Active for More Comfort: Passive House

By Passive House California , December 16, 2020 -

How does a Passive House work? Which requirements exist with regard to components, planning, design, and project implementation? What resources exist to help with Passive House design? What is it like to live in a Passive House, what has already been built, and why are Passive Houses such an attractive investment? In order to competently answer such questions, the International Passive House Association (iPHA) has created an informational brochure entitled, Active…

Passive House Northwest

By Passive House California , December 15, 2019 -

PHnw is proud of not only the quantity of local passive buildings, but their diversity too, in both size and locale: from small single-family homes to a growing list of multifamily projects, and from southern Oregon to the San Juans and over to eastern Washington. This book demonstrates beautifully the strong drive here in the Pacific Northwest to create better buildings.