Articles
5/2/25
Buildings of Excellence Winners: Where Are They Now?
With NYSERDA soon to announce the winners of round five of the Buildings of Excellence Competition, we take a look back at how winning projects from past years are progressing.
Article, NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence
Jay Fox
5/7/25
LG Becomes Champion Sponsor of the Accelerator
A global leader in the manufacturing of residential and commercial HVAC solutions, LG is also committed to innovation, promoting energy efficiency, and reducing operational carbon.
Article, News
Passive House Accelerator Team
5/2/25
Providing Thermal Comfort and Moisture Control for Masonry Retrofits and More with Smartrock
Smartrock combines the benefits of ROCKWOOL stone wool with Pro Clima INTELLO PLUS, creating an elegant solution to improve the performance of concrete and masonry walls.
Article, Insulation, Masonry, Sponsored
Jay Fox
4/25/25
New American Harvest Explores Benefits of Bio-Based Materials
Principally authored by Chris Magwood and Victor Olgyay, Building with Biomass: A New American Harvest provides a data-backed analysis of the benefits of using biomaterials in construction.
Embodied Carbon, Natural Materials, Article
Mary James
4/23/25
Smart Solarization: Integrating Solar with Passive Homes & Next-Gen Tech | NEXT UP | PHA Live!
explore how smart design and the latest in solar and battery tech can work together to create resilient, efficient, future-ready homes.
PHA Live, Video, Electrification
4/22/25
MassCEC Launches Innovative Energy Career Awareness Curriculum
The curriculum provides students and young adults with an introduction to more than 50 clean energy and climatetech career pathways and is meant to accelerate the upskilling of tomorrow's green workforce.
Article, News
Jay Fox
4/21/25
CBS New York Reports "Passive House Trend in Brooklyn"
CBS New York describes The Alloy Block in Brooklyn, which will include the tallest Passive House building in the world, and speaks with Michael Ingui about Passive House and our work at the Accelerator.
Article, News
Jay Fox
4/18/25
What’s New in Heat Pump Performance Estimator v25.1
Phius Building Certification Manager Haley Harlow outlines the significant updates in the latest version of the Phius heat pump performance estimator.
Energy Modeling, Heating & Cooling Systems, Article, Phius
Haley Harlow
4/16/25
Kenzi- Sizzling All Electric | Construction Tech | PHA Live!
we dive into the nitty-gritty details of how this 50-unit age-restricted building was designed to meet a variety of challenges in ventilation, air tightness, and insulation.
Affordable Housing, PHA Live, Video