Articles
1/30/26
Bringing a Syracuse Landmark Back to Life with a Regenerative Retrofit
Three high school friends are performing a regenerative retrofit of a Syracuse landmark. Through support from agencies like NYSERDA, patience, and Passive House design, their ambitious plan is soon to become a reality.
Article, Project Case Study, Retrofit, NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence
Jay Fox
2/5/26
PROSOCO Announces EPDs for Five Concrete Densifiers
Documents are pre-certified calculations of environmental footprints for designers and sustainability professionals.
Article, News, Sponsored
Passive House Accelerator Team
2/4/26
Source 2050 Component Spotlight Recap: A Better Way to Spec, Order, and Install Windows
Members of the Source 2050 team, including John Knapp, Shannon Pendleton, and Kevin Brennan, reveal how their high-performance marketplace makes literal window shopping easier and more efficient.
Article, Fenestration, Sponsored
Passive House Accelerator Team
1/28/26
PROSOCO Signs on as Champion Sponsor of the Accelerator
The manufacturer of building envelope systems, masonry anchors to stabilize facades, and specialty chemicals for concrete and masonry joins a growing list of Accelerator sponsors.
Article, News, Sponsored
1/23/26
Efficiency as the Base for Transition
The 28th International Passive House Conference will focus on solutions for a climate-friendly and sustainable building stock. Programming will include several sessions on deep energy retrofits.
Article, PHI, News
Passive House Institute
1/23/26
The Relevance of Embodied Carbon in the Passive House World - 475 HQ Retrofit Case Study
Passive House design is vital to reducing operational carbon, but, as 475's Mariana Moreira notes, embodied carbon needs to be addressed if we want to dramatically cut total emissions within the built environment.
Article, Embodied Carbon, Retrofit
Mariana Moreira
1/16/26
Retrofit Labs Insight Briefs Now Available
Reimagine Lab’s Retrofit Insight Briefs are the work of 7 groups from the Collective. These small “think and do tanks” puzzled over some of the most urgent questions in DERs and have proposed some novel solutions.
Article, Retrofit
Passive House Accelerator Team
1/9/26
Clearing the Air: Passive Principles and Mental Health
New research explores how long-term exposure to elevated levels of particulate matter can adversely affect not just cardiovascular health, but also mental health. Can passive building strategies offer a solution?
Article, Health & IAQ
Jay Fox
1/2/26
Biomaterials Highlights of 2025
Natural materials offer loads of benefits. They can reduce projects' embodied carbon, create healthier indoor environments, and maybe even provide a boost to rural economies.
Article, Embodied Carbon, Natural Materials
Jay Fox