The passive-house building standard relies on lots of insulation and intentional design to use as little energy as possible for heating and cooling. "Things like 'passive house' have become more ...

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 ...

BUILDERS ABOUT WHAT IS CALLED áPASSIVE HOUSING.á <TALIA STANDUP> HERE ON FRONT STREET.. THE PORTLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY IS REDEVELOPING THIS AREA INTO MORE THAN 100 áAFFORDABLE PASSIVE HOUSING UNITS.

Switch to solar with a system built for you. There isn’t a strict definition for what makes a home "solar" — it just has to use energy from the sun in some capacity. If you’re building a new home, it ...