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Open House

Open House!


Rochester’s 1stCertified Passive House
340 Quaker Meeting House Rd. in Honeoye Falls
Saturday March 26th10am-4pm

If you are thinking of building or renovating you won’t want to miss this!

Come see 1st hand:
  • Passive House Design
  • Super Tight Construction
  • Heat Recovery Ventilation
  • Super Insulation
  • Passive House Windows

We will be on hand to answer questions and give tours

If you cannot make this Open House contact me at:
MattB@airtightservicesinc.com
to set up a time to come check it out!

Drywall will be starting soon, so come see everything before it is covered up!






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