Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA), a premier architecture firm pioneering energy-efficient architecture for modern living, has ...

Passive House construction goes beyond sustainable materials to construct a building that performs more sustainably.

For passive house, it’s not just about U-values. The form, fenestration / orientation, infiltration and ventilation influence how good the U-values need to be. Get these things right and you need less ...

They are aiming towards the Passivhaus standard, which originates in Germany and encourages large amounts of insulation and other means of keeping the heat in. This makes the home greener and ...

They are aiming towards the Passivhaus standard, which originates in Germany and encourages large amounts of insulation and other means of keeping the heat in. This makes the home greener and cheaper ...

High-performance windows and doors High-performance windows and doors are a fundamental Passive House principle, designed with advanced glazing, airtight frames, and optimal thermal insulation to ...

This article was originally published in issue 48 of Passive House Plus magazine ... sound-reducing features within the units including acoustic cotton sound insulation in the casing and ...

It's also reportedly the first certified passive house in the region. If you're wondering what ... generating excess pollution through heating and cooling systems. Using insulation materials like ...

Early in his career, Douglas lived and worked in Germany, where many elements of Passive House construction—exterior insulation, airtightness, high-performing windows—were already standard in ...

Paul Carocciolo fell in love with the Fishtown building as soon as he saw it in 2013. As a child he had imagined living in an industrial loft based on the 1992 film Wayne’s World. And he could see the ...