The compact design also cuts internal water consumption, contributing to the project’s sustainability goals. Unlike ...

With climate-conscious design, materials, and passive cooling, residents can cut AC use and adopt sustainable living.

Built on a promontory facing Route Principale, the design by BGLA architecture + urban design is a mass timber, highly energy ...

This is accomplished with design elements such as continuous insulation, airtight construction, high-performance windows ... “Passive houses are typically placed on a site to reduce solar ...

Douglas Romines springs for triple-pane windows ... and management of the Ramirez Solar House by Henry Wright Jr.—one of the earliest examples of passive solar design. Surrounded by nature ...

Paul and Patricia Grogan, both 81, built an energy-efficient passive solar home near Dublin in the ... Their architect helped them design the house, which is a four-bedroom, two-bathroom ...

Passive House design is the best option architects have today ... bridges to reduce heat transfer or increase the number of south-facing windows to heat the house with solar gain. If, on the other ...

One effective strategy to mitigate solar ... tested design strategies. Green Facades and Operable Windows: A Natural Approach to Skyscraper Shading Another potential strategy for passive climate ...

High performance window glazing prevents heat loss and ... have been adapted and utilized all over the world. Modern passive solar design relies on a combination of timeless principles, high ...

His favorite was a split-level home with a broad wall of south-facing windows. Unlike other models ... It was a chance, he said, to promote passive solar design nationwide by proving it was ...