NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With fires continuing to devastate multiple communities in Los Angeles, there is a growing awareness that the existing built environment is not compatible ...

Constructing commercial buildings to the certification has ... or other forms of renewable energy because of their design or location, passive housing is likely to play a growing role in helping ...

Thoughtful design, high-tech windows ... Belgium made passive house standards mandatory for any new commercial construction, yet commercial buildings built to passive house standards are virtually ...

Passive House design focuses on making a building tightly sealed by including ... is one of the national leaders in the Passive House commercial development space, with a handful of school and ...

Building resilience incorporates many components — various energy and water sources, disaster fortitude design, emphasis on ...

The Passive House ... the seal of the building envelope. Ultimately, this detail was a primary contributor in the inability to certify the project. This is why using a design and construction ...

These reductions are a result of Passive House certification groups’ strict energy use demands. “You have to go through the process to design a building in a way you reach that high efficiency ...

“Passive House buildings … are far more resilient than ... 135 apartments of mixed-income housing and 10,000 square feet of commercial/retail space, designed in conjunction with MASS Design Group.

Passive House design is the best option architects have today for a net-zero future, and it is up to us and our clients to make this future a reality. The building industry accounts for nearly 40 ...

A rendering of a school in Brooklyn that will be built using a “passive house” design. ARO The two “ultra-low-energy-use building houses” boast several passive house standards, including a ...

the design was certainly consistent with its principles, said Johnny Rezvani, communications director for passive house supply company 475 High Performance Building Supply. “Regardless of ...

When it came time to rebuild, the father from Superior, Colorado, wanted to make sure his new home was protected against fire — so he chose a design ... followed the passive building principles ...