About
This professional supplier provides the essential components and knowledge required to reach the Passive House standard in North America. The organization specializes in high-performance building enclosures that prioritize durability and extreme energy efficiency. By offering advanced airtightness systems and specialized ventilation solutions, they help builders achieve exceptional indoor air quality. Their product selection includes high-quality membranes, tapes, and wood fiber insulation designed to manage moisture and heat transfer. The team supports construction professionals through technical guidance and educational resources focused on building science. These materials are critical for projects aiming to reduce operational carbon and improve long-term building health. Their expertise covers both residential and commercial scales of sustainable development. This focus ensures that every structure can meet the most rigorous environmental performance benchmarks.
Environmental mission and strategy (ESG)
We have a passion for building science, sustainable material use and Passive House; for protecting the environment and making the world a better place. We want to question, debate, and build consensus. Teamwork brings fun, and we work together - with urgency, to get the job done - across the United States and Canada.
When people ask what we do, one abbreviated response is: “We sell tape.” Though this describes a simple act, it is one with a potentially huge impact. We sell air-sealing tape as a specialized and critical component in a complete building enclosure airtightness system (INTELLO), which is the foundation of a low-energy building. And low-energy buildings are essential to realizing our post-carbon future – mitigating the worst effects of climate change. So at our core, we are activists for a sustainable environment.
Consequently, 475’s mission is to supply essential materials, building components, and knowledge that will lead a transformation of the North American construction industry toward making durable high-performance, Passive House and zero-energy buildings.