Articles
9/13/24
Phius REVIVE 2024: Charting the Course to Efficient and Resilient Retrofits
The new standard aims to provide all the benefits of passive building balancing budget restraints and accounting for the social costs of embodied carbon.
Article, Phius, Modeling, Retrofit
Graham Wright
Al Mitchell
9/16/24
Paul A. Castrucci Architects Becomes Accelerator Partner
The award-winning firm is based in New York City and driven by the need to create impactful change within the built environment and beyond.
Article, News, Sponsored
9/6/24
Women in Passive House: Anushka Singh
We spoke with Anushka Singh, RDH Building Science Energy and Sustainability Analyst, about where she draws her inspiration, Massachusetts' stretch energy code, and some of the projects about which she's most excited.
Article, Women in Passive House
Jay Fox
9/4/24
The Passive House Institute Releases New Tool to Facilitate First Steps of Retrofitting
outPHit is supporting the planning of deep renovation projects with its new Decision Support Tool.
News, PHI
Jay Fox
8/30/24
Upfront Carbon Emissions and the Built Environment
Dyann Stewart describes the key insights from research conducted in 2023 into the upfront carbon emissions for fenestration systems in New Zealand. Many of these insights are applicable in markets outside of New Zealand.
Article, Embodied Carbon
Dyann Stewart
8/27/24
Get Educated at the UK Passivhaus Conference
The conference at the University of Oxford will take place on September 19th and be preceded by a masterclass on the 18th.
Article, Event
Mary James
8/23/24
General Services Administration, Department of Energy Issue RFI for Technologies that Increase Sustainability of Buildings
The RFI is focused on building decarbonization and energy efficiency in commercial buildings. The GSA will accept submissions through Friday, September 13.
News
Jay Fox
8/22/24
Building Reuse Is Climate Action
Architect Nakita Reed describes how preservation is more than just protecting historical sites. It can be a tool to promote climate action, social equity, and more inclusive historical narratives.
Article, Retrofit, Climate Action
Nakita Reed
8/21/24
Sto Corp. Introduces a Solution to Address Nation’s Toughest Fireblocking Regulations
Sto Fireblocking is a patent-pending solution designed to meet the fireblocking requirements in the 2022 NYC Building Code (BC).
Article, Sponsored
Jay Fox