FAQ's, Passive House Basics Passive House Intro Posted by Source2050 Team September 21, 2023 On April 6, 2023 The Passive House approach empowers us to build better. It creates durable, resilient buildings that slash heating energy use by as much as 90% and dramatically reduce operational carbon emissions. Passive House design tools and methods make these energy performance gains both cost-effective and predictable. You know what performance to expect with a certified Passive House. Most importantly, Passive House buildings create healthy, comfortable, and quiet interior environments, full of clean, filtered fresh air.Read More>>
06 Apr FAQ's, Architect FAQ's, Source 2050 New Tool for Assessing Upfront and Operational Emissions: No Passive House Emissions Backfire Found Posted by Source2050 Team September 21, 2023 The past few years have seen a rapid ramp up in our collective understanding of the impact of embodied carbon (more aptly called “upfro... Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Architect FAQ's Performance Consulting Guided by Building Science Posted by Source2050 Team September 21, 2023 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 historical ... Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Architect FAQ's Is the Greenest House the One That’s Already Built? Posted by Source2050 Team September 21, 2023 When it comes to combatting climate change, the high-performance building industry has made great gains by focusing on reducing operati... Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Homeowner FAQ's Habit Studio Rehabilitates Historic Halifax Home Posted by Source2050 Team September 21, 2023 Construction is in progress on Halifax, Nova Scotia’s first Passive House retrofit, designed by Habit Studio and built by Root Developm... Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Homeowner FAQ's A Home Rebuilt for Barcelona Posted by Source2050 Team September 21, 2023 How do you sell the benefits of Passive House in a climate that is pretty lovely most of the year? Micheel Wassouf, principal of Energi... Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Homeowner FAQ's Comprehensive Passive Strategy in a Brooklyn Brownstone Posted by Source2050 Team September 21, 2023 Carroll Gardens sits just south of downtown Brooklyn and is well known for its artisanal shops, leafy residential streets, and histori... Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Building Codes Our City Could Become One of the World’s Greenest, but It Won’t Be Easy Posted by Source2050 Team September 21, 2023 Rules are being drafted to guide compliance with a 2019 New York City law that requires most of about 50,000 buildings, many over 25,0... Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Building Codes Reaching for a Passive House Code: California’s Nascent Adoption Journey Posted by Source2050 Team November 1, 2023 California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards, commonly called Title 24, are maintained and updated every three years by two state... Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Building Codes Mike Fowler Shares Passive House Code Wins in Washington State Posted by Source2050 Team September 21, 2023 Mike Fowler, board president of Passive House Northwest (PHnw) and architect at Seattle architecture firm Mithun, is that powerful com... Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Passive House Basics Forbes: Passive House – Building The Efficient Home Of The Future Posted by Source2050 Team September 21, 2023 People in the United States as well as many around the world are becoming more conscious of our dwindling resources and global warming.... Continue reading
06 Apr FAQ's, Passive House Basics PHA: What is a Passive House? Posted by Source2050 Team September 21, 2023 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? Posted by Source2050 Team September 21, 2023 A building standard that is truly energy efficient, comfortable, affordable and ecological at the same time. Passive House is not a bra... Continue reading