BY ALEXIS TARRAZI (Pike County Courier)
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SCRANTON — Milford-based architect Richard Pedranti is bringing a green change to the local area. He is building Northeastern Pennsylvania’s first Passive House or as he calls it, “the future of houses.”
This environmentally-friendly building in Scranton typically use 80 percent less energy for heating and cooling than code built buildings.
“A Passive House conserves energy by creating a virtually air-tight, super insulated, compact building envelope that uses the sun and internal gains to achieve space conditioning,” according to press release about the home. “Exceptional indoor air quality is provided by a heat recovery ventilator (HRV) creating a constant supply of filtered fresh air.”
Alexis Tarrazi 