Episode
Rachel Rennard + Mike Bratina - Clay Brook Passive House
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- Marketing Passivhaus
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- Mar 23, 2026
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- 2204
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Summary
Rachel Rennard and Mike Bratina commissioned, own, and live in Clay Brook Passive House, the first final certified single-family Passive House in New Hampshire. In addition, their house was given a HERS (Home Energy Rating System) score of 18 (since updated to 17!) — the lowest in the entire US (without renewable energy components). In this episode, Rachel and Mike share their journey from learning about passive house, deciding to build one, finding the right people to do it, going through the experience of building it, and, now, how they want to (and have) use their home as a showcase for what's possible, helping to spread the word about passive house (a topic close to this podcast's heart). Learn more about Clay Brook Passive House (CBPH): CBPH on Architect Hans Breaux's website => https://project.coop/clay-brook CBPH on Builder Maine Passive House's website => https://www.mainepassivehouse.com/gorham-passive-build CBPH on the Phius website => https://www.phius.org/certified-project-database/clay-brook-passive-house Passive House Accelerator article about CBPH => https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/inside-the-first-phius-certified-single-family-home-in-new-hampshire Green & Healthy Maine Homes article about CBPH => https://greenmainehomes.com/blog/gorham-new-hampshire-passive-house Architect Hans Breaux on Marketing Passivhaus => https://marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/hans-breaux-project-co-op Katrina Belle from Maine Passive House on Marketing Passivhaus => https://marketingpassivhaus.com/episodes/katrina-belle-maine-passive-house