302: Bringing Passive Building Principles to Schools with Evan Greulich

In this episode of the Passive House Podcast, Ilka Cassidy talks with Evan Greulich, project architect and manager at Quinn Evans, about his work bringing high-performance building strategies to affordable housing and, increasingly, to schools. Evan and Ilka chat about The Hammond at Greenmount Park, a new 109-unit affordable housing project in Baltimore and John Burroughs Elementary School in Washington, DC. The conversation covers the practical tradeoffs of building near-Passive performance without certification, the challenges of balancing historic preservation with airtightness and insulation strategies, and why Evan believes the biggest opportunity for passive building growth lies beyond housing.

The Hammond at Greenmount Park and The Johnston Square Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library

The Hammond at Greenmount Park – Baltimore, Maryland – Living Design

Johnston Square Branch Library – Baltimore, Maryland – Learning Design

Integrating Services Within Communities: Libraries as Superconnectors

John Burroughs Elementary School (Modernization)

Renewing Historic Schools, Part 1: Renovation

Burroughs ES | dcps

Green Building Advisory Council | doee

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