Passive House design principles are intended to create a healthier, more efficient, and more durable building. Fire hardening is not an explicit goal. However, as a result of smarter building ...

Today indoor temperatures are generally controlled by devices – whether they are smart, portable, or wedged in a window. Most heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems can be set to maintain ...

A building in Kaufbeuren, Germany, is the first to receive Passive House Premium certification. The House of Energy is one of the world’s most sustainable buildings. It has an annual heating demand of ...

When the 456-meter-tall Kunming Junfa Dongfeng Square tower opens in Kunming City, China, in mid-2017, it will stand as one of the world’s tallest naturally ventilated buildings. Roughly ...

A lot of building, a tiny bit of energy. Most buildings that meet the rigorous passive house standards are single-family homes. But a new passive house apartment building in New York City will be 26 ...

New York has 123 homes constructed under the environmentally friendly “passive house” building standard certified by Passive House Institute US. But architects and environmental experts say it should ...

The Phius Standard is updated every three years to reflect market and materials changes and other variables, with the 2024 standard update to be rolled out this summer, said Rader. Image courtesy of ...

QINHUANGDAO, China — In 2009, Wang Zhen, a property developer in this northeastern Chinese city, made a risky decision. If it were proved wrong, Wang would lose millions of dollars and his hard-earned ...

MONTEREY — Before the COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench in the works, the Passive House movement in Monterey County was just laying its foundation, introducing area entities to the concept that has the ...

“Passive house” can rank pretty far up the list of inadvertently misleading phrases. Realizing the momentous energy-saving potential of this approach requires plenty of active effort on the part of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeffrey Steele has been a freelance writer for one-third of a century. Passivity isn’t a characteristic valued around many office ...