Houston, TX (Vocus) July 13, 2010 -- Whirlwind Solar, a division of Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. in Houston, TX, has announced the installation of a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar laminate system on the first home on the South or West Coast to meet the stringent Passive House energy requirements. The Lafayette home of Corey Saft, an Architecture Professor at University of Louisiana, will serve as a cost effective urban prototype that demonstrates a remarkable 90% reduction in energy usage over traditional homes built to current codes.