An Affordable Prefabbed Passive House Line Is Launched

Varm, Unity house

Bensonwood Homes of New Hampshire has launched a line of prefabricated high performance homes designed to meet Passive House standards (and go net zero too). Read more →

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This Self-Sufficient Floating Home Could Be Yours

Autarkhome

The Autarkhome floating home currently docked in the Netherlands -- powered by solar, and designed to Passive House standards -- will now be mass-produced. Read more →

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A (Massive) Passive House Retrofit For The Netherlands

Veilige Veste

A former police station now serves as a safe house for victims of human trafficking, and is the Netherlands' first large-scale Passive House retrofit. Read more →

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Salt Lake City Gains First Passive House Home

Ruby house 1

The Ruby House by Brach Design Architecture makes use of a whole host of super-efficient green features to achieve the first Passive House certification in SLC. Read more →

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Passive House Doors, Made In The USA

passive house door, core

A Northwest builder is now producing the high-performance doors required for Passive House certfication -- usually imported from Europe -- in Portland. Read more →

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Sweden’s Grid Positive Villa Åkarp A Virtual Power Plant

Villa Akartp

Three years after its completion, Sweden's first grid positive home generates enough excess energy each year to power another efficient house for two months. Read more →

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Passive House In Phoenix: The Shadow Knows

House in Shadow

The House in Shadow concept from Phoenix-based Blank Studio relies on passive house strategies and sunshades to create an intriguing single-family home. Read more →

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New Mexican Adobe, German Efficiency Style

Taos Passive House

The van Willigen residence in Taos is built in a style that resembles the old adobe pueblo, but with a host of green features, and a whole lot of insulation. Read more →

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This Smart Industrial Redevelopment Concept Cuts Corners

Multi-Comfort Housing concept

Evgeni Leonov's striking proposal for revitalizing the U.K's abandoned industrial areas draws on the energy-efficient shape of the egg to minimize heat losses. Read more →

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Passive House: The Next Big Thing In Green Building?

Passive House, Salem, Oregon

Sam Hagerman, president of the Passive House Alliance, discusses why everybody's favorite green build standard has yet to really catch on -- but soon could. Read more →

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