The world's tallest Passive House building, a design standard aimed at cutting carbon emissions, is coming to Brooklyn.

“For example: a concrete floor that continues from inside to outside; a poor window frame; or a steel beam that penetrates an ...

Above: The living room of a Passive House conversion in Jersey City, New Jersey, designed by Mowery Marsh Architects with ...

To reduce or even eliminate the need for heat in the winter and air conditioning in the summer, a passive house is built airtight, using strong exterior insulation, triple-pane windows ...

Kuhn Riddle Architects and Designers announced that three of its architects have achieved the prestigious designation of PHIUS certified passive house consultant, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to ...

or a steel beam that penetrates an exterior wall.” The delivery of filtered fresh air with heat recovery helps make passive house buildings havens of clean air and energy efficiency, adds Semke.