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Project 2783

Lemon Street Passive House

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Building Function

Single-Family
Project Type

Retrofit
ASHRAE Climate Zone

4A - Mixed - Humid
Status

Design Certified
INT. Conditioned Floor Area

1800 ft²

Core Project Team

Phius Certified Rater

Neil Goldman
Phius CPHC (Secondary)

Michael Hindle
Phius CPHC (Lead)

Andy Allwine
Project Submitter

Andy Allwine

Project Information

- Building Function
  
  Single-Family
- Project Type
  
  Retrofit
- Number of Units
  
  1
- Number of Stories
  
  4
- Program Version
  
  Phius CORE 2024
- All Electric
  
  Yes
- INT. Conditioned Floor Area
  
  1800 ft²
- Status
  
  Design Certified
- Design Certification
  
  April 29, 2026
- ASHRAE Climate Zone
  
  4A - Mixed - Humid
- Region
  
  Northeast

Performance

- Annual Heating Demand
  
  5.36 kBTU/ft².yr
- Annual Cooling Demand
  
  6.71 kBTU/ft².yr
- Peak Heating Load
  
  5.63 kBTU/ft².yr
- Peak Cooling Load
  
  3.05 kBTU/ft².yr
- Site Energy Use Index (EUI)
  
  17.77 kBTU/ft².yr
- Site Energy Use Index (w/Renewables)
  
  13.21 kBTU/ft².yr
- Compliance Software
  
  WUFI Passive
- Source Energy (Residential)
  
  6249 kWh/person.yr
- Source Energy (Residential w/Renewables)
  
  4618 kWh/person.yr
- HERS Rating
  
  34

Enclosure

Systems & Equipment

- Renewable Energy Type(s)
  
  On-Site PV
- Renewable Energy Annual Production
  
  2848 kWh/yr
- Renewable Energy System Size
  
  2.3kW