Eco Friendly Alternative to Plywood for Furniture Building
Last month I helped a friend build a bookshelf for her daughter’s room, and she insisted we had to use plywood because “that’s what furniture is made from.” I didn’t…
Finding a Passive House Certified Designer or Architect in the UK
# Finding a Passive House Certified Designer or Architect in the UK If you’re serious about building to Passive House standards, your choice of designer makes the difference between a…
Common Mistakes People Make When Building Their First Passive House
# Common Mistakes People Make When Building Their First Passive House Building your first Passive House feels like learning a new language whilst assembling IKEA furniture in the dark. You…
The 10 Best Passive House and Low Energy Buildings in the World
# The Top 10 Passive House Projects That Actually Changed Everything: Our Crew’s Definitive Ranking Right, we finally sat down and had it out. Took us four sessions, several heated…
How Austrias Bruck Estate Proved Passive House Works at Scale
There’s something deeply satisfying about watching an industry myth get demolished by actual performance data. For years, sceptics claimed Passive House standards were too rigid for anything beyond single family…
Cornell Tech Tower New York and How It Became the Worlds Largest Passive House
When I first heard about a 26-storey residential tower in New York being built to Passive House standards, I’ll be honest: I was sceptical. The physics seemed brutal. Here’s the…
What Is Passive House Certification and How Does It Differ From Low Energy Building
# What Is Passive House Certification and How Does It Differ From Low Energy Building If you’ve been looking into sustainable building, you’ve probably encountered the term “Passive House” or…