Life is better in a Passive House.
Rent at Nocturne, Tacoma’s first ever PHIUS Certified apartment building, and experience a new level of livability. With benefits like these, choosing to make a Passive House building your next home is the ultimate act of self-care.
Unmatched Comfort
Superinsulation, draft-free construction, and individually-controlled HVAC systems maintain consistent indoor temperature and humidity levels. So you can have goldilocks-level comfort any season, any weather, any time of day.
Healthy Home
An airtight building enclosure paired with an advanced ventilation system reduces indoor contaminants and prevents mold. So you can breathe continuously fresh, filtered air 24/7/365.
Serenely Quiet
Triple-pane windows and thick walls full of dense-packed insulation silence noise pollution and uninvited sounds like a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. So you can sleep soundly, focus better, and feel at peace.
What does PHIUS certification mean?
Reduced Energy Use and Carbon Emissions
PHIUS, or Passive House Institute US, establishes project-specific performance targets for the energy required to operate a building. PHIUS certified buildings use roughly 50% of the total energy and 90% less energy for heating and cooling compared to their code-minimum counterparts. Residents will save money on utility costs while literally saving the planet.
Improved Health and Comfort
In tandem with rigorous energy-efficiency metrics, PHIUS sets high standards for thermal comfort and indoor air quality. This means that in addition to being ridiculously energy-efficient, PHIUS certified apartments support the health and well-being of those who call them home. Residents can count on a healthy, quiet, and comfortable indoor environment.
Third Party Quality Assurance
PHIUS certification ensures the best practices in energy conservation and building science have been implemented and independently verified at every step of the design and construction process from energy modeling to field inspections. Residents can trust their home will be healthy, comfortable, durable and resilient for decades to come.
Net Zero Energy Ready
The PHIUS standard requires energy conservation to be optimized with passive measures prior to the addition of renewables as well as compliance with several other national green building standards: the US Department of Energy Net Zero Energy Ready Homes, EPA EnergyStar, EPA WaterSense, and EPA Indoor AirPlus programs. Residents will experience a high quality of life with a low carbon footprint.