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Come See Idaho’s First Passive House Open for Technical Viewing January 12-14
Back in the Stands School is back in session this week, and high school winter sports are back as well. To add to the excitement, many schools have a pep band to encourage the home team, and sometimes, to intimidate the visiting team. Having a pep band is not always as easy as it should be. Some instruments, like drums, need more space than an average bleacher can provide. Many of our school gyms have a stage at one end of the basketball court, but that is not always a good location for the band because of stray basketballs. In Camas County, there has not been a good place for the pep band at basketball games for many years. But, in 2010, a self-proclaimed “band geek” started think about building a small stage in the bleacher for the pep band to use during home games. continued on page 3.....
Fairfield, Idaho - Victor Weber of the ZEPHER Group announced today the dates of January 12-14 for a technical open house of the Passive House retrofit project located in the old township of Soldier, ID. The open house will demonstrate the properties of the 1910 farmhouse, which permit it to use 90% less heating energy and up to 70% less total energy. The guts of its super-insulated, airtight shell will be exposed, allowing attendees to see the framing, insulation and air sealing techniques employed. The home’s mechanical systems will be operational, including its triple pane Krypton filled windows, a 93% efficient heat recovery ventilation system, and its solar thermal heat storage system designed to provide the majority of the heat the structure does not generate on its own. Viewers will experience the superior indoor air quality wrought by the ventilation system’s constant stream
of fresh air, and will notice the even thermal comfort throughout the structure from the moment they enter. This open house will benefit architects, builders, designers and the general public desiring to learn more about the future of building science-the Passive House Standard, the most rigorous building energy standard in the world. The open house will run each day from 10 am to 5 pm. Find details at www.zeph-er.com or call 208 764-2820. The ZEPHER Group pleased to offer scheduled field trips for school groups. Interested parties should call to arrange a date and time.
Choosing A President Yesterday, the first caucus for the 2012 Presidential election was held in Iowa. While the results are an important boost to the campaign of the candidate who won, they are not a reliable indication of how other states will vote. The Republicans in Idaho have always used the primary election process to choose a presidential candidate for their party. This year, however, they will follow in the footsteps of the Idaho Demo-
cratic party by changing to a caucus process. The differences between a caucus and a primary are significant. First, a primary election is run by the state, while a caucus is run by the party involved. Secondly, instead of going into a voting booth sometime between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day of the election, the caucus participants will all gather together at a specontinued on page 9.....