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NEW TOOL FOR ASSESSING UPFRONT AND OPERATIONAL EMISSIONS: NO PASSIVE HOUSE EMISSIONS BACKFIRE FOUND
The past few years have seen a rapid ramp up in our collective understanding of the impact of embodied carbon
PERFORMANCE CONSULTING—GUIDED BY BUILDING SCIENCE
Positive Energy is a unique firm. We actually might be crazy for doing the kind of work we do in
IS THE GREENEST HOUSE THE ONE THAT’S ALREADY BUILT?
When it comes to combatting climate change, the high-performance building industry has made great gains by focusing on reducing operational
HABIT STUDIO REHABILITATES HISTORIC HALIFAX HOME
Construction is in progress on Halifax, Nova Scotia’s first Passive House retrofit, designed by Habit Studio and built by Root
A HOME REBUILT FOR BARCELONA
How do you sell the benefits of Passive House in a climate that is pretty lovely most of the year?
COMPREHENSIVE PASSIVE STRATEGY IN A BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE
Carroll Gardens sits just south of downtown Brooklyn and is well known for its artisanal shops, leafy residential streets, and
PASSIVE HOUSE INTRO
The Passive House approach empowers us to build better. It creates durable, resilient buildings that slash heating energy use by
Our City Could Become One of the World’s Greenest, but It Won’t Be Easy
Rules are being drafted to guide compliance with a 2019 New York City law that requires most of about 50,000 buildings, many
REACHING FOR A PASSIVE HOUSE CODE: CALIFORNIA’S NASCENT ADOPTION JOURNEY
California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards, commonly called Title 24, are maintained and updated every three years by two state agencies,
MIKE FOWLER SHARES PASSIVE HOUSE CODE WINS IN WASHINGTON STATE
Mike Fowler, board president of Passive House Northwest (PHnw) and architect at Seattle architecture firm Mithun, is that powerful combination of high-performance building