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Passive Houses
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Weighing the Pros and Cons of Sustainable Building Standards
Metropolis spoke to leading sustainable design firms, both large and small, about pursuing an array of ever-evolving “green” certifications.
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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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Projects
A New Wave of Passive Home Design
6 unique interpretations of the passive house trend around the globe.
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Projects
Students From Texas and Germany Team Up for Solar Decathlon 2015
The innovative design NexHaus, created by a team of students from University of Texas in Austin, Texas and Technische Universität München in Germany for the Solar Decathlon, is on display at the Orange County Great P
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America’s 10 Greenest Buildings, According to the AIA
See how the winners of this year's COTE Top Ten Green Projects stack up.
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What Does It Take to Make a Sustainable House?
A stunning new book proves that passive, super-insulated homes can be beautiful and responsible
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Projects
The Empowerhouse Moves From Solar Decathlon to Neighborhood Anchor
With Empowerhouse, students from various schools have designed a passive home in Washington D.C.
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Two Green Building Initiatives Go Way Beyond LEED
“Patchwork”, Living City Challenge Entry The sustainability rating systems—Passive House, Living Building Challenge, and Net Zero (a subset of the Challenge)—appear in isolated new construction projects. The prom