Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clutch City Passive has brought nature to the city in a remarkable way, and the stunning, high-performance home may have people ...

Passive House design is booming in multifamily development. However myths about this sustainable building approach may be holding back momentum. Originating in Germany in the late 1980s, PH is a ...

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 ...

Passive house construction — that super-tight energy efficient design invented by the Germans — has gone from a niche concept to a mainstream one in the 10 years since the first passive house building ...

SACRAMENTO — A new kind of home construction is coming to Sacramento to help battle the impact of extreme heat and wildfires. The certified passive homes are built to meet a high standard for air ...

Developer A.J. Patton remembers when his mother received a $400 gas bill during a frigid Chicago winter in 1999. She worked in a cafeteria at the time, money was tight, and there was already a hole in ...

With more focus on sustainability here in New York, passive homes may be the wave of the future in Westchester. What is a passive house? Also known as a high-performance home, it is a residence that ...

In 2013, Sloan Ritchie chose tony and traditional Madison Park as the launchpad for an ambitious experiment in building science. He and his wife, Jennifer, deliberately selected a bold exterior design ...