Passive House Accelerator: Pre-Designed for High Performance
B.PUBLIC Prefab was featured in Passive House Accelerator for our role in Fort Collins' Designed to 2030 Pilot Program, developing permit-ready, high-performance home plans optimized for our panelized building systems. The article also highlighted Co.LAB partner Bronwyn Barry's SustAIN Haus, pre-configured to work with B.PUBLIC panels, as part of a growing movement toward pre-designed resilient housing for disaster-affected communities.
B.PUBLIC is featured in Passive House Accelerator's deep dive into the growing movement around pre-designed, high-performance home plans. The article highlights B.PUBLIC's role as a key partner in Fort Collins' Designed to 2030 Pilot Program, working alongside Building Wellness, Steven Winter Associates, and Hereabout Home to develop permit-ready, above-code residential plans optimized for our panelized building systems.
The piece also features Co.LAB partner Bronwyn Barry of Passive House BB, whose SustAIN Haus design was pre-configured to work with B.PUBLIC's panels, and explores how pre-designed plans are opening new pathways for resilient, affordable rebuilding in communities affected by climate-related disasters.
Maui Now: B.PUBLIC Prefab at UH Maui College for Earth Day
B.PUBLIC Prefab's CTO Jonah Stanford presented at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College on the economic, social, and environmental benefits of panelized off-site construction for regional housing markets. The presentation was part of a collaboration with Regen Maui and the Lahaina Community Land Trust, integrating B.PUBLIC's prefab systems into a Living Building Challenge home for a fire-impacted family — while building local workforce capacity through UH Maui College.
We're thrilled to be featured in Maui Now for B.PUBLIC Prefab CTO Jonah Stanford's Earth Day presentation at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College, where he led a free community talk, Leveraging Off-site Construction to Expand Sustainable Housing Opportunities, exploring how panelized prefab construction can accelerate sustainable housing while expanding access to the trades.
The presentation was part of B.PUBLIC's growing collaboration with Regen Maui and the Lahaina Community Land Trust, integrating our off-site construction methods into the Lokia flagship Living Building Challenge home, a regenerative rebuild for a fire-impacted Lahaina family that also serves as a hands-on workforce training platform with UH Maui College.
Jonah Stanford, B.PUBLIC CTO and Co-Founder