Welcome to this little homestead on the South Fork. Benny, owner of Confluence Building Co, and his family have lived here in the Saxon neighborhood for 8 years. After challenges buying in the area, they decided to write a letter to the owners of a neighboring parcel to where they were living at the time.

This house was designed and built with the pretty good house principles in mind. Benny is of the belief that when building passive houses, what actually makes it green is lost and instead folks hyper focus on air tightness and using very expensive and specific materials coming from faraway places instead of using materials that are available regionally. Of course, there are all different levers that can be pulled during the course of a design and build but it is important to step back and think.

Date: August 18th, 2026
Time: 4:00-7:00 PM

Hosted By: Confluence Building Co.

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Energy
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Accessibility
Materials & Resources
Certifications

Carpooling is encouraged; arrangements can be made here.

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South Fork Pretty Good Homestead

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