West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund , Six&Kane Will Host Oct. 7-8 Programs On A 120+ Year Old Commercial Building In McKean Being Reborn To Passive House Energy Standards

The West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund and Six&Kane will host two days of programs and tours on October 7-8 of a 120+ year old commercial building in Kane, McKean being retrofitted to Passive House energy efficiency standards.

Passive House is the world‘s leading standard in energy efficient construction.

The Passive House Standard stands for quality, comfort and energy efficiency. 

Passive Houses require very little energy to achieve a comfortable temperature year round, making conventional heating and air conditioning systems obsolete. 

While delivering superior levels of comfort, the Passive House Standard also protects the building structure.

Six&Kane purchased the building at 63 N. Fraley Street in Kane and after three years and a global pandemic finished retrofitting it to meet Passive House standards.

October 7

The first day will be a virtual day featuring guests, including the tradespeople, architects, designers, planners, partners, and project leaders who brought Six&Kane to life. You'll learn about the project's impact on the community, including inspiring rural investment and the work of the PA Wilds.

Click Here to register and for more information.

October 8

The second day is an onsite activity at Six&Kane and includes a ‘Storytelling Theater’, a walk down memory lane with citizens from our region, live building tours, lunch with the tradespeople who brought the building back to life, conversations on community investment, the work of the PA Wilds and more.

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The West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund is a nonprofit organization that invests in the deployment of sustainable energy technologies that benefit West Penn Power ratepayers in Pennsylvania.  Click Here for a gallery of projects supported.

[Posted: September 15, 2022]  PA Environment Digest