$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
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
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 Country 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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