I became interested in sustainable design, specifically passive solar design, as a young architect — first while working in the Peace Corps in Africa, and later while working professionally in ...

By relying on a building site’s solar orientation and climate, sustainable design principles, and high efficiency building materials, passive solar design reduces a structure’s long-term ...

The house on Iliff Street was the “single one” to remain “intact,” Mansion Global reported, thanks to its specific features, many of which follow the principles of passive home design.

Passive House design focuses on making a building tightly ... Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development’s Sustainable Development Policy requires developers receiving city funds to ...

Passive solar design, for example ... health and efficiency in mind. By integrating sustainable design best practices into our earliest design decisions, from site selection to window-to-wall ratios, ...

Highland Park MAPS Environmental Architecture students have explored how historical architecture offers insights into modern ...

With climate-conscious design, materials, and passive cooling, residents can cut AC use and adopt sustainable living.