Arkansas' First Passive House Close to Meeting Energy Efficiency Gold Standard

July 5, 2024 at 5:54 p.m.

by Michael Main

A light fixture hangs Wednesday at Magnolia House in Fayetteville. The home was designed by Michael Cockram of Bowerbird Design and is built to the Passive House standard, the gold standard for energy-efficient and sustainable design. Once certified, the home will use about 20 percent of the energy of a home built to similar codes and will be the first certified Passive House in Arkansas. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today’s photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Caleb Grieger)

FAYETTEVILLE — The Magnolia House in the Washington-Willow Historic District is on track to meet the gold standard for energy efficiency by becoming the state’s first certified Passive House, according to a news release from Bowerbird Design.

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Arkansas’ First Passive House Close to Meeting Energy Efficiency Gold Standard

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