Articles
The Passive House: Green Without Gizmos
Fine Homebuilding, April/May 2010, Issue #210
Article by Jefferson Kolle
(Reprinted with permission © 2010 The Taunton Press, Inc.)
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The aggressive standard of a Passive House in Dwell, November 2009. Article by Jacob Gordon
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General Electric Touts Net-Zero but guess who is the better alternative? Read the article by Justin Moresco, originally published at Earth2Tech.
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A Portland-based company, Root Design Build, is building a house you can heat with a blow-dryer. Read the article by John Minervini.
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Graphic from the New York Times explaining the different parts of a passive house, April 30, 2009. Graphic by Mika Gröndahl.
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Review of our book "Homes for a Changing Climate" in Energy Design Update, January 2009. Article by John Vara.
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PassiveHouseBookReviewEDU2009January.pdf
“Passive house: The idea of the airtight home takes hold among green-building experts”, from The Oregonian, February 04, 2009. Article by Ruth Mullen.
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PassiveHouseAirtightHomeTakesHold.pdf
“Army Planning Energy-Efficient Housing”, from Stars and Stripes, January 9, 2009. Article by Seth Robson.
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“No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’”, from The New York Times, December 27, 2008. Article by Elisabeth Rosenthal.
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“Promoting the Passive House – A Report on the 3rd Annual North American Passive House Conference”, from the Community Solutions Blog, December 10, 2008. Article by Pat Murphy, Executive Director, Community Solutions.
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“Making the Best of Rising Energy Costs", from The Journal of Light Construction. Article by Paul Edrenkamp.
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“Wary of Waning Power Supplies, Eco-Minded Architects Build a Better Box” from Washington Post, April 5, 2008. Article by Katherine Salant.
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“Passive House Retrofit: Taking it Easy” from Renewable Energy WorldCom Online, April 3, 2008. Article by Martin Ploss.
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"Passive House Takes Root in the US" from Home Energy Magazine's special '08 Climate Solutions issue.
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"Houses You Can Heat With a Hairdryer" from Fine Homebuilding, May 2008. Article by Rachel Wagner.
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Energy Design Update January 2008 Interview with Dr. Wolfgang Feist .
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New Scientist July 2007
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The Fairview House was featured in Energy Design Update
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The Smith House was featured in Energy Design Update
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