Fostering collaboration: Buildings Breakthrough

Posted by NYPH , January 22, 2024 - Industry News, Policy

Buildings Breakthrough: “Near-zero emission and resilient buildings are the new normal by 2030.” Breakthrough Agenda context At COP26 in November 2021, 45 world leaders, whose governments collectively represent over 70% of global GDP, launched the Breakthrough Agenda, aiming at strengthening international collaboration on decarbonizing high-emitting sectors (Transport, Power, Hydrogen, Steel, and Agriculture) and making clean technologies and sustainable solutions the most affordable, accessible and attractive option in all regions by 2030.…

Deep retrofit and everyone benefits

Posted by Passive House Institute , January 17, 2024 - Construction, Member News, Passive House Institute

Darmstadt, Germany. Retrofits are the key to climate protection in the building sector. To support the uptake of retrofit solutions, the Passive House Institute's 27th International Passive House Conference will take place with a focus on significantly improving the energy performance of existing buildings to the EnerPHit standard. The conference will take place from April 5 to April 7 in Innsbruck, Austria, including a Passive House specialists' exhibition. The conference…

BURNT ANGLE HOUSE

Posted by NYPH , January 16, 2024 - Architects, Member News

This new ground-up home was designed as a retirement home for two Michiganders. The goals of the project were to meet Passive House standards, while incorporating some site generated power and a greenhouse and garden, while taking advantage of a narrow view to Lake Michigan and the uniquely sloped and wooded site.  Learn More >

Stainless Steel DURUS trays mark a new era of performance in brick trays.

Posted by NYPH , January 16, 2024 - Envelope, Member News

Rainscreen Assembly and Water Management Care is taken to allow for as much egress of water and moisture management as possible. The environment for a rainscreen façade assembly can be at times wet, cold, or dry. Each DURUS tray has uniform and continuous drainage holes that will provide maximum egress of incidental moisture and water.  The two-inch-wide cavity creates continuous convection air flow within the cavity to keep components as…

Alpen Retrofit Window Project Receives Department of Energy’s Retro 30 Award

Posted by NYPH , January 16, 2024 - Envelope, Member News

Pacific Tower retrofit recognized as the 1st secondary window upgrade project in the US to achieve 30%+ building shell performance improvement. LOUISVILLE, Colo., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Alpen High Performance Products (Alpen), the leading American manufacturer of high efficiency window technologies for commercial and residential markets, today announced a retrofit project, the Pacific Tower in Vancouver, WA, as a recipient of the Department of Energy’s 2023 Retro 30 Award.…

Predevelopment Financing for Modular Passive House New Construction in East Harlem in the Bronx

Posted by Andreas Benzing , January 15, 2024 - Energy, Financial Incentives, Industry News

NYCEEC provided an approximately $3,000,000 bridge loan to Assembly OSM, an early-stage company that is focused on building highly efficient and sustainable urban new construction through innovative modular processes. NYCEEC’s loan proceeds will bridge design, engineering, and supply chain expenses during the ramp-up period prior to the anticipated construction start date at the end of Q2 2024. The development is located in East Harlem, New York and will qualify for…

Six reasons to be optimistic about the energy transition

Posted by NYPH , January 15, 2024 - Energy, HVAC, Industry News

Yes, the world is hooked on fossil fuels, but Canary Media’s experts are still hopeful about the rise of clean energy. Here’s why. By Canary Staff, 28 December 2023 The transition away from fossil fuels is a messy, frustrating and frequently uncertain story. Sometimes it seems like major change is just around the corner; other days it feels like we’re moving in the wrong direction. Read More >

Future Housing Initiative: Project Progress & Next Phase Launch

Posted by Bright Power , January 15, 2024 - Construction, Member News

  December 1, 2023 Bright Power and Building Energy Exchange joined forces to launch The Future Housing Initiative—an endeavor to help drive the transition to low-carbon, multifamily housing with real world data and analysis of building performance. The Future Housing Initiative is aimed at creating a national, equity-centered database of real-world performance data on low-carbon multifamily buildings. It will include important metrics such as the resident quality of life, health,…

Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings

Posted by NYPH , January 15, 2024 - Energy, Industry News, Policy

The Building Technologies Office research is helping make buildings become smarter about the amount and timing of energy use and emit less carbon through the Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings (GEB) Initiative. The GEB Initiative works to remake buildings into a clean and flexible energy resources by combining energy efficiency and demand flexibility with smart technologies and communications to inexpensively deliver greater affordability, comfort, productivity, and performance to America’s homes and buildings.…

WHY VENTILATE?

Posted by Alex De Gagné , January 8, 2024 - Member News, Ventilation

To bring in oxygen. All living beings consume oxygen. Breathing turns oxygen into carbon dioxide (CO2), which can cause headaches, tiredness and concentration issues. Ventilation removes carbon dioxide from the house while introducing fresh air. To control humidity. Human activity creates humidity (breathing, baths, showers, cooking, laundry). For example, a family of four can release about 20 litres of water vapour in the air of the home every day. Excess…

Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction

Posted by NYPH , January 8, 2024 - Industry News, Policy

The Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction (Buildings-GSR) is a flagship publication of the UNEP-hosted Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC). The Buildings-GSR provides an annual snapshot of the progress of the buildings and construction sector on a global scale and reviews the status of policies, finance, technologies, and solutions to monitor whether the sector is aligned with the Paris Agreement goals. It also provides stakeholders with evidence…

Henson is a Passive House Accelerator!

Posted by Scott Henson , January 8, 2024 - Envelope, Member News

by Beth Weissman Press, Sustainability September 20, 2023 Happy Climate Week! Henson Architecture is proud to be Passive House Accelerator‘s Sponsor of the Week. Passive House Accelerator is an important global catalyst for Zero Carbon Building. We are excited to share our developing work with this inspiring organization sharing innovation in Passive House design and construction to the Passive House community as well as the broader public. Henson has completed…