Articles
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
8/16/24
Fast Tenant-in-Place Passive House Retrofit with Energiesprong
energiesprong allows buildings to be updated with tremendous speed and minimal disruption to the tenants lives. Ilka Cassidy & Mary James traveled to Germany to learn about the process firsthand.
Video, Affordable Housing, Architecture, Building Science, Clean Energy, Climate Action, Electrification, Embodied Carbon, Engineering, Multifamily, Retrofit
8/16/24
Resiliency in the Face of Disasters
David Claus of UNBC describes how the university's Wood Innovation Research Lab fared against an August 2023 fire.
Article, Fire Resilience, Resilience
Mary James