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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s another sunny day on the Internet. Dozens of participants are lined up in their digital boxes attending Reimagine Buildings ’24, an online conference held in the spring dedicated, mostly, to ...

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 ...

This is the ninth entry in a series of columns about the design and construction of my newly certified passive house. Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) offers certification programs for highly energy ...

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 ...

In this world, the climate is ever changing. With that comes increasing concerns about energy conservation for long term sustainability. Passive house design has revealed itself as an effective ...

The winners of the Building Brooklyn Awards have been announced! Among the chosen are two beautifully converted former factories in the Navy Yard and Brooklyn Bridge Park, a municipal building in ...