Handyman Insurance, Laissez Faire: The Hassle-Free Passive House
“Owners of high-performance houses can really geek out, tweak the systems, test things, and tinker,” says Sam Hagerman. He should know the profile. As president of the Pacific Northwest–based contracting and consulting firm Hammer & Hand, Hagerman has completed more than a half dozen homes that have earned or are awaiting Passive House certification. “In some ways these folks are the opposite. They’re no less passionate about performance, but they expect good design to allow them to ‘set it and forget it.’”