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Walls and Windows for the Orenco Passivhaus
Superb flashing details prevent water from entering around the windows and balcony supports
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An Inside Look at the New PHIUS Standard
The executive director of PHIUS, Katrin Klingenberg, explains how the new building standard was developed and why it works in North America
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Work Begins on World’s Tallest Passivhaus High-Rise
The tower on Roosevelt Island in New York will be 270 feet high and contain 350 housing units
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Building Science Pioneer Dies
Robert Dumont helped develop an early prototype for high-performance building and influenced the work of many
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New York Cohousing Community Nears Completion
A third neighborhood at EcoVillage at Ithaca includes the largest cluster of Passivhaus certified single-family houses in the U.S.
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Is Passivhaus Right for a Cold Canadian Climate?
An owner-builder runs the numbers and wonders whether the strict requirements of the Passivhaus standard make sense for his new house in Saskatchewan
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New Passive House Rules Take Effect
The U.S. based certifying group puts a climate-based standard into effect, capping three years of research and a top-down rewrite
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Seattle Gets a Passivhaus Townhouse
The developer who built the first certified single-family home in the city tries his hand on a different kind of property
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Passivhaus Institut Rewrites Certification Standards
The German-based organization introduces two new levels of compliance as it seeks to incorporate renewable energy into the mix
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Cold-Climate Collaboration
A Maine architect designs Michigan’s first certified Passive House to be rooted in tradition
