Passive House design is the best option architects have today for a net-zero future, and it is up to us and our clients to make this future a reality. The building industry accounts for nearly 40 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Cincinnati architect Scott Hand designed this "passive house," the first in Cincinnati. Ever heard of a “passive house?” It’s a home designed with an air-tight building shell that allows almost no air ...

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 ...

As 2023 dawns, multifamily developers must grapple with three imperatives. First, America needs more housing. Second, building construction and operations must drastically reduce their carbon ...

River Architects-designed Seminary Hills Cidery, one of the Passive House designs on display in Upstate New York, increasingly a Passive House stronghold. In the aftermath of increasingly common ...

“As the city races to retrofit its building stock and meet carbon reduction goals, Passive House offers a solution that’s not just idealistic—it’s practical and proven.” The courtyard at 326 Rockaway ...

The Khalil Gibran International Academy and PS 456 by ARO is a 146,000 square foot facility containing a Spanish-language elementary school and Arabic-language high school on Flatbush Avenue. It's New ...

As the construction industry moves toward greener solutions, the push for sustainable, energy-efficient buildings grows. Global energy consumption for buildings accounts for nearly 40% of total energy ...