Following a slew of national natural disasters—most recently the Southern California wildfires and the historic winter storm that hit Southern states—interest in durable and sustainable architectural ...

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 ...

On Long Island, Turett designed and built his house to Passive House standards, using it to test systems, materials, and design strategies ...

Five months after Ryan Moody moved into his passive house, we check in to see if the hard work was worth it — and what ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With fires continuing to devastate multiple communities in Los Angeles, there is a growing awareness that the existing built environment is not compatible with ...

From its inception in the 1980’s the Passive House standard has been influenced by building sciences and climate vernaculars developed throughout the centuries and from around the globe. Drawing from ...

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 ...

OSSINING — Daniel Colombini always wanted to build a net-zero house (a home that produces more energy than it consumes), and his dream came true last summer when the Westchester native moved into the ...

PACE Equity, the leader in Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing for development projects, along with decarbonization non-profit Phius, jointly announced a new compliance path for PACE ...

An example of the many cutouts to the block-long, mixed-use building, Humboldt Park Passive Living’s corner entrance will have floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a sheltered gathering area Lamar ...