The energy saved makes them cheaper to live in, all without substantially raising building costs. Proud homeowner shares ...

Passive House’s goal to arrive at a plan that produces 1,000 Passive House level buildings in service in the Monterey Bay area must be a part of a larger regional effort to arrive at a net zero ...

The Moore house in Evergreen is a net-zero energy home, entirely off the grid, meaning it produces more energy than it uses — with the help of active solar. For homeowners looking to use passive ...

So in 2008, the two tested the waters by building their own passive house on spec — a barn-red contemporary riff on the New England farmhouse that they named the GO Home (pictured at left and below).

The sunken lawn area captures heat, protects it from wind, and feeds it into the house. The semicircular shape actually reduces solar gain, but helps with Wright’s design for air flow, which is said ...

The final cost reached about $1.2 million. Architects replace rundown '50s log cabin with modern masterpiece: 'The house was ...

Both Rogero and Shrider said that when people hear the term passive house, a lot think they are referring to the 1970s notion of passive solar. This particular home will not have solar panels because ...

An 82-year-old bungalow is becoming the new kid on the block: the first Passive House in the Sacramento region. This story is part of the Solving Sacramento journalism collaborative.

Aaron and Shelby Bartelt bought a 1980s passive solar house in Prairie Village, then hired interior designer Amy Thurston to overhaul the home, which features a two-story atrium, cedar siding and ...

A passive solar house is typically designed from scratch factoring in several considerations to boost the structure’s ability to naturally keep the interior living spaces a comfortable air ...

The author’s home boasts numerous large south-facing windows that enable passive solar heating of the entire house, even in single-digit temps. In the early 1980s, an American energy crisis had ...