$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
Renewable and Sustainable
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 great pairing of climate action podcasts this week
"How to Save a Planet" and "Cleaning Up" are must-listens this week.
By Zachary Semke – 09/03/2020
A Lil' About the Family Forest Carbon Program
How private U.S. (Appalachia) landowners could get a profit by not cutting down their biggest, oldest trees, and by becoming a part of the carbon market.
By Shelby Aldrich – 08/03/2020
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
Ambitious Development in Pittsburgh Reimagines Performance
Derrick Tillman, CEO of Bridging the Gap explains how Passive House, RESET Air and Fitwel drive equitable development.
By Beth Eckenrode – 09/21/2020
Architect Magazine Shares Five Details to Reduce Embodied and Operational Carbon
Architect Magazine shares five examples of building assemblies that take a "both/and" approach to the problems of embodied and operational carbon emissions.
By Zachary Semke – 02/05/2020
Carbon Drawdown Now! Jacob Racusin in PH Rocky Mountains Video
Racusin addresses climate justice and the built environment, carbon drawdown, and alliances with agriculture and forestry for solution-making.
By Passive House Accelerator – 10/03/2019
Climate Resiliency
When designing high efficiency buildings and infrastructure, engineers are increasingly considering Low Carbon Resilience (LCR) in the design process.
By Jeff Clarke-Janzen – 03/07/2020
CNN Covers Passive House - These 100 year old homes are on the cutting edge of energy efficiency
These 100 year old homes are on the cutting edge of energy efficiency - Passive House covered on CNN
By Passive House Accelerator – 06/18/2019
Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes
Columbia County Habitat for Humanity built a pair of townhomes to develop a cost-justified Passive House prototype design for future projects.
By Jordan Dentz – 03/26/2019
Could Passive House make climate doomer Jonathan Franzen feel better?
If climate doomers opened their eyes to the real world solutions to the climate crisis right in front of us, like Passive House, maybe they'd feel better.
By Zachary Semke – 09/12/2019
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
COVID-19: Dress Rehearsal for the Climate Crisis
This is the greatest chance we will ever have to change it into the dream of one that supports people, the planet, and profit.
By Thoughtful Balance – 04/17/2020
Designing Healthy Building Assemblies Using ThermaCork - Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Cork
Love cork but worried about using it for insulation? This article provides information about how to determine the right amount of cork for your home.
By Josh Palmer – 02/06/2020
DNV GL Energy Transition Outlook 2019. (Psst…Passive House Can Help.)
Report forecasts warming of 2.4°C by 2100 unless we act decisively.
By Zachary Semke – 10/09/2019
Does Passive House amplify our embodied carbon decisions?
Some food for thought the next time you’re specifying materials and thinking about the climate impact of your Passive House building.
By Zachary Semke – 09/26/2019
Dr. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz helps kick off Int’l Passive House Conference in China
“From today, every building we build or retrofit to less than a Passivhaus standard locks us into a higher temperature future.”
By Passive House Accelerator – 10/09/2019
Eight Passive House Myths BUSTED
This article, originally published by the International Passive House Association, disproves the eight most common myths surrounding the Passive House standard.
By International Passive House Association – 02/11/2020
Follow a Passive House Plus build off grid in Colorado
Colorado First Passive House Break Ground
By Andrew Michler – 10/15/2019
From the Change-is-Afoot Department: Mad Money’s Jim Cramer Says Oil is in “Death Knell Phase”
Our take: Passive House buildings can hasten a shift away from fossil fuels that Cramer already sees as unstoppable.
By Zachary Semke – 01/31/2020
Generate and Placetailor to Build First Passive, Cross-Laminated Timber Apartment Block in Boston
Generate's Model-C uses cross-laminated timber to reduce embodied carbon and Passive House methodology to boost operational efficiency.
By Passive House Accelerator – 02/17/2020
Good Energy Haus as a Case Study and Beacon for Sustainability
After spending his career in Passive House design, Tim Eian is building his very own Passive House with an aim to bend the ear of local government.
By 475 High Performance Building Supply – 09/05/2019
Green Light: Rise of the Energy Efficient Building
International research on the global uptake of the Passive House Standard.
By Kate Nason – 02/18/2020
Green Zoning: Accelerating Smart Growth in Single Family Zones
How "Green Zoning" can help lead us to a post-carbon, all-renewable energy future.
By Matt Hutchins – 02/17/2020
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 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
Interview with Dr. Wolfgang Feist, Founder of Passive House Institute
Dr. Feist shares insights about climate action, Passive House, and global sustainability.
By Zachary Semke – 04/01/2020
Interview with John Sarter of Off The Grid Design
Through his design practice, John has been exploring the nexus between buildings, clean transportation, and the clean energy transition for decades.
By Zachary Semke – 02/13/2020
Is Cross Laminated Timber Sustainable?
A future Passive House homeowner evaluates the holistic sustainability of their CLT structured home.
By Shelby Aldrich – 07/02/2020
Living Building Challenge 4.0 Launched!
ILFI announces the release of Living Building Challenge 4.0 (LBC 4.0), which meets demand from the marketplace for increased scale and accessibility.
By International Living Future Institute – 08/19/2019
Measured Performance of Four Passive Houses on Three Sites in New York State
All 3 Passive Houses used less energy than similarly sized homes built to the NYSECC. However, energy consumption was 24%-82% higher than predicted PHPP models.
By Jordan Dentz – 03/01/2019
Modern Passive House Goes Net-Zero in West Vancouver
This Passive House and net-zero BC home is a wonderful example of how a super-efficient house can be cost-effective and beautiful, too!
By Rise – 04/27/2020
NAPHC2019 Interview with Katrin Klingenberg: Passive Building Is Now Mainstream Pathway to Zero
Katrin shares how passive house was a star at the Getting To Zero Forum & NY's Buildings of Excellence awards ceremony. She also describes the REALIZE project.
By Zachary Semke – 12/10/2019
NAPHC2019 Interview: PHIUS Executive Director Katrin Klingenberg and "The Profitable Blueprint for ZERO"
Katrin Klingenberg shares about NAPHC2019 and what to expect from speakers Jeremy Rifkin and Lisa Mallory.
By Zachary Semke – 12/06/2019
NAPHN Policy Resource Guide
Exploring The Bright Spots of Passive House Policy
By North American Passive House Network – 07/23/2019
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 2020 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 2!
NAPHN’s Annual Conference + Expo, PASSIVE HOUSE 2020 – “Choose Your Future”, will take place in NYC on June 11 and 12.
By North American Passive House Network – 02/26/2020
Passive House and All-Electric Homes are Like Chocolate Falling in Your Peanut Butter
This post will make the case for why Passive House practitioners should ditch natural gas, and go all electric.
By Josh Salinger – 08/07/2020
Passive House – Building The Efficient Home Of The Future
A primer on Passive House design and construction, its benefits and flexibility.
By Sheri Koones – 09/27/2019
Passive Without Compromise: Passive House Design Improving Architectural Practice
Passive House has the potential to improve the services and results of an architectural practice while allowing the nature of the business to remain the same.
By Jordan Dentz – 04/09/2019
Passivhaus First in 2020
Instead of being nerdy, Passive House is now recognized as necessary.
By Lloyd Alter – 12/30/2019
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
Smart and Sustainable: Sidewalk Labs Reimagines the Built Environment
Sidewalk Labs is reimagining the built environment from the bottom up, from construction methods and materials to energy sourcing, management, and waste.
By Christian Bergland – 12/17/2019
SMART BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE - APPROACH TO OPEN-INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION
An approach to Open-Integrated Measurement and Verification
By Craig Stevenson – 07/17/2020
Sunset Towers: How Recommissioning Leads to Large Energy Savings
Sunset Towers: How Recommissioning Leads to Large Energy Savings
By Jeff Clarke-Janzen – 05/01/2020
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
The Increasing Impact of Passive House
Beyond the more obvious energy and carbon reduction rationale, passive construction brings a much higher level of comfort.
By Jeff Clarke-Janzen – 03/20/2020
The Power of Existing Buildings--Forward By Dr. Wolfgang Feist
The Power of Existing Buildings explains how to realize the potential of existing buildings and make them perform like new.
By Craig Stevenson – 08/10/2019
The Shift to All Electric Buildings
A major shift in the building sector is taking place and you should be aware of the implications.
By Jeff Clarke-Janzen – 03/05/2020
Turning Data Into Action
This study finds that implementing recommended retrofits would reduce multifamily energy use in NYC by 11% and have a simple payback of less than 6 years.
By Building Energy Exchange – 12/10/2019
UNTANGLING THE CLIMATE MOBILIZATION ACT
The Passive House building standard is the surest path to compliance with NYC's building emission caps for 2030 and beyond.
By Asok Thirunavukarasu – 05/15/2019
USGBC Massachusetts on ZE buildings: “Saving Money from the Start”
“The perception that zero energy buildings always cost more upfront and over the long term is a myth.”
By Passive House Accelerator – 09/18/2019
We have powerful climate solutions, like Passive House. We just gotta use them.
Climate solutions like Passive House are sitting right under our noses, ready to be adopted.
By Zachary Semke – 09/18/2019
We Know How to Create Zero Carbon Buildings Right Now
None of this is rocket science. None of it requires new technology. None of it is expensive, or needn't be.
By Zachary Semke – 10/01/2019
We stand in solidarity with youth for #ClimateStrike
The science tells us that together we can still secure a future where we all, especially our kids, can thrive.
By Zachary Semke – 09/20/2019
What is the "New Gravity" Housing Conference?
The reality of climate change is fundamentally altering the way buildings are designed, built, and operated in the coming decades.
By Green Building United – 07/14/2020