FAQ's, Homeowner FAQ's HABIT STUDIO REHABILITATES HISTORIC HALIFAX HOME April 6, 2023 Posted by Amber Doll 06 Apr Construction is in progress on Halifax, Nova Scotia’s first Passive House retrofit, designed by Habit Studio and built by Root Developments. The project involves the conversion of a two-story 1850s home into office space for the Habit Studio team. Habit Studio is an eight-woman design firm that specializes in custom Passive Houses and sustainable whole home renovations.
06 Apr FAQ's, Architect FAQ's NEW TOOL FOR ASSESSING UPFRONT AND OPERATIONAL EMISSIONS: NO PASSIVE HOUSE EMISSIONS BACKFIRE FOUND April 6, 2023 Posted by Amber Doll The past few years have seen a rapid ramp up in our collective understanding of the impact of embodied carbon (more aptly called “...Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Architect FAQ's PERFORMANCE CONSULTING—GUIDED BY BUILDING SCIENCE April 6, 2023 Posted by Amber Doll Positive Energy is a unique firm. We actually might be crazy for doing the kind of work we do in the face of relatively low histor...Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Architect FAQ's IS THE GREENEST HOUSE THE ONE THAT’S ALREADY BUILT? April 6, 2023 Posted by Amber Doll When it comes to combatting climate change, the high-performance building industry has made great gains by focusing on reducing op...Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Homeowner FAQ's A HOME REBUILT FOR BARCELONA April 6, 2023 Posted by Amber Doll How do you sell the benefits of Passive House in a climate that is pretty lovely most of the year? Micheel Wassouf, principal of E...Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Homeowner FAQ's COMPREHENSIVE PASSIVE STRATEGY IN A BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE April 6, 2023 Posted by Amber Doll Carroll Gardens sits just south of downtown Brooklyn and is well known for its artisanal shops, leafy residential streets, and his...Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Passive House Basics PASSIVE HOUSE INTRO April 6, 2023 Posted by Amber Doll The Passive House approach empowers us to build better. It creates durable, resilient buildings that slash heating energy use by a...Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Building Codes Our City Could Become One of the World’s Greenest, but It Won’t Be Easy April 6, 2023 Posted by Amber Doll Rules are being drafted to guide compliance with a 2019 New York City law that requires most of about 50,000 buildings, many over ...Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Building Codes REACHING FOR A PASSIVE HOUSE CODE: CALIFORNIA’S NASCENT ADOPTION JOURNEY April 6, 2023 Posted by Amber Doll California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards, commonly called Title 24, are maintained and updated every three years by two s...Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Building Codes MIKE FOWLER SHARES PASSIVE HOUSE CODE WINS IN WASHINGTON STATE April 6, 2023 Posted by Amber Doll Mike Fowler, board president of Passive House Northwest (PHnw) and architect at Seattle architecture firm Mithun, is that powerful...Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Passive House Basics Forbes: Passive House – Building The Efficient Home Of The Future April 6, 2023 Posted by Amber Doll People in the United States as well as many around the world are becoming more conscious of our dwindling resources and global war...Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Passive House Basics PHA: WHAT IS A PASSIVE HOUSE? April 6, 2023 Posted by Amber Doll There are usually two important questions that are asked: “Why would you build a Passive House?”—and—“What is a Passive House?”Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Passive House Basics Passipedia: What is a Passive House? April 6, 2023 Posted by Amber Doll A building standard that is truly energy efficient, comfortable, affordable and ecological at the same time. Passive House...Continue reading