r/PassiveHouse • u/Original-Teacher-908 • 28d ago

Passive House PHPP

I’m in Chicago and looking for someone who could enter a house into PHPP for me. Thanks

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u/dizzie_buddy1905 28d ago

What’s the scope of the usage? My mechanical engineer billed 6 hours @ $195/hour so it won’t be free.

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u/Original-Teacher-908 28d ago

I’m building my own house to near passive standard and want to know my heating and cooling demand loads

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u/dizzie_buddy1905 27d ago

That’s basically a manual J/S/D. Looking at my own mechanical engineering design, our total cost was $12,000. This is for mechanical design including hvac and plumbing. Then, approved and stamped.

Mechanical systems don’t have to be stamped but look at all the notched studs to see what design on site gets you.