LEED and Energy Efficiency
LEED and Energy Efficiency: When will the Feds Learn? When energy efficiency and the benefits that derive from it are the primary objective, Passive House has set a clear path connecting the [...]
LEED and Energy Efficiency: When will the Feds Learn? When energy efficiency and the benefits that derive from it are the primary objective, Passive House has set a clear path connecting the [...]
That's a Wrap on Open Days '24! Thank you to everyone who made this year's International Passive House Open Days a success! We hope you enjoy taking a look at these [...]
Open Doors Abound for International Passive House Open Days A Global Celebration of High Performance Building This weekend, buildings across the country will open their doors, joining one of the largest [...]
Your Summer Reading List: Passive House Edition Summer is here, and your bookshelf is calling. Whether you’re looking for a book to unwind with at the beach, kill a few hours [...]
Pratt Ice Box Challenge: Empowering Tomorrow's High Performance Designers If you can’t take the heat, build a better kitchen–that’s the moral of the story from last year’s Pratt Ice Box Challenge, [...]
Credit: Paramount/Showtime The Curse, A Review By Ken Levenson I first watched The Curse in January, and I’m still trying to figure it out. Passive House is a central element of [...]
The ICC Board has Spoken: Let's Ignore Them and Get to Work The recent International Code Council (ICC) board decision to strip decarbonization measures from the model building code is a [...]
Passive House News Roundup: November, 2023 Where did November go? With all the great Passive House happenings, this month has flown by, so we’re taking a moment to look back and [...]
New analysis finds Passive House designs for single-family homes will best protect Californians’ health, safety, and comfort from worsening impacts of climate change Well-sealed, highly energy efficient green building design is [...]
The Weekend View: Beneficial Electrification Have you heard the news? According to a recent report from Yale Program on Climate Change, UC Santa Barbara, and Rewiring America, 60% of Americans prefer [...]