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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 ...

It was the midst of a July heat wave, with humidity sticky in the air. Phoebe Saldana sat in the colorful plaza of her East Harlem housing complex, watching her two young daughters ride scooters and ...

Imagine a house you barely have to heat or cool, keeps pollutants out, and is more resilient to extreme weather events and fires. Welcome to passive houses. Concerns about climate change have been ...

Developed by Sherman Associates, Verdant is one of the newest additions to the West Side Flats neighborhood across from downtown St. Paul. The brick and panel apartment looks like many other new ...

Many of us felt the heat this summer. Here in the Northwest many of us don't have air-conditioned homes. And then there's the rainy season just around the corner, with a cold, wet winter forecasted as ...

Passive housing projects are popping up across the state of Maine. These air-tight homes are well-insulated to maintain comfortable internal temperatures year-round, without the need for a furnace.

A German-born energy efficiency standard is catching fire in the multifamily housing development industry in Chicago, bringing reduced carbon footprints, improved air quality and lower costs for ...