A worker walks into the back of the Conservatory Apartments in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood on Aug. 2, 2023. The apartments are being constructed to the Passive House standard that combines ...

It’s another sunny day on the Internet. Dozens of participants are lined up in their digital boxes attending Reimagine Buildings ’24, an online conference held in the spring dedicated, mostly, to ...

Passivhaus is a brilliant standard for social housing providers but is not without its challenges, writes Emma Osmundsen, incoming chair of the Passivhaus Trust Passivhaus is a brilliant standard for ...

New York has 123 homes constructed under the environmentally friendly “passive house” building standard certified by Passive House Institute US. But architects and environmental experts say it should ...

Passive House design is booming in multifamily development. However myths about this sustainable building approach may be holding back momentum. Originating in Germany in the late 1980s, PH is a ...

A tenth of new UK housing can and should be constructed to Passivhaus standard by 2035, writes Jon Bootland, chief executive of the Passivhaus Trust #UKHousing The Passivhaus low energy and comfort ...

Architects across New York have embraced Passive House design, a German energy efficiency standard slowly gaining traction in the states. Despite its name, this new approach to building design can be ...

Work on Phase Three C of The Anne M. Lynch Homes at Old Colony, a 55-apartment midrise building in Boston that stands out for its use of Passive House design principles, was recently completed.

A green building standard known as Passive House that lowers energy use is catching on in the US. Passive homes in New York and Massachusetts had utility bills between 30% and 50% lower on average.

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