1st North American Passivhaus certified public school
• 1st North American Passivhaus university student center
• 1st in the world Passivhaus dental clinic
• 1st and 2nd North American Passivhaus religious assembly building
• 1st in the world Passivhaus with a commercial kitchen
• Largest North American Passivhaus project to date – a college dormitory
His current projects include:
• Schematic design for the 1st North American Passivhaus certified public pool
• 1st in the world Passivhaus animal hospital
• Largest North American multifamily Passivhaus project
• 1st in the world Passivhaus performance hall
Mr. Cohen is recognized as a national leader in the Passivhaus movement and has presented technical papers at both national and international Passivhaus conferences. His leadership in commercial Passivhaus design has made him a sought after speaker, consultant and teacher of advanced courses in Passivhaus ultra-low energy design.
Passivhaus methodology combined with Integrated Project Delivery, Lean Construction principles and big BIM (Building Information Modeling) can produce tommorrowes low energy buildings today at cost parity with standard construction. Keep reading
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