CLIMATE
In a hurricane zone, durability includes structural resilience to wind and flood, not just material lifespan. Embodied carbon trade-offs between concrete and timber are weighed against storm exposure and regional supply chains.
Airtightness influences performance as much as humidity control and latent load. Wind uplift and storm resilience must be treated as performance criteria. Load calculations start from solar gain.
Traditional Passive House methodologies were written primarily around heating-dominated climates and cannot be applied without adaptation. b.a. forma is dedicated to optimizing Passive House for tropical climates.