Category: News
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MassCEC Launches the Passive House Design Challenge
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has issued a call for solicitations for a new funding program aimed at promoting Passive House buildings. The Passive House Design Challenge is meant to demonstrate that multi-family affordable housing can be built in Massachusetts to the Passive House standard at a low to no cost premium. The program…
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Construction begins on a Passive inspired student residence at MIT.
Incorporating sustainable construction techniques inspired by the Passive House standard, a student residence hall has begun construction on the Vassar Street in Cambridge. Read more at MIT News.
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Energy-saving Quincy home costs $215 a year to heat, cool.
Design New England profiles a Passive House in Quincy designed by GO Logic, noting that it’s “ cool [on a warm summer day], comfortable, moderately priced, cheap to operate, and good for the environment” and that “the only other warmth comes from, remarkably, body heat, electric towel warmers and radiant floors in the bathrooms, waste…
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Ultra-Efficient, Economical Apartments Now In South Boston Are Part Of ‘Big Wave’
By Fred Bever, Maine Public You may have heard about passive housing: residences built to achieve ultra-low energy use. Imported from Germany, it’s been kind of a boutique-y thing here until recently, with eco-minded homeowners making costly upfront investments to downsize their carbon footprints. But now, New England is joining a surge in large-scale passive…