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Six&Kane - AIA Pittsburgh The West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund, a non-profit organization that provides investment capital and grant making to spur the deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency, purchased a vacant …

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Six&Kane - AIA Pittsburgh The West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund, a non-profit organization that provides investment capital and grant making to spur the deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency, purchased a vacant …

We'll be there for "Ask the Architect" Come see us and the first EnerPHit Office building in North America!

Join Symposium session “Six&Kane: Using Energy Conservation to Revitalize a Rural Community” with Principal at Moshier Studio, Gary Moshier, Construction Project Manager at New Ecology, Norm Horn, and Brandy Schimp, Kane Mayor, as they describe their process of taking money off Wall Street and investing it on Main Street to achieve beyond Passive House performance in a 130-year old building. This project began in 2019 when The West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund purchased a vacant and decaying masonry building located on US Route 6 in Kayne PA and was completed in late 2022. Six&Kane is now home to both new and established local businesses, as well as the local chamber of commerce, and serves as a hub for education and economic development in a rural area.

Attend this session and more, May 24th at Drexel University. Get your tickets today at a discounted rate before May 5th, at: www.greenbuildingunited.org

Congratulations to the whole Six&Kane Team! Well don!

Six&Kane awarded the 2023 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence last night in Harrisburg!

Another feather in Kane's cap. ♥️ 🏆

Read all about it: https://tinyurl.com/229xtecu

See what we've been up to for the last 3 years. Online Friday 10/7 on site Saturday 10/8.

A Rare Opportunity

Join us, either online or in-person, for our grand opening celebration October 7-8 at Six&Kane. This is a rare opportunity to hear the stories firsthand from the people that made it happen.

Learn how we brought this building back to life. Join conversations around community impact, taking money off Wall Street and putting it onto Main Street, inspiring investment, small business success, the work of the PA Wilds, and more!

Day 1: Virtual online event – Friday, October 7
Day 2: In-person open house – Saturday, October 8

Electronic invitation with free registration for Friday’s online event: https://mailchi.mp/e591aa9d468d/imagine-a-rare-opportunity?e=7ed9ffde9f

No registration is necessary for Saturday’s in-person open house.

See you there!

Thanks to everyone who worked on this project! Almost done!

Looking forward to this!

SAVE THE DATE!

October 7-8, 2022

After three long years, the rebirth of 63 N Fraley Street as Six&Kane will be celebrated on October 7-8, 2022 with 'The Beginning', an inspiring two day event.

We aim to bring about innovation in the building performance industry, inspire future investment throughout communities, and shape the region's faith that small businesses are its future.

Day 1: Virtual
Day 2: In-person

Learn more: https://mailchi.mp/ad487e1282f9/save-this-date-sixkane-the-beginning?e=7ed9ffde9f

It is often mistakenly believed that Passive House is expensive, but it doesn't cost the world to . This , we want to highlight our infographics explaining what a costs! Find our infographics here: https://passivehouse-international.org/index.php?page_id=560

Another step closer! More great work by DWF!

More changes to the front of the building coming soon and another shout out to Dinsmore Welding and Fabrication located in Kersey for their work on the canopy. This thing is a whopper and will be ready for delivery and installation in May. Dinsmore has quite a footprint in Six&Kane with all of the steel work that they did on the front of the building, the front staircase and now the canopy to keep us dry from the weather. Another local company making it happen.

Great to celebrate the COVID delayed dedication of the Visitor Center and Ranger Office at Cook Forest State Park. With H.F. Lenz & Pashek+MTR

Heading down the home stretch...

Words have meaning and names have power

In 6-8 weeks you will see a dazzling, new sign on North Fraley Street. We are pleased to announce that after a two-year process of reflection and debate, we have named the building.

Here is a more detailed presentation on how we chose our name:https://www.wppsef.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/SixKane-Name-Presentation.pdf

Amory and RMI have been on top of this for years. Passive House is a great way to do what he's talking about.
Kane Passive House Gary Moshier Envinity The Passive House Network The International Passive House Association

Energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins: ‘It’s the largest, cheapest, safest, cleanest way to address the crisis’ One of the leading advocates of energy conservation explains why this could be a turning point for climate economics

Here are the folks that made it happen at Kane Passive House. A huge Thank You to Norm Horn as he moves on to his next adventure and a shout out to Donna Zariczny and Emel Guner-Ekin. A true team effort! Kane Passive House

Sneak Peak of Passive House – Horn moves to another position Before the scheduled sneak peek (specifically the new office space for the Kane Area Chamber of Commerce), Mr. Horn talked about his leaving and specifics about the building. Mr. Horn

Keeping the message simple and clear...

A Great New Guide to the Benefits of Passivhaus Discover the benefits of Passivhause, which goes beyond than just saving energy.

The Concept of Mean Radiant Temperature Is Key to Understanding Comfort Design editor Lloyd Alter discusses a blog post that he says is one of the most important posts on building science that he has ever read.

It's great to be a part of this team!

This says it it all...

No, Passive House Doesn't Have to Cost a Lot More Seattle's largest multifamily Passive House project cost only 5% more.

Another major step towards completion!

Passive House Project recording significant progress Construction projects at Kane’s Passive House are moving right along, with lots of progress reported in recent weeks and more to come before year’s end.

Passive House Project recording significant progress Construction projects at Kane’s Passive House are moving right along, with lots of progress reported in recent weeks and more to come before year’s end.

See what we've been up to lately with Envinity at Kane Passive House

Join us for an online event on The PA Wilds going Passive. Learn more about our local EnerPHit of rural sustainable development from our very own Norm Horn and Moshier Studio.

Register Today: https://bit.ly/2X0CV7G

Topping out the steel at Scaife Hall yesterday with Payette, MCF and AEI. What a difference a year makes! And a year from now the students will be moving into the Addition. Then we'll be starting the next year of Renovation.

They say that every journey begins with a single step.

Here is the first look of the front stair tower from inside now that the floors in between have been cut away. You'll be able to walk inside and look up 3 stories. Pretty cool, but don't worry, you can always take the elevator.

Happy to be part of Alumni Weekend!

You gave us your time, the most thoughtful gift of all.

Thank you for spending your morning with us at the open house. We were overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from the community. We saw old friends and made new ones. We thank you for your continued generosity and interest in this project. A special shout out to Brandy Schimp, Kane Mayor who is always everywhere, Kate Kennedy Kane Area Development Center for helping us to organize the event; Gary, Emel and Cherie from Moshier Studio for your architectural guidance and Andrea and Joe from The Laughing Owl Press for just being great neighbors.

We hope to see you again at the grand opening!

AIA means Architects In Action...

Be sure to check out our presentation at 1:15 on Thursday where we'll be talking about the Kane Passive House project!

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