Passive, Sustainable, Nature Infuse, Modern Architecture & Planning
Official site of renowned architect Mark A. Miller. Architect and builder of green, passive and sustainable homes through out the Chicago and Midwest regions. Also known as Zen Plus Architecture.
Upon completion of the Matson Residence Project, energy consultant James Cavallo of Kouba-Cavallo Assoc. completed a final energy audit of the new construction, including blower door tests and infrared camera investigations. The home scored an impressive 63 on the HERS (Home Energy Rating System) Index. Not only did this indicate the home would receive Energy Star qualifications, it exceeded these requirements by 23 %.
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The Organization “Friends of the Park” (City of Chicago) has awarded Mark Miller with their Stewardship Award. Marks training with the TreeKeepers program inspired him along with fellow treekeeper Paul Whittaker to organize a neighborhood effort to mulch and prune all the trees in the Loyola Park area. The effort included the participation of 250 Chicago Waldorf Students at one event, caring for 3 entire blocks of trees that one afternoon.
Over the summer, Mark traveled to Berkely, CA and Seattle, WA to take the “Passive House Consultant’s Training Program”. After nine intense days of studying the most rigorous building standard in the world, he is now one of only a handful of archiects in the U.S. offering this design service.
In August Mark traveled to Urbana, IL to partake in the first ever, Passive House Builders Training Program offered by the Passive House Institute United States. He will be one of the first US practitioners to go through both the Passive House design and construction programs..
Download our recent newsletter for updates on a few of our recent accomplishments : Passive House, Popielarz Residence, Boyce English Conservatory, Lakeview Physical Therapy Center and more.
