A cold-climate heat pump is the cleaner way to stay comfier year-round, heating and cooling without burning fossil fuels like oil, propane, or natural gas. Replace your old furnace or boiler with a heat pump for a healthier home — and a cleaner future. Read More
You may think passive house is only for cold climates, but here’s why it’s a game-changer in the hot and humid South.
If you’re investing time and materials, you want to ensure your homes offer unmatched comfort, efficiency, and durability — even in the toughest climates. Join us next Thursday, September 5 at 4 PM ET for an exclusive R-Class Roundtable led by our R-Class Pros: Travis Brungardt and Joe Cook from Catalyst Construction LLC, Chris Caporuscio from ROCKWOOL, and special guest Steven Kasay, President and Founder of Kasay Construction, who holds…
Meet Our Team at Offsite Expo 2024!
We're counting down the days until OffsiteExpo 2024, and we’re excited to share that Dara McGowan & Jack Howard will be representing Partel at the event! 📍 Catch up with them at Stand G16 on 17-18 September 2024 at the Coventry Building Society Arena. This is your chance to meet Dara and Jack in person, discover our high-performance building materials, and discuss how they can elevate your projects. If you…
JB&B Managing Partner Scott Frank speaks on HVAC system strategies
Passive House Network – Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD) Training
I Was U.S. Treasury’s Chief Economist. Our Biggest Problem? It’s the Housing Crisis, Stupid.
When it comes to the cost of living, there’s no bigger single cost than housing, and the lack of affordable housing is the most acute economic problem facing our nation. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris recently laid out her plan to tackle this by encouraging the construction of 3 million new homes. Read More
MASS Design Group was founded on the understanding that architecture’s influence reaches beyond individual buildings.
Meet Us at Regenerative Metropolis ’24 DATE: Friday, September 27, 2024 TIME: 9:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. (EST) - Door opens at 8:45 A.M. VENUE: Starr Foundation, 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10011 Register Today We are a team of over 130 architects, landscape architects, engineers, builders, furniture designers, makers, writers, filmmakers, and researchers representing 20 countries across the globe. We are not here merely to design buildings. We…
Architectural Record is now a Media Partner for RegMo24
NYPH’s 2024 Fall symposium, “Regenerative Metropolis: Aligning with Biogenic Systems,” now has a full lineup, and we are humbled by the depth of experience and wisdom the presenters will share. Architectural Record is now a Media Partner of the event, joining Passive House Accelerator. Parsons and the Healthy Materials Lab are organizing partners, and NYSERDA is a sponsor. Please see our website for the now quite full agenda, with the…
PHI Press Release: New tool facilitates first steps towards retrofitting
outPHit is supporting the planning of deep renovation projects with its new Decision Support Tool Darmstadt, Germany. 20 August 2024. The planning phase is where all the important decisions are made before any deep renovation project is executed. outPHit is supporting building owners in this regard with its newly released Decision Support Tool. The web-based tool provides guidance on energy-efficient renovation, allowing for a comparison of various retrofit concepts as…
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We are proud to have played a role in supporting the distinctive brick design and sustainability objectives of 1 Park Point, a 13-story residential building in Brooklyn. Our FAST Thermal Brackets™ provide an offset shelf angle design, substantially reducing the quantity of steel required for brickwork support compared to traditional shelf angles. This not only sped up installation and reduced costs, but also enhanced the energy efficiency of the entire…
Innovators Needed for the Building Tech Lab
Last week, hundreds of entrepreneurs and industry professionals joined DOB for an information session about the new Buildings Tech Lab, a public-private initiative between the Department of Buildings and the Partnership Fund for New York City. The initiative will help to test new technologies to help the DOB improve how it regulates construction and development throughout the five boroughs. Don't worry if you missed out, as we are still accepting…