Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clutch City Passive has brought nature to the city in a remarkable way, and the stunning, high-performance home may have people ...

Developer A.J. Patton remembers when his mother received a $400 gas bill during a frigid Chicago winter in 1999. She worked in a cafeteria at the time, money was tight, and there was already a hole in ...

Imagine a house you barely have to heat or cool, keeps pollutants out, and is more resilient to extreme weather events and fires. Welcome to passive houses. Concerns about climate change have been ...

Following a slew of national natural disasters—most recently the Southern California wildfires and the historic winter storm that hit Southern states—interest in durable and sustainable architectural ...

Passive house construction — that super-tight energy efficient design invented by the Germans — has gone from a niche concept to a mainstream one in the 10 years since the first passive house building ...

Passive House design is booming in multifamily development. However myths about this sustainable building approach may be holding back momentum. Originating in Germany in the late 1980s, PH is a ...

SACRAMENTO — A new kind of home construction is coming to Sacramento to help battle the impact of extreme heat and wildfires. The certified passive homes are built to meet a high standard for air ...

Passive home design is a buzzword in the housing industry of late. Essentially it is a construction concept that takes advantage of the natural climate to maintain a comfortable temperature range ...

As the construction industry moves toward greener solutions, the push for sustainable, energy-efficient buildings grows. Global energy consumption for buildings accounts for nearly 40% of total energy ...