Following a slew of national natural disasters—most recently the Southern California wildfires and the historic winter storm that hit Southern states—interest in durable and sustainable architectural ...

The new visitor centre at Winnipeg's Fort Whyte Alive has been recognized with a prestigious international award for its ...

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 ...

Cincinnati architect Scott Hand designed this "passive house," the first in Cincinnati. Ever heard of a “passive house?” It’s a home designed with an air-tight building shell that allows almost no air ...

A townhome project that combines affordability with sustainability and reduced operating costs may be coming soon to a site along the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis. Local housing developer Lisa ...

That concern, heightened by COVID-19, has resulted in an increasing number of apartment projects to be designed and built to the Passive House standards promulgated by the Passive House Institute US, ...

Architects across New York have embraced Passive House design, a German energy efficiency standard slowly gaining traction in the states. Despite its name, this new approach to building design can be ...

David Schechter is a national environmental correspondent and the host of "On the Dot with David Schechter," a guided journey to explore how we're changing the earth and earth is changing us. Aparna ...

Nicholas Liberis knew his office project in Long Island City had to be different. A new 11-story building surrounded by former warehouses and budget hotels was not exactly a top-of-mind destination ...

The Ice Box Challenge was a visual representation of the effectiveness of passive house design elements, presented as a collaborative effort from iPHA, Glasgow City Council, Passive House Institute, ...

The Saltbox Passive House is located in Bromont, Quebec, and is a residence for a family of four. The 3100-square-foot home sits in a meadow at the edge of a 2.5-acre wooded plot. Its design combines ...