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Passive House For Office Buildings
Most people have been inside an office building that was frigid in the summer and sweltering in the winter. Or in one that was just a sea of dark cubicles….
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Passive House For Retail
Retail spaces come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and each shop has its own specific needs. Passive House has been used on everything from grocery markets to boutiques to…
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Passive House For Multi-Family
Passive House is rapidly gaining in popularity as an option when building multi-family dwellings. This category can encompass apartment buildings, condos, townhouses, and even dormitories. The enthusiasm around Passive House resonates…
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The Real Cost of Passive House For Your Clients
If a client comes to you looking to build a high performance home, they probably already know the cost will be somewhat higher than building a conventional home. They may…
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Why Passive House Is the Path to Greener Buildings
The virtues of green buildings are well documented: they provide greater comfort and health benefits than conventional houses and they provide dramatic cost savings from energy and water efficiency, among…
Case Studies
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A Community Rebuilds What It Lost: How the North End Imagined—and Claimed—Its Next Public Home
When the doors to the Ocie Hill Center finally closed in 2020, the North End didn’t just lose a building. It lost a gathering place, a workout space, an after-school…