There's a growing movement to construct buildings with the "passive house" concept, which involves a combination of design strategies — such as insulation, air sealing and specific facade ...

The architectural design of the Lucio office building in Lille, France, integrates with the sun for variable lighting and temperature control in a smart passive design. Developed by Barbarito ...

Work on Phase Three C of The Anne M. Lynch Homes at Old Colony, a 55-apartment midrise building in Boston that stands out for its use of Passive House design principles, was recently completed.

Architects across New York have embraced Passive House design, a German energy efficiency standard slowly gaining traction in the states. Despite its name, this new approach to building design can ...

The Unic apartment building in Paris, France, is enlivened by an eye-catching curving facade, is impressively energy efficient and has been constructed to exacting Passive House standards.

About 10 years into its life, the building could absorb around 80 % of the amount of carbon emitted by a typical building. That number could grow to about 200 % after 25 years, and more than 400 % ...

Construction is nearing the home stretch at 210 Pacific Street — a gleaming brass-tiled 10-unit condo building between Court Street and Boerum Place that looks like it’s been dipped in gold.

A pleated glass facade wows at the Iowa State University Innovation Center while reducing energy use and providing a huge, natural light space for students.

Catalan architecture, landscape, and planning firm Batlleiroig has realized the first blackened timber facade in Spain. Its design for the Entegra building marks the first use of the material on ...

Monash University, which has several campuses throughout Melbourne and additional locations internationally, is trying to meet its own net zero carbon emissions initiative by 2030 with a series of ...

Facades+ returns to Houston for the first time since 2015 on April 13. After successful events in Austin and Dallas in 2022, Facades+ is excited to present a technical program that caters to ...