The City’s Division of Sustainability has partnered with the Community Planning & Economic Development department to support the development of sustainably certified housing. The Office of Sustainability will provide financing in addition to Minneapolis Homes Financing (MHF) program commitments made through its Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). The pilot provides a needs-based incentive of up to 20% of total development costs – not to exceed $90,000 per unit – through…
Ug, Uf, Uw, Uwhat? : An intro to the U-value and those most important to Passive House design
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Author: Nikki Goad (iPHA) For someone outside the building sector, many of the shorthand symbols frequently used in Passive House related content – including educational videos, press releases, webinars, and even some of our other blog posts – can be quite confusing. What the heck is a U-value? What are all those different subscripts? And what the heck is this symbol -> Ψ? Don’t fret. We will get into all…
Why Passive House Buildings Create a Healthier Interior Environment
Passive House buildings are undoubtedly better for the environment because they use less energy than a typical building. But how does the interior experience in a Passive House building compare to a typical building? Here's an explanation of why Passive House buildings provide superior indoor air quality, thermal comfort, and acoustics. Read More >
Passive Housing: Lottery Launches for 1230 Metcalf Avenue in Soundview, The Bronx
1230 Metcalf Avenue in Soundview, The Bronx By: Vanessa Londono 7:00 am on December 12, 2020 The affordable housing lottery is now open for Metcalf Avenue Apartments, a 12-story mixed-use development at 1230 Metcalf Avenue in Soundview, The Bronx. The 219,546-square-foot corner building is designed by Dattner Architects and developed by Phipps Houses and will yield a total 249 units in a mix of studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. Available on…
Product Showcase | Thermally Broken Shelf Angles
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PHLevel | Carbon-Emissions Evaluation for Passive House
LIC will soon house the nation’s largest passive house office
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LIC will soon house the nation’s largest passive house office JNY Capital and United Hoisting Co. developing eco-friendly 425K building New York / December 03, 2020 01:20 PM By Rich Bockmann Renderings by Archimaera Long Island City is getting what developers say will be the nation’s biggest office building designed to passive house standards. JNY Capital and United Hoisting Company will build their 425,000-square-foot spec office at 38-42 12th Street…
Product Showcase | VARA – Smart Technical Airtight System
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Handel Architects brings Passive House design to East New York.
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Arras is a 100% affordable mixed-use residential project proposed in the East New York section of Brooklyn. It was designed to serve as a model of a socially transformative and environmentally conscious design. Arras includes 326 affordable homes, 13,100 SF of community-focused retail space occupied by locally-based neighborhood retailers, and approximately 20,500 SF of community facility space with curated programming to meet the needs of the project’s tenants and the…
NYPH awarded a Gotham Green Award Winner® 2020
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Gotham Green Awards 2020 Gotham Green® annually recognizes those who make a difference in our communities and the world by celebrating people and organizations, both Gotham members and non-Gotham members, who work in ways big and small; for-profit and not-for-profit, to make our world a little greener. Gotham Green® provides a platform for businesses and professionals who seek to connect and promote sustainable business opportunities, practices and relationships. I am…
Ventilation systems strongly recommended
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Press Release 25 November 2020 During the Corona pandemic, schools in Germany must ventilate their classrooms regularly in order to reduce the risk of infection. Schools which are equipped with a heat recovery ventilation system,including Passive House schools,offer significant benefits for their users.© Pixabay Passive House Institute about schools: ventilation systems offer major advantages Darmstadt, Germany. With the start of the cold season, attention is increasingly shifting to schools and…
Before & After: Balancing Act in Brooklyn
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November 19, 2020 Our client came to us after purchasing this freestanding, wood frame house in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn with dreams of recycling some of the quirks of this old home into an updated, more functional home. Previously a three family home with lots of clues to its history, we worked to highlight a number of these clues within the new design that included a new rear addition,…
