Passive housing design

Cherie unpacks the term Passive Heating and Cooling as a means of planning a sustainable home, and how it relates to the work of a colorado architect.

What does the term Solar Passive Design actually mean? Passive solar design refers to the use of the sun's energy for the heating and cooling of living spaces. In this approach, the building itself or some element of it takes advantage of natural energy characteristics in materials and air

The certified Bell Nakusp Passive House triplex is nominated for a 2018 BC Wood Design Award in the Multi-unit Residential Wood Design category. The project is a series of three Passive House row houses, with a coach house of conventional construction. Designed to facilitate aging in place, it is intended that the three Passive Hosue... Read more »

Image 37 of 38 from gallery of Passive House Pavilion of Longfor Sundar / SUP Atelier. Heating Strategy

Image 20 of 22 from gallery of Hasami House / Jima Design. Section 01

Image 26 of 29 from gallery of 3500 Millimetre House / Ago Architects. Section

The Passivhaus standard works just about anywhere it seems.

Completed in 2017 in Xuân Quan, Vietnam. Images by Hiroyuki Oki. Located in a recently developed area at about 30 minutes driving from Hanoi (Vietnam), the Japanese nursing university created a learning environment...

Image 20 of 26 from gallery of Passive House Bruck / Peter Ruge Architekten. Elevation

Image 10 of 25 from gallery of Apartment Building for Four Friends / Lussi+Halter Partner AG + Lola Domenech. Photograph by José Hevia