Massachusetts Approves Energy Efficiency Plan
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved the state’s new three-year energy efficiency plan. Inside the new energy-efficiency plan is a sizable incentive program for…
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Passive Houses Finally Get Affordable
New technologies and products make Passive Houses affordable. In has blog, “Passive House Busts High Cost Myth,” for the Zero Energy Project, Bruce Sullivan digs into how the…
Future-Proof Home Construction
Will there be a tipping point where Passive House or an equivalent will become code? In his more than 30 years as a residential building…
Why More Passive House Multifamily Projects Should Be Built
When rent lords can make multifamily profitable, the industry needs to take note. Lloyd Alter from Treehugger covers an excellent multifamily passive house just completed…
Passive Powerhouse
The largest PHIUS certified project in New England is also affordable. The 54,000-square-foot Village Centre Apartments in Brewer, Maine—developed and owned by Community Housing of…