Videos
8/16/24
Fast Tenant-in-Place Passive House Retrofit with Energiesprong
energiesprong allows buildings to be updated with tremendous speed and minimal disruption to the tenants lives. Ilka Cassidy & Mary James traveled to Germany to learn about the process firsthand.
Video, Affordable Housing, Architecture, Building Science, Clean Energy, Climate Action, Electrification, Embodied Carbon, Engineering, Multifamily, Retrofit
8/2/24
Refreshing a Local Icon Into Clean, Green Housing at Bank Lofts
See how local developers took the vacant Bank Lofts building and transformed it into a clean and healthy Passive House retrofit.
Affordable Housing, Phius, Reimagine Buildings, NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence, Video, Retrofit
7/15/24
Can a WAREHOUSE be a Passive House?
Celebrity interior designer Cathy Hobbs is pushing the limits of how we make our built environment more eco-friendly and comfortable with her new passive house warehouse
NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence, Video, New construction, Commercial
6/26/24
Technical Details of Carriage House Retrofit
Join NYC's resident airtightness and insulation specialist, Kevin Brennan, as he reveals the construction details behind a stunning Passive House retrofit of a historic carriage house in Brooklyn.
Video, Envelope and Structure, Retrofit, PHA Live
6/12/24
10 Steps to Hardening Your Home Against Wildfire
Mary shares 10 steps you can take to increase your resilience to wildfire events and minimize fire risk to your home.
Fire Resilience, Video, PH Explainer
6/12/24
Getting the WELLness into the Passive House
Radhna Saxena, a Sustainability Specialist and Associate at Atelier Ten in New York, describes how Passive House & LEED standards complement WELL and Fitwel.
Video, Health & IAQ, PHA Live
6/5/24
101: Can We Eliminate Heating and A/C
Galen Staengl of Staengl Engineering shares his insights into Passive Building system sizing, customized approaches for diverse US climate zones, and practical strategies to cut down HVAC system size and costs.
Video, Mechanical and Ventilation, PHA Live
6/1/24
This Green Remodel Is A Solar Powerhouse | Passive Pads
The owner operates the house and charges two electric vehicles with solar energy to spare. Zero utility bills! Check out a tour of this home renovation in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Architecture, Clean Energy, Comfort, Video
5/24/24
Inside a SUPER EFFICIENT Philadelphia Rowhouse | Passive Pads
Watch this tour of an historic Philadelphia rowhouse that was transformed into a super-efficient and healthy Passive House. It ensures that this haven of climate resilience will be durable and long-lasting.
Architecture, Clean Energy, Video, Retrofit