$20B BUILDING ENERGY RETROFIT MARKET
To comply with Local Law 97, almost 50,000 buildings will have to retrofit in 10 years. This could create a $20B retrofit market opportunity.
By Urban Green Council – 07/08/2019
Regional Initiatives and Solutions
A 10-Year Look-Ahead for Passive House in the NW
The next 10 years will likely be the most important in most of our careers. While it is a time of climate peril, it's also a time of unprecedented opportunity.
By Zachary Semke – 04/10/2019
A tweetstorm primer on Vancouver, BC's remarkable Passive House uptake
The City of Vancouver has made stunning progress in catalyzing and accelerating Passive House uptake.
By Zachary Semke – 10/15/2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez helps launch green affordable housing complex in Queens
Affordable Senior Housing + Passive House = Success! A great project by Think! Architecture and Design & great reporting by The Architects Newspaper.
By Passive House Accelerator – 05/31/2019
Counting Down to a Green New York
New York plans to be carbon neutral by 2050, and housing is one of the biggest polluters. Can this dirty old town clean up its act in time?
By Passive House Accelerator – 07/15/2019
Feasibility Study - Passive House for NSW Schools
Schools Infrastructure New South Wales (Australia) have commissioned this report into the case for developing schools in NSW to the Passive House standard
By Australian Passive House Association – 08/09/2019
Here's another important crosswalk, between Passivhaus and the International Living Future Institute
The partnership between the Passivhaus Institut and the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), the organization behind the living building challenge.
By Lloyd Alter – 08/12/2019
In the face of climate change, our buildings need thermal resilience
Lloyd Alter's insightful article, "In the face of climate change, our buildings need thermal resilience", published by Tree Hugger
By Lloyd Alter – 06/17/2019
Insights from Brussels : Decarbonising our Built Environment
On of a series of articles exploring the role architects, policymakers and the wider construction industry play in reducing the carbon footprint of our cities.
By Kate Nason – 07/20/2019
Insights from Vancouver: Decarbonising our Built Environment
On of a series of articles exploring the role architects, policymakers and the wider construction industry play in reducing the carbon footprint of our cities.
By Kate Nason – 06/09/2019
Natural Order of Sustainability
Natural Order of Sustainability: Sustainability Planning Methodology of Passive First – Active Second – Renewables Last
By Craig Stevenson – 07/18/2019
Passive House “Buildings of Excellence” Showcased by NYSERDA & BE-Ex
Baxt Ingui's Engine 16 and John Loercher/Michael Robinson's North Miller Passive Multifamily featured at BE-Ex event Wednesday.
By Passive House Accelerator – 01/10/2020
Pursuing Passive
Strategies for a High Comfort, Low Energy Retrofit in NYC - Building Energy Exchange a fantastic resources for Passive House
By Passive House Accelerator – 06/10/2019
Resilience is the New Green
Attitudes are shifting from avoiding catastrophe to managing it with strategies including resilience and adaptation - GBA - Fernandao Pages Ruiz n
By Passive House Accelerator – 08/05/2019
The Big Green Apple: New York City Champions Passive House
With this week's Passive House conference, hosted by NAPHN, all eyes are on New York City. Read all about NYC's relationship with Passive House here.
By International Passive House Association – 06/26/2019