The Weekend View: Mass Timber
Wood if We Could: Mass Timber for Academic & Public Buildings A big part of building Passive House is an awareness of the materials being used. It takes energy to produce these [...]
The Weekend View: Sawkill House
Reclaiming the Future: America's First Certified EnerPHit Wooden Row House Sawkill Lumber is a Brooklyn-based supplier of reclaimed and new wood products. The owner, Alan Solomon, found himself supplying products to [...]
The Weekend View: Carrick Library, America’s First Certified Passive House Public Library
More Than a Space for Books: America's First Certified Passive House Public Library Is Passive House just for houses? You’ve probably been asked this question before. And the answer, of course, [...]
The Weekend View: Getting Political with Building Performance Policy
Getting Political: Lessons from Building Performance Policy Battles in Minneapolis With all the exciting news of the completion of Bright Haus #1, we thought it would be a great time to [...]
Bright Haus #1: Minneapolis’ first certified Passive House affordable housing project
Bright Haus #1: A Milestone 15 Years in the Making On August 14th, Minneapolis’ first certified Passive House affordable housing project was celebrated with a plaque mounting ceremony. Complete with triple [...]
The Weekend View: Passive House in our Schools
Back to School: A Case Study for Passive House in Academic Buildings If you haven’t heard this week’s great news yet, here are the bullet points: last Tuesday, a judge [...]
Sharon Gaber: A Champion of Climate Action, 1973 – 2023
We are deeply saddened by the death of Sharon Gaber, The Passive House Network's longtime General Manager and Director of Education. She died Saturday, August 5 - with her family in upstate [...]
PHN Issues New Report on Passive House Multi-Family Buildings
Press Release July 26, 2023 Contact: Peter Jensen, Sunstone Strategies, peter@sunstonestrategies.org, 360.820.3704 Passive House buildings are vital to withstanding the climate crisis and they just hit cost-parity in the U.S. So why [...]
The Passive House Network Joins Building Action Coalition
Press Release July 10, 2023 Passive House Network Joins Buildings Action Coalition to Support United Nations’ Initiative on High Performance Buildings The Passive House Network has joined the Buildings Action Coalition [...]
That’s A Wrap – International Passive House Open Days
Well, that’s a wrap. The 3-day International Passive House Open Days was a huge success. Organized globally by the International Passive House Association, the International Passive House Open Days came [...]
