What is Passive House?

Passive House is a method of design and construction that prioritizes occupant comfort, health, and safety, while lowering monthly utility bills by up to 50%.

Based on over 30 years of scientific research, Passive House is an international standard used to create buildings all over the world. From single-family homes, to office buildings, to factories, and more, Passive Houses can be built anywhere, for any purpose.

In a world where the building sector produces almost 40% of greenhouse gas emissions, Passive House is the key to a greener, safer, and more efficient future.

Learn more about the Passive House Basics

Hospitality & Passive House

Passive House ensures comfortable spaces, efficient buildings, and memorable retreats. With Passive House, you get predictable results that save you money and protect your investment. Check out the Case Studies below.

Texas Pickle Hall

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San Antonio, TX

Texas Pickle Hall is San Antonio’s Premier Pickleball Court for players of all skill levels

Hotel Marcel

New Haven, CT

Hotel Marcel is a renovation of an historic Brutalist building into a 165-room all electric hotel and conference center.

Explorer Hotel

Tirol, Austria

Located 20 minutes from the ski paradise of Kitzbühel, this hotel is a net-zero building powered by 100% renewable energy sources.

Additional Resources

THE ROI of Efficiency: Learn how the Hospitality Industry can meet the changing demands of customers while protecting the bottom line. A new baseline for comfort, cost, and efficiency is here—Passive House.

Download the Brief

6 Steps to Incentivizing Passive House Opportunities for New Hotels: Lead the way in sustainable hospitality. Here are 6 steps to encourage the Passive House standard in new and renovated buildings.

Download the Guide

Are You a Building Professional? Get Trained.

Passive House is not rocket science, it’s simple and basic building science, applied with intention.

Builders and Architects: There are direct pathways to gain the few critical skills needed to deliver reliable high-performance homes. It’s not about re-inventing the wheel, it’s about focus, and integrated thinking. You really have the skills, Passive House training simply brings them to the fore and perhaps unexpectedly transforms your expectations of building performance. Don’t hesitate, don’t build the last 20th Century home – instead build the future.

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Building Certification is Important for Many Reasons

Building certification can be the gateway to financial incentives and hence the incentives a driver of certification, but don’t lose site of the massive opportunities certification provides well beyond the transaction. There are many many important reasons to certify. When you certify your home will be much better for it, the team will be better, your life will be better.

We have identified five basic reasons to certify.