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1. Passive House Retrofit: A Systematic Approach
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If we’ve learned anything through our experience with Passive House it is that the details and installation approach are constantly evolving.
2. Breaking the Norm: Influencing the Design Process and Emerging Markets for PH
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Kate Bren and M Walker of Austin-based Positive Energy join Construction Tech to take an in depth look at three case studies highlighting Positive Energy projects that shifted conventional consultant choreography and leveraged deep performance analyses during the conceptual design phase.
3. Regenerative Metropolis ’24
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4. Insights from Vancouver: Decarbonising our Built Environment
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Earlier this year, I embarked on a research trip which was awarded by the Byera Hadley Trust on behalf of the New South Wales Architects Registration Board in Australia.
5. Putting the Punk into Passive House, Part 2
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In this second video of a four-part series, Zack Semke shares stories of the origins of chess and the power of arithmetic, the provinces of Mediocristan and Extremistan and the rules governing the clean energy transition, and the role of positive feedback loops in both the climate crisis and climate solutions.
6. Boston Releases Zero Emission Buildings Handbook
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Earlier this week, Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) released the first-ever guidebook for Zero Emissions Buildings (ZEBs).
7. Building Our Solarpunk Future
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Zack Semke discusses how Passive House design aligns with the outrage and optimism of the Solarpunk movement.
8. Broadway Lofts
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Broadway Lofts is a 3-story, 40,000 square foot building with 38 residential units, a tenant space for an outpatient healthcare facility, and residential amenities spaces on the first floor. The project is part of the Moving Forward program in Indiana which provides funding for high-performance affordable housing.
9. Waymark Architecture
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Waymark Architecture is a collaborative, expertise-driven firm that delivers sustainable design that works for each and every client.
10. Adam Romano: PH Domestic Hot Water
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Adam Romano, of Steven Winter Associates, joins the Construction Tech crew to answer your questions about Passive House domestic hot water
11. Changing The Conversation: Passive House In Humid Climates (May 2-3)
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Passive House Austin is thrilled to invite you back to Texas May 2-3, 2022 to listen, learn and network with industry thought leaders, boots-on-the-ground overachievers, and a fantastic mix of manufacturer sponsors at The Humid Climate Conference.
12. Passive House Weekly December 26, 2022
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Announcing TWO New LIVE! Programs, Our Year Ahead, and More! 🎉
13. How New Federal Policy Raises the Bar for Energy-Efficient Housing
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"Between the HUD-USDA standard and a potential FHFA decision soon," Erin Sherman of RMI writes, "Updated energy standards are poised to make a big impact on higher density housing."
14. Interview with Eric Corey Freed, Keynote at Passive House Canada Conference
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Passive House Canada Conference coverage sponsored by Glavel
15. Multifamily Moisture Control
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Most of us are familiar with the feeling of a humid apartment after taking a hot shower.
16. Off-Grid Strawbale Home Marries Sustainability with Self-Sufficiency
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Designed by Talina Edwards of Envirotecture, the Huff'n'Puff Haus uses an assortment of natural materials, including strawbale, to reduce its embodied carbon.
17. Standout Passive Office Takes Shape in Boston
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Developer MP Boston anticipates that Winthrop Center will be recognized not only as a new peak along the city’s skyline, but as a beacon of building excellence and environmental sustainability.
18. Phius Certified Trades Professional Training
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19. The Increasing Impact of Passive House
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How big of an impact can Passive House have?
20. 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. Because the shell exists independent of the structure, Barlis was able to investigate the formal expression of the structure by making reference to historic, hand-built barn structures.