RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE: PASSIVE HOUSE GROWS AT GREENBUILD 2013

Posted by NYPH , November 1, 2013 - Events, General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News

Greenbuild, the world's largest conference and expo dedicated to green building, takes place November 18-23 in Philadelphia. This year's huge Passive House presence is a reflection of the growth of the Passive House standard in the US. GREENBUILD 2013 is to feature six presentations that focus on Passive House building, three building tours, and on the GREENBUILD EXPO floor there will be a PASSIVE HOUSE ZONE organized by the North American…

Passive House Tours at Greenbuild

Posted by NYPH , October 30, 2013 - Events, News

The 2013 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo will feature tours of Passive House projects in Philadelphia on Monday, November 18 and Friday, November 22. Monday Afternoon Half-Day Tours: 2:00-6:00 pm TM06: Reimagining the Rowhome: New Housing Design in a Historic City Row homes comprise the majority of the building stock in Philadelphia, and innovative designers and builders are rethinking how they look and operate. This tour visits several sites, including…

BuildForward Capital LLC Launches Operations

Posted by NYPH , October 30, 2013 - Financial Incentives, News

New York Passive House member Melissa Ruttner shared the following with us: BuildForward Capital LLC Launches Operations, Financing Deeply Energy Efficient Construction Projects in New York City and Environs BuildForward has created a unique, crowdfunded lending platform that allows individuals and institutions to lend directly to borrowers who seek to make radical improvement to the energy footprint of their buildings. Melissa Ruttner, President of BuildForward, said, "At BuildForward, our mission is to…

Passive House Office Towers

Posted by NYPH , October 9, 2013 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News

Currently the tallest Passive House skyscraper in the world is the 20-story Raiffeisen office building (RHW.2) in Austria. It maxes out Vienna's height restrictions at 78 meters. The building features high-performance glazing, heat recovery from the data servers, a ground-source heat pump, and 240 square meters of solar PV. According to Der Standard the construction budget was 84 million euros (about $380 per square foot). See the Passive House Database for…

Building Efficiency and Blower Doors: Essential Responses to Sandy

Posted by NYPH , August 2, 2013 - HVAC, News, Technical

By Ken Levenson, A.I.A. Superstorm Sandy has produced a torrent of meetings, plans, reports, announcements and actions by city, state, federal and non-governmental organizations. Today, before their terms expire, the New York City Council and Mayor are racing to pass important legislation based on these past months of herculean effort. While the action may be understandably focused on measures directly related to storm survival of our built environment from wind…

International award for energy efficient buildings and regions

Posted by Andreas Benzing , June 9, 2013 - News, Passive House Institute

Announcing the 2014 Passive House Award - submission deadline 30th September 2013 Darmstadt. Those at the forefront of energy efficient construction globally can now submit innovative projects for the 2014 Passive House Award. Competition entries may include single buildings as well as entire districts or regions. An independent jury will evaluate the architectural design and urban planning aspects of the submitted projects with special attention given to the use of…

After a Bumpy Start, a Passivhaus Success Story

Posted by Andreas Benzing , May 8, 2013 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Technical

BY VERONIQUE LEBLANC POSTED ON MAY 7 2013 on GreenBuildingAdvisor   In 2006, when we bought our house in Mamaroneck, New York, it was all about location: views on Mamaroneck Harbor, a south-facing orientation, proximity to the train station and the village’s main shopping street, and the ability to have a decent sailboat moored in deep water across the street and winterized at the shipyard next door. The house was…

Lessons Learned from the Orient Artist Studio

Posted by Andreas Benzing , July 14, 2012 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Technical

By David White, Right Environments. I was very fortunate to work with Ryall Porter Sheridan Architects and Manuele Contracting on the newly Passivhaus certified artist studio in Orient, Long Island, NY. I'd like to share what I hope will be useful reflections.   The Orient climate is very similar to New York City in terms of temperatures and solar radiation. The studio is in a wooded area with moderate Southern exposure,…

First annual NYPH Symposium 2012

Posted by Andreas Benzing , June 23, 2012 - Events, General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News

This June NYPH hosted its first annual symposium and here's what people have been saying: "a day filled with loads of great projects and innovative people," "great presentations and networking," "great energy."  Over 100 people attended, there were 12 component vendors and 17 presentations.  Two Certified Passive House Plaques were presented.  Shown the awe inspiring work of cities like Brussels and Frankfurt, NYC was challenged to build 2 million square feet of…