Terra Southeast, LLC

At Terra Southeast, we build structures you will be proud to own, that will take care of you for decades to come. We bring to Tennessee a 50-year history of building single-family, multi-family, and light commercial buildings in nine states. Today, we are focused on energy efficiency and universal design. In fact, Terra Southeast is the first Certified Passive House Builder in Tennessee, attaining certification in 2021. Call us at 615-898-9115 today and let’s start working on your building together. Energy Efficiency Terra Southeast is the first Certified Passive House Builder in Tennessee. Passive House is the most stringent energy standard in the U.S., and it can be applied to any building, not just houses. A passive building is a very well-built building that is highly energy efficient, promotes the health of its occupants, and enables them to remain comfortable year-round. The adherence to building science principles in a passive building make for a structure that will last for potentially hundreds of years, far longer than ordinary code-level construction. Passive buildings are very well insulated, promoting comfort. They are airtight, which keeps the outside out and the inside in. This keeps harmful water vapor from damaging the structure and prevents conditioned air from escaping. Passive buildings use very energy efficient windows and doors, which allows the building design to contribute to energy savings. Passive buildings take advantage of balanced heat- and moisture-recovery ventilation systems, along with minimal space conditioning systems, to keep occupants healthy and comfortable. Using Passive House principles, a building will use half or less the energy it otherwise would, if it was built only to building-code standards. If you choose to add solar panels or a wind turbine to your building, you can easily achieve a zero-energy building. Now, the fact that we are Passive-House certified doesn’t mean every structure we build needs to be certified. That’s up to you. Whether or not you certify, the concepts remain the same. For more information on Passive House principles and how to apply them to your home or other building, please give us a call at 615-898-9115.