Women in Property appoints McCabe as national chair

McCabe is WSP's passive house lead UK and sustainable buildings lead for Scotland and was formerly a WiP central Scotland branch chair. The post Women in Property appoints McCabe as national chair appeared first on Property Week.

Multi-functional facility built to Passive House standards

Alnoba “Everything Passive House” is a multi-functional gathering facility in rural New Hampshire built to Passive House Standards. The post Multi-functional facility built to Passive House standards appeared first on Construction Specifier.

First Passive House lab in North America

The Warren Woods Ecological Field Station is the first and only Certified Passive House laboratory facility in North America. The post First Passive House lab in North America appeared first on Construction Specifier.

All-electric civic hub sets a national standard

The new Mount Vernon Library Commons (MVLC) is pursuing Passive House certification, with HKP Architects setting a new standard for sustainable architecture. The post All-electric civic hub sets a national standard appeared first on Construction Specifier.

Award of Merit, Office/Retail/Mixed-use: Winthrop Center

The 53-story, 1.8-million-sq-ft tower is the world’s largest Passive House office building that also meets WELL Gold and LEED Platinum standards, says the submission./

Undecided - Can You Build A Passive House As Big As You Want? 01112022

Recently Matt has talked about the new Net Zero passive home he's building, but not all Net Zero buildings have to be homes or houses. The same Net Zero passive house construction principles can be scaled up to large buildings like offices and apartment buildings. In fact, Matt had a chance to visit the first Net Zero energy hotel, that's going to be passive house certified, in the United States. There are some really creative concepts at work, and a few that really surprised him.

Metroun - 7 Types of Sustainable Houses Explained 23112022

Eco-friendly homes sound great, but what do they actually constitute? If you’re intrigued by buzzwords like zero-carbon, solar panelled, or prefab, but have no clue what they mean, you’re not alone. In the world of green building there are a lot of varying standards and costs. To build a home that is easy on the environment, Metroun have demystified 7 eco-friendly home types. In future videos Metroun will 'dive deep' into each type, giving the pros and cons for constructing each one

Just Have a Think - Retrofitting to Passive House standards, 14032021

Passive House, or Passivhaus, is an energy efficient building design standard for new builds all over the world. But what about existing buildings that already account for almost 40% of all global greenhouse gas emissions? Can they be upgraded to the same level?

Passive House Requirements - Published by the Passive House Institute

For a building to be considered a Passive House, it must meet the following criteria