'Passive House' Survives Fire in California: How It Avoided Total Destruction, According to Architect
To qualify officially as a passive house, a home must meet certain criteria set by the International Passive House ...
How a ‘passive house’ survived the LA fires, despite the neighboring houses burning down
To reduce or even eliminate the need for heat in the winter and air conditioning in the summer, a passive house is built ...
What's a Passive House design? Here's what L.A. can learn from Colorado's worst fire as it looks to rebuild
In L.A., where the historic Palisades and Eaton Fires continue to burn, a Passive House was the only house still standing in its neighborhood.
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Passive Design May Have Saved This House From Destruction in Pacific Palisades
Experts provide some answers as to how a home on Iliff Street remained fully intact amid a scorched neighborhood ...
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'Passive House' Survives Fire in California: How It Avoided Total Destruction, According to Architect
Chasen, an architect who designed the house, said the home he built “for a dear friend” boasts several fire-proofing features. Several of these follow the principles of passive home design.
The Challenge: Building a Passive House on a Greek Island
A Brooklyn architect wanted an energy-efficient home on Skopelos that could stand up to the Mediterranean’s increasingly ...
Why this Boston homeowner doesn’t pay anything to heat his house
On one city block, three passive houses generate more electricity than they use. A full neighborhood of 18 houses is coming ...