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Passivhaus Homes are Extremely Tight and Energy-Efficient
The stringent construction standard — also called Passive House — can be used for new homes as well as for deep energy retrofits of leaky old houses
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Passivhaus Forum Set for Austria House
The Passivhaus building in Whistler that served as a communications center for the Austrian Olympic Committee will play host to a free green-building forum this month
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Victorian Haus Party in London
Determination and ingenuity combine to bring a 19th-century home in the northeast part of the city very close to Passivhaus performance
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Passivhaus Finds a Home in the Bayou State
An architect and university professor applies the standard to the design and construction of a house in Lafayette, Louisiana
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Forging Ties Between Pre-Design and Passivhaus
A Canadian company unveils a lineup of design packages for homes that implement Passivhaus concepts and can be built to achieve Passivhaus performance
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Energy Efficient Housing’s Uphill Battle in Japan
A recent news video offers a take on the Japanese homebuilding industry’s approach to energy efficiency, and one Japanese architect’s efforts to change the industry mind-set
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Habitat’s Passivhaus Focus in Vermont
A Habitat for Humanity affiliate in northwest Vermont aims to apply its affordability mandate to projects that will embrace the Passivhaus standard
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Can a Kitchen Downdraft Fan Be Connected To an HRV?
Heat recovery ventilators bring fresh air into a house while exhausting stale air. Builders pull stale bathroom air through HRVs all the time — but what about greasy kitchen air?
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Showcasing Passivhaus on the Olympics’ Stage
Assembled using components shipped from Austria, the Austria Passive House in Whistler, British Columbia, will be among the top green buildings showing their stuff during (and after) the games
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Preaching Passivhaus in California
Architect Nabih Tahan uses his retrofitted home in Berkeley as a Passivhaus demo and, in collaboration with an engineering firm, focuses his practice on bringing the standard to residential and commercial construction
