
Mary James
Bio
Mary James is the editor and publisher at Low Carbon Productions. Her books include New York Passive House 2015; Net Zero Energy Buildings: Passive House + Renewables; Recreating the American Home: The Passive House Approach;and American Passive House Developments: Multifamily, Multi-Use, and Retrofit Buildings. For 10 years she was the editor and publisher of Home Energy magazine, which covers building science topics.
Articles
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(VIDEO) Michael Ingui, Baxt Ingui Architects: PH Plus Retrofit in NYC Landmark District
Check out the details from Michael Ingui's Happy Hour presentation on retrofitting for Passive House Plus certification in a Landmark District.
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(VIDEO) GLOBAL PASSIVE HOUSE HAPPY HOUR: The Heights
Gesa Zellermann and Scott Kennedy from Cornerstone Architecture talked about The Heights, an 85-unit apartment block in Vancouver, B.C
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Stress Testing for a Changing Climate
Passive House specialist Monte Paulsen grapples with how to design climate specific buildings in a changing climate
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A Multiyear Home Retrofit
Jesper Kruse, builder in Maine, did a phased retrofit of his family's home in Bethel.
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(VIDEO) GLOBAL PASSIVE HOUSE HAPPY HOUR: Vancouver’s Passive House Proliferation
Chris Higgins, a green building planner with the city of Vancouver, discusses the policy changes that have made Vancouver into a Passive House hot spot.
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The Heights: Case study in Vancouver, BC
This mixed-use six story building houses 85 rental units in Vancouver, British Columbia
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The Happy Hour Lowdown: Artscape Edition
Neil Norris, certified Passive House Designer & part of Morrison Hershfield’s Façade Engineering group, talked about the Artscape project in Vancouver.
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Pennsylvania Wilds Going for Passive
Retrofitted from the shell of an 1897 structure, the reimagined building will be used to support organizations such as the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship.
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Prefab Summit Hits Great Heights
Six very experienced prefab manufacturers brought their passion and their expertise to the Accelerator’s first Passive House Prefab Summit.
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A Remodel Designed for the Austin Market
At first designed with the 2015 PHIUS standard in mind, the Austin, Texas, home is now a pilot case for the 2018 PHIUS standard in a hot-humid climate.
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Gastown Childcare: Passive House for kids on a downtown Vancouver rooftop
Acton Ostry Architects has a reputation in Vancouver for solving challenging problems.
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Passive House Under the RADAR
On the gradient between splashy and subtle Passive House projects, Blackstone Apartments falls so far toward the subtle end as to fall off the graph completely.
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Kick-Starting Industrialized Retrofits in Halifax
Lorrie Rand, Principal at Habit Studio, worked with Nick Rundnicki, of RSI Project to found the ReCover Initiative tackling deep energy retrofits.
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Nine New Flats for Sale in Boston
These Boston Passive House flats combine advanced building envelope with PV array that is expected to offset most of the buildings energy use.
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Model CLT Multifamily in Boston
Placetailor is making strides in Boston's Passive House market by designing, building and developing cutting edge Passive House projects.
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PassivhausMAINE Virtual Fall Forum
Retrofit solutions, zero carbon building content and the 50 Houses initiative.
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RetrofitNY Issues New Solicitation
NYSERDA has issued a solicitation (PON 3519) to design and manufacture what it is calling an energy pod.
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Industrializing Deep Energy Retrofits
NYSERDA's RetrofitNY initiative is pursuing industrialized approaches to deep energy retrofits.
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Passive House Buildings Magazine Spring Issue
The Spring issue of Passive House Buildings covers exemplary projects, news, useful products, and building science.