A home in Wilkinsburg practically powers itself. Why it matters: Known as the Wilkinsburg Residence, it is the first ...

A worker walks into the back of the Conservatory Apartments in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood on Aug. 2, 2023. The apartments are being constructed to the Passive House standard that combines ...

Richard Pedranti Architect's Bakrania Passive House Named Green Builder Magazine 2026 Green Home of the Year Latest National Accolade Reaffirms RPA's Ongoing Commitment to Excellence and Innovation in ...

Richard Pedranti builds custom homes that don't make clients choose between performance and design. The Milford, Pa.-based architect explains his approach to delivering both ...

The California wildfires are still ravaging the Los Angeles area a week after they started. The stories of residents who live in the area and have lost everything are heartbreaking. Against this ...

A mechanical engineer walks through the DOE Housing Innovation Awards winner, a Passive House that runs on solar and batteries, slashes HVAC costs, and stays comfortable year-round. It’s a rare look ...

The Passive House movement has accelerated under its own power in the United States, driven by increasing efforts to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and ...

Energy efficiency is a priority in varying degrees for some Durango homeowners, but a few local custom contractors are taking green building to an extreme. Kevin Derheimer, a local engineer, lives in ...

River Architects-designed Seminary Hills Cidery, one of the Passive House designs on display in Upstate New York, increasingly a Passive House stronghold. In the aftermath of increasingly common ...

The GO Logic Home designed by architect Matthew O'Malia is a Passive House built with Structural Insulated panels and a timber frame People in the United States as well as many around the world are ...