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Building New York’s First Passive House Community

The Catskill Project is a 90-acre community of carbon neutral homes designed with residents’ health and wellbeing in mind.  

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On Maui, an Off-Grid House Is Tuned to Culture and Climate

Kupono Hale combines passive design, solar power, and local, upcycled materials in a new vision of Hawai‘i Contemporary.

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An Ecological Education Center That Goes Beyond Net Zero

Designed by Lake|Flato, the Ryerson Woods Education Facility is the result of a client who wanted to “push the boundaries of sustainability.”

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A Passive House Renovation Makes This Historic Townhouse More Livable

The Passive House certification standard helped Ingui Architecture upgrade the quality of a Brooklyn home, opening the door to a host of other benefits.

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Architecture for London Creates Passive Homes Without Compromising Aesthetics

The London practice has a simple and straightforward mission: to create healthy, energy-efficient, and good-looking buildings.

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Passive House Is Now a Platform for More

Explore three projects that demonstrate a shift in thinking about the sustainability standard from a goal to a means.

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This Brooklyn Multifamily Community Is Sustainable—and Affordable 

Passive House mixed-use development Chestnut Commons provides affordable housing to formerly homeless and low-income residents within a self-sustaining neighborhood. 

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OHLAB’s Paseo Mallorca Keeps the Heat at Bay

Through facade positioning and wooden slats, the Spanish firm delivers high performance Passive House design with local materials.

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In Texas, a Passive House Blends Style and Sustainability

Forge Craft Architecture + Design and Hugh Jefferson Randolph partner to refresh a 1914 craftsman home, making it hyper energy efficient along the way.

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This First Nations Cultural Center Is a Symbol of Community and Sustainability

A multifunctional building for the Doig River people is one of the northern-most passive house–certified buildings in Canada.

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In the Toronto Suburbs, Affordable Senior Housing is Overhauled to Meet the Highest Efficiency Standards 

Through a combination of advocacy and design, ERA Architects is helping build a movement to rehabilitate and green the city’s affordable housing stock.  

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River Architects Designs First-Ever Passive House–Certified Cidery

Located in Callicoon, New York, Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery blends familiar charm with state-of-the-art building technology.

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The House at Cornell Tech Is the World’s Tallest Certified Passive House

The building’s developers and architects want the House to be a tangible example of eco-conscious living.

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A New Wave of Passive Home Design

6 unique interpretations of the passive house trend around the globe.