Articles
4/10/25
Splashing into Savings with Passive House Pools
Putting a pool in a Passive House can be tricky, but research by the Passive House Institute and pilot projects like St. Sidwell's Point in the U.K. are showing how it's done.
Article, PHI, Moisture Management, Ventilation Systems
Mary James
4/4/25
Vienna House: Designing a Resilient Community
Vienna House's pro-social layout, Passive House design, and mass timber construction have made it one of the most exciting projects in all of Vancouver.
Article, Affordable Housing, Embodied Carbon, Mass Timber, PHI
Jay Fox
3/28/25
NESEA Conference Builds the Movement
BuildingEnergy Boston wrapped up last week with many lessons learned. We focus on retrofits, refrigerants, embodied carbon, scaling, and community.
Article, News
Jay Fox
3/27/25
Resiliency Takes Center Stage at Reimagine Buildings
We take a look back to Hour 3 of Designing for Fire Resilience and highlight some of the most important points from the panel discussion.
Article, Resilience
Jay Fox
3/20/25
Mulberry Academy Creates an Urban Oasis
The 93,000-square-foot secondary school in London was finished in 2024 and has already been certified by the Passive House Institute.
Article, School or Institution
Mary James
Chayley Collis
3/18/25
Innotech Windows + Doors Publishes EPDs and HPDs for its Core Products
The Environmental Product Declarations and Health Product Declarations are for several products in the North American manufacturer's Defender line.
Article, Fenestration, Sponsored
3/14/25
Your Guide to the Spring 2025 Conference Season
High-performance building conferences are everywhere this spring! See if any of these major events are coming to a city near you.
Article, News
Jay Fox
3/7/25
Murray Engineering Becomes Accelerator Partner!
Murray's reputation for frictionless collaboration has made them one of the most well-respected structural engineers in NYC and beyond.
Article, News, Sponsored
Passive House Accelerator Team
3/7/25
Radical Preservation on the Sunshine Coast
Built amidst an old-growth forest, the Treehouse shows how respecting the landscape and surrounding ecosystem can shape a home in novel and stunning ways.
Article, Single-Family House
Jay Fox