With fires continuing to devastate multiple communities in Los Angeles, there is a growing awareness that the existing built ...

When it came time to rebuild, the father from Superior, Colorado, wanted to make sure his new home was protected against fire — so he chose a design concept called Passive House. In a ...

As far as Trey Farmer is concerned, every new home should be a passive house. Passive houses are made to be as airtight and ...

Chasen, an architect who designed the house, said the home he built “for a dear friend” boasts several fire-proofing features. Several of these follow the principles of passive home design.

“As I was doing research, I came across Passive House,” says Cho. “Once I started understanding what Passive House was about, I realized it had so many other critical benefits besides just mold ...

Christian Grennan adds, “Opening windows is encouraged when outdoor conditions are favourable, but the beauty of Passive House is having a system that ensures comfort and air quality even when you can ...

Above: The living room of a Passive House conversion in Jersey City, New Jersey, designed by Mowery Marsh Architects with ...

He not only repaired the home’s glaring flaws but in doing so created the first certified passive house on Skopelos, an energy-efficient building that stands up to the Mediterranean’s ...

Using Passive House design principles, a string of homes in Boston maintain their heat throughout the winter without turning ...

And that’s a big reason the Passive House office movement is garnering support among stakeholders from health-minded Millennials to champions of structural efficiency and worker productivity.

These design are all consistent with the principles of passive house standards, a construction method focused on minimizing the energy footprint of a structure and which has also proven to be more ...