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- Architecture students design award-winning Passive House in South Dakota Tue, 19 May 20, 2:30amIn Brookings, South Dakota, a group of South Dakota State University architecture students designed and completed the Passive House 01, a home certified under the high-performance Passive House (PHIUS) standard...
- Spains first Passivhaus nursing home generates surplus energy Thu, 14 May 20, 12:30amMadrid-based design studio CSO Arquitectura has completed Spain’s first Passivhaus-certified nursing home in Camarzana de Tera. Built as an expansion of the nursing home that the firm had completed in 2005, the new addition...
- Award-winning Owl Woods Passive House playfully mimics birdhouses in Australia Sat, 25 Jan 20, 2:30amAustralian design studio Talina Edwards Architecture recently completed the Owl Woods Passive House — the first certified Passivhaus project designed by a woman architect in Australia...
- Imperial War Museums Passivhaus-targeted archive breaks world records for airtightness Fri, 7 Jun 19, 2:30amBritain’s Imperial War Museum has recently gained a new high-performance archive facility in Cambridgeshire, England that boasts the world record for airtightness with results of 0.03 ach (air changes per hour). U.K. architectural...
- Innovative micro-house uses digital fabrication on low-cost timber construction Fri, 7 Jun 19, 4:30amCan digital fabrication unlock a new frontier in low-cost timber construction? All signs point to yes in the IBA Timber Prototype House, a micro-architecture project that’s been playfully described as “a log cabin turned...
- Ethical garment factory becomes the first Passive House building in South Asia Wed, 3 Oct 18, 2:30amPassive House certification — one of the leading green standards for ultra-low energy architecture — has finally touched down in South Asia with the completion of the Star Innovation Center near Colombo, Sri Lanka...
- Groundbreaking Passivhaus development features ultra-green homes that you can actually afford Wed, 25 Oct 17, 5:28amUK-based architectural firm Hamson Barron Smith have built a ground-breaking Passivhaus development in Greater Norwich, UK. The Carrowbreck Meadow project includes 14 ultra-sustainable homes, which have been designed to pay...
- UK man builds highly sustainable near-Passivhaus home for his elderly parents Mon, 17 Jul 17, 7:47pmA UK man has built his parents the ultimate gift: a highly sustainable home where they can comfortably live out their lives in one of their favorite places on Earth—and it’s also a house that’s won numerous awards to...
- UK man builds highly sustainable Passivhaus-standard home for his elderly parents Mon, 17 Jul 17, 7:47pmA UK man has built his parents the ultimate gift: a highly sustainable home where they can comfortably live out their lives in one of their favorite places on Earth—and it’s also a house that’s won numerous awards to...
- RM Passive House in Spain is a zero-energy Mediterranean dream home Thu, 28 Jul 16, 3:00pmThe house, located in Spain, functions as a single-family residence that provides privacy for each member of the household. The 198-square-meter (2,131-square-foot) house is located on a beautiful site overlooking the Mediterranean...
- Super-local energy-efficient Caretakers House is built from locally grown and felled timber Thu, 7 Jul 16, 6:00amThe 120-square-meter Caretaker’s House is constructed from a variety of unseasoned timber, including larch, cedar, and spruce, but uses the wood for more than just its framework...
- Super-local Passivhaus Caretakers House is built from locally grown and felled timber Wed, 6 Jul 16, 6:00pmThe 120-square-meter Caretaker’s House is constructed from a variety of unseasoned timber, including larch, cedar, and spruce, but uses the wood for more than just its framework...
- North Americas first fully prefabricated passive houses could revolutionize the housing market Mon, 13 Jun 16, 11:00pmThe Ecocor-RPA partnership launched today with the unveiling of eleven prefabricated passive house model home designs that range from a 323-square-foot one-bedroom cabin to a 2,685-square-foot three to four-bedroom house...
- This Canadian passive house factory was built from its own prefab wood panels Sat, 28 May 16, 2:30amThe firm estimates the factory will produce 971 fewer metric tons of carbon dioxide each year, when compared to a facility built from concrete. A heat-recovery ventilation system and incredibly well-insulated walls help...
- Zero-energy Biosphera 2.0 prefab gives you the freedom to live almost anywhere Wed, 30 Mar 16, 12:00amThe 25-square-meter Biosphera 2.0 has already hit the road, starting with installation in the Italian town Courmayeur at the foot of Mount Blanc. From there the mobile home will pop up for two months at a time in Aosta, Milan,...