New Construction

Nuthatch Hollow

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Explore Nuthatch Hollow, a Passive House project focused on sustainable architecture and energy efficiency. Learn how innovative design supports eco-friendly living and green building practices.

Putting Faith into Action

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Discover how sustainable architecture and faith intersect in this article exploring Passive House design, energy efficiency, and real-world examples of communities leading eco-friendly living.

Artists Residence in Stonington

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Discover the Artists Residence in Stonington, a sustainable passive house blending modern design with eco-friendly features. Explore innovative architecture and energy efficiency in this coastal retreat.

Delphi Haus Universal Design in Washington

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Discover Delphi Haus, a Passive House project in Washington featuring universal design for accessibility and sustainability. Learn about energy efficiency, eco-friendly living, and modern home trends.

Expanding a Mission

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Discover how Passive House principles are expanding worldwide, driving energy efficiency and sustainable living. Learn about innovative strategies shaping the future of green building.

A Collaborative Approach To Passive House

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Discover how a collaborative approach to Passive House design enhances energy efficiency, sustainability, and comfort. Explore expert insights and best practices for successful green building projects.

Ecological Home in Dorval

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Discover how an ecological home in Dorval integrates passive house design, sustainable materials, and energy-efficient solutions for modern green living. Explore tips for eco-friendly homes.

Does Passive House Amplify Our Embodied Carbon Decisions?

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Explore how Passive House design impacts embodied carbon decisions. Learn about sustainable building strategies, carbon emissions, and eco-friendly construction practices in this insightful article.

Conference in China Reveals Step Jump for Passive House Construction

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Discover how a recent conference in China highlights groundbreaking advancements in Passive House construction, showcasing innovative energy-efficient building solutions and the latest sustainable architecture trends.

Passive House Accelerator Construction Tech: Mock it to Me

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Discover innovative Passive House construction techniques with Passive House Accelerator’s "Mock It to Me" session. Learn about cost-effective, energy-efficient building methods and real-world applications.

Partel's Vara Fluid A Core Component in NYC Passive House

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Discover how Partel’s VARA Fluid contributes to energy efficiency and airtightness in NYC Passive House projects. Learn about its benefits, applications, and role in sustainable building.

Nine New Flats For Sale in Boston

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Discover nine new energy-efficient flats for sale in Boston designed with sustainable features. Explore modern living spaces, green building trends, and comfortable homes in a prime location.

Air Barriers for Retrofits and New Construction with PROSOCO

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Discover how air barriers improve energy efficiency and comfort in both retrofits and new construction. Explore PROSOCO solutions, installation tips, and best practices for airtight building envelopes.

Incentives Fueling Passive House Boom in Massachusetts

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Discover how incentives and rebates are driving the Passive House boom in Massachusetts. Learn about programs supporting energy-efficient homes and the benefits of sustainable building practices.

Kiss House Housing System Launches

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Discover the innovative KISS House housing system launch, revolutionizing sustainable modular homes. Explore energy-efficient design, passive house standards, and the future of eco-friendly living.

Efficient Housing—Old and New: Densification Via New Construction and Retrofit

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Explore efficient housing solutions through new construction and retrofits. Learn how urban densification and sustainable building practices can upgrade existing homes and enhance city living.

TOURING an Art Collector's Stunning Passive House | Passive Pads

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Explore a breathtaking passive house designed for an art collector, blending sustainability with modern architecture. Discover unique design features and eco-friendly home inspiration.

Can a WAREHOUSE be a Passive House?

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Discover if a warehouse can meet Passive House standards for energy efficiency and sustainability. Learn key design strategies, benefits, and challenges for industrial buildings today.

Drawing Passive House Details: From Sketch to Construction

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Learn how to draw Passive House details from initial sketches to construction-ready documentation. Explore best practices, energy-efficient design strategies, and step-by-step workflow guidance.

AAC, a Novel Stucco, and Innovative Details in Duplex

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Discover how AAC blocks, novel stucco systems, and innovative construction details enhance energy efficiency and sustainability in modern duplex development, following Passive House standards.

Durability and Comfort on the Wild Atlantic Way

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Discover how a Passive House on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way blends energy efficiency, durability, and comfort, using sustainable design to withstand harsh coastal climates year-round.

CBS New York Reports "Passive House Trend in Brooklyn"

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Discover how the passive house movement is gaining momentum in Brooklyn as reported by CBS New York, highlighting energy-efficient building trends and sustainable living solutions in urban environments.

Aging in Comfort in the United States’ Largest Phius-Certified Senior Living Facility

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Discover how the largest PHIUS-certified senior living facility in the United States sets new standards for aging in comfort with sustainable, energy-efficient design and healthy indoor environments.

An Unconventional Approach to Resiliency and Affordability in Québec

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Discover innovative strategies for resiliency and affordable sustainable housing in Quebec. Learn how unconventional passive house approaches address climate challenges and boost energy efficiency.

Catawba College’s Commitment to North Carolina’s First Passive House Residence Hall

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Catawba College has recently broken ground on a 130-bed residence hall that is pursuing Phius certification. The building is scheduled to open in 2026.

Inclusive by Design: Mass Timber Meets Social Mission at Vancouver’s 981 Davie

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The 17-story Passive House tower will soon offer 154 units of housing and community spaces to support Vancouver's 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Designing for the Extremes: Carleton College's 11 Phius Townhouses

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Carleton College’s eleven Phius-certified townhouses raise the bar for sustainable, energy-efficient student housing in extreme climates like Minnesota.

David Hill House

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Amid the forested hills of the Pretty River Valley southwest of Collingwood, Ontario, a 230-m2 two-storey Passive House emerges that blends the old with the new.

Model C Multifamily

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For Placetailor, just using CLTs wasn’t sufficient for their low carbon building aspirations.

Batesville Net-Zero Residence

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Completed in 2016, the architecture of the Batesville residence was inspired by the client’s love for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian houses, and their wish for a contemporary design.

Fitting In

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Envisioned as a family compound, the 9,500 SF building includes 3 units total – 2 duplexes with a simplex between them.

Blindheim Passive House

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Designed to intelligently push creative design boundaries and produce a comfortable, quiet, and resilient house without compromise

Skeena Residence at UBCO

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The Skeena Residence provides 220 bedrooms for students at the University of British Columbia.

The Heights

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The Heights, a mixed-use six-storey building, built to meet the Passive House standard.

The Oaks Zero Energy Neighborhood at Rose Villa Senior Living

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12 craftsman style Passive Houses for a senior community in Portland.

Washington Heights Multifamily

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PHIUS certified mixed-use multifamily in Washington Heights

University of Toronto Scarborough Student Residence Hall

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The University of Toronto has the ambitious goal of building their next Student Residence to the Passive House standard.

Efficiency Certified High-Performance House

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This residential project in Vermont - US, consists of a four-tiered energy-modeling approach using a safe, durable measure for vapor control and airtightness for both internal and external structures.

Low-Energy Residential Development

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Low-energy single family home in Vermont.

Sendero Verde

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Sendero Verde is a mixed-use multi-building project awarded through the City’s SustainNYC program, which seeks to create affordable housing for New Yorkers without compromising design quality.

Marpole Passive House

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This single-family Passive House takes advantage of excellent southern orientation overlooking the banks of the Fraser Valley.

Little Mountain Cohousing

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Little Mountain Cohousing is a 6-storey residential development with 25 apartments

Spire Landing

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The project location is a site on the east side of the Fraser Street between 57th and 58th Avenues.

1st & Lakewood

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24x Unit multi-family residential townhouse and apartment development with and 1x commercial unit and underground parkade.

The Narrows

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The Narrows is a mixed-use building with 48 residential rental suites in conventional wood frame construction over 2400 sqft of commercial uses in a concrete podium.

Passive House Retreat

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This private vacation residence on the New England coast is designed in alignment with the Passive House standard and combines high performance and efficient space utilization in a small package.

Northland Newton Development

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Northland Newton Development has been approved by Newton City Council after 3 years in planning. The project consists of 14 mixed-use buildings, of which SWA is providing services for 12.

The Wave House

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Two-storey detached house (Ground and Basement) of 590 m2 built surface and located on the southern slope of the mountain overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

Bolueta

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This is a 171 social housing project, with 28 floors. It is located in Bolueta, a neighbourhood of Bilbao, in the North of Spain.

Fifth & Dinwiddie East

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Fifth & Dinwiddie East is one of three buildings by developer, Derrick Tillman, that is part of Pittsburgh's Eco-Innovation District in the Uptown neighborhood.

Fifth & Dinwiddie West

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Fifth & Dinwiddie is a three-building development by developer, Derrick Tillman, in the heart of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Uptown EcoInnovation District.

Wheelhaus

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The project is a single level multi-generational family home on a sloping site with outstanding views over Whitby and Porirua Harbour (Pāuatahanui Arm).

The Peak

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The Peak is a 6-storey Passive House apartment building with 52 Residential Rental Units and 2 Commercial Rental Units.

Blackstone Apartments

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High-quality airtightness is still a novelty and, more importantly, can be accomplished without raising costs, if it is designed in right.

Concord Highlands

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Concord Highlands contains one floor of podium level parking and 98 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments on six floors.

Mixed-Use Building Rises in Midtown Manhattan

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This 24-story mixed-use building embodies the challenges and risks in developing an urban site with neighboring tall buildings, a tight zoning envelope, and a mid-block location with limited light, air, and access.

Nuthatch Hollow

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At Ashley McGraw Architects, our ambitions encompass creating a regenerative and resilient world where humans live in alignment with, and contribute to, the natural systems all around us.

WOOD INNOVATION RESEARCH LAB

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Prince George, British Columbia

Soo Valley Prefabricated Housing

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The Soo Valley Prefabricated Housing project began with a vision to accelerate the availability of low-carbon housing and was intended for the remote site of the Lil’wat and Squamish Nations.

Win-Win for a Family

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Passive House doesn’t necessarily connote modest, but there is no reason the two can’t comfortably coexist, as they do in this custom single-family home with suite.

Capilano Passive House

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This West Coast modern Passive House surrounds and frames a south‐facing courtyard garden by way of large sliding patio doors and carefully located windows.

Corvette Landing

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Esquimalt, British Columbia

Multigenerational Passive House

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At first glance, the 485-m2 house on a quiet countryside road in Langley appears to be like any other. The charming modern farmhouse is a simple two-storey rectangle with a welcoming wraparound porch.

Passive House Temperance Street

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Temperance Street Passive House enjoys the merit of being the first building in Saskatchewan that was certified as a Passive House Plus by the PHI.

Arlington Apartments

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After the success of the Karen’s House project, the architect and builder went on to construct a second similar project on Arlington Avenue.

Colwood Passive House Plus

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This intergenerational residence features a combination of concrete, mass timber, and wood frame construction.

Goldstream Avenue

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Owned and operated by the Greater Victoria Housing Society, this six-storey wood-frame building will be providing 102 affordable housing units plus supporting space.

University of Victoria Student Housing and Dining

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Victoria, British Columbia

Valleyview Town Hall

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Valleyview, Alberta

Affinity

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Wasaga Beach, Ontario

Aging-in-Place Triplex

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Nakusp, British Columbia

Cheakamus Passive House Plus

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Whistler, British Columbia

Cottonwood Passive House

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Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Gaspereau Passive House

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Gaspereau, Nova Scotia

Blossom Park

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Woodstock, Ontario

Harding Heights Independent Living Facility

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Smithers, British Columbia

Lai Residence

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Vancouver, British Columbia

South Surrey Passive House

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South Surrey, British Columbia

Wild Leek Farm

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Guelph, Ontario

StadtNatur Residential

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The project of the building association StadtNatur GbR is located on a piece of land in Munich's Alt-Riem district

Aylesbury Single Family

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Lark Rise is an ultra-low-energy, contemporary and healthy home.

Chinese Passive House Research Centre

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Passive House Technical and Experience Center in Qingdao / China.

Madrid School

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De LaPuerta + Campo Arquitectos

Skapaskolan

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Skapaskolan is a school with a gym in Passive House standard.

Charter Telecom National Headquarters

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When developing a new, 1,500-m2 office building, Charter Telecom listed several priorities: occupant comfort, a high-quality work environment, low operating costs, and reasonable construction costs.

Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre

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Affordable housing for First Nations residents on the east island of Vancouver.

YWCA Putnam Housing

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The Putnam’s five stories of affordable housing.

Millhaus

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Millhaus is strongly informed by the former Cherry Mill property upon which it resides and by the Passive House building principles to which it is certified.

Amethyst Passive House

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Steamboat Springs, CO

Cedar House

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Cedar Haus meets a complex program of an 1800 sf Passive House

Christianson Passive House

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The clients wanted to use this project as a showcase for potential construction clients.

Alone House

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This small citadel developed through the owner’s desire for a house-as-retreat. The project fortifies the residents from the changing environment.

Red Clay Passive

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This project investigates the notions of a Shaker farmhouse in a contemporary, low carbon context.

Good Energy Haus

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Designed by TE Studio principal Tim Delhey Eian as his family home, Good Energy Haus was built in 2019/20 and serves as a beacon for sustainability.

Mamaroneck Passive House

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This terraced passive house was built for a private client in the Village of Mamaroneck. The building is a 2-story wood frame construction with a masonry basement and is oriented 32 Degree east of south.

Bright Haus #1

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In 2008, TE Studio principal Tim Delhey Eian volunteered design time for North Minneapolis’ not-for-profit “Appleseed House”, who proposed to leverage vacant lots for affordable homes built to the Passive House standard.

Tomo House

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Complete in summer 2023, Tomo House will be the third cohousing project to be built in Vancouver within the last decade, consisting of 12 housing units.

Fox Hall

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Fox Hall House represents an evolution of the building typology that Alan Barlis developed in the Hudson Passive Project where a high-performance skin is draped over a timber frame structure.

3831 W Chicago Avenue

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3831 W Chicago is a city driven redevelopment, replacing a series of city-owned empty lots in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago.

7 Van Buren

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The Oak Park Residence Corp apartment building at 7 Van Buren in Oak Park, IL establishes a new benchmark for quality and performance in the multifamily residential building stock in the Midwest.

Broadway Lofts

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Broadway Lofts project is part of the Moving Forward program in Indiana which provides funding for high-performance affordable housing.

Garfield Green

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POAH leads a development team chosen by the City of Chicago in the spring of 2019 to design a “net zero and resilient” residential community called Garfield Green.

425 Grand Concourse

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This new mixed-use, mixed-income development in the Mott Haven neighborhood balances the critical need for affordable housing and a high-quality development that promotes street activity.

Santaella Gardens

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Located in the Soundview area of the Bronx, this new mixed-use Passive House development helps to revitalize this portion of Westchester Avenue, providing urgently needed workforce and affordable housing.

The Distillery North

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The Distillery North is a Passive House-certified residential development in South Boston, Massachusetts with 28 rental units, a street-level commercial space, and a locally-owned diner.

Oceana Vido Passive House

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Perched in a remote location on the wild Oregon coast with a stunning view of Haystack Rock, this modern home boasts a wide array of cutting-edge, climate-based design features.

State Street Passive House

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This four-story brick townhouse was gut renovated and expanded with a three-story addition in the back, built using insulated concrete forms.

Vital Brookdale

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The low-carbon development has received Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) + 2015 certification, an international standard of building for maximized energy efficiency.

Hobson Place

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Hobson Place is a mixed-use supportive housing building designed to address the need for accessible housing and healthcare in Seattle, WA.

Greenwich Park House

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This house is a pavilion-style, home on stunning acreage near Goulburn, South of Sydney.

Bellwether on Main

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Bellwether on Main is a duplex in the center of Hillsdale NY's historic district, designed to blend with surrounding buildings.

Bird's Wing Passivhaus + Duplex

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Colombini Residence

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This is the 1st PHIUS Passive House and LEED Platinum Certified project in the Northeast US.