But it’s not just about energy savings. Passive House principles also result in ... Jennifer Hanlin, founder of the ...

Solar-powered Passive House apartments are part of a green building trend. This week, thousands of developers, engineers and ...

moving fresh air comes from an energy recovery ventilator, or ERV. The first challenge was finding an architect willing to design a passive house within their initial budget of about $900,000. “A lot ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jeffrey Steele has been a freelance writer for one-third of a century. Passivity isn’t a characteristic valued around many office buildings.

“We’re trying to make zero energy, high performing buildings that are healthy ... The project, billed as the largest passive house design project in the city to date, will cover an entire city block, ...

to make it a passive house. Passive houses are designed to be as energy efficient as possible, typically with top-notch insulation and a perfect seal that prevents outside air from penetrating the ...

This raises the question: is passive ventilation strategy becoming obsolete in high-rise design, or can operable systems be integrated effectively into our high-tech towers? A Trombe wall is a ...

Daniel Colombini, architect, center. Daniel Colombini, a principal at Goldman Copeland, the New York City-based consulting engineering firm, has won ...

Knauf Insulation products were chosen to insulate both the walls and ceiling to help achieve a tightly sealed building ...