Passive House design is booming in multifamily development. However myths about this sustainable building approach may be holding back momentum. Originating in Germany in the late 1980s, PH is a ...

All-electric multi-family Passive House projects can be built at the same cost or close to the same cost as conventionally designed buildings, according to a report by the Passive House Network. The ...

It was the midst of a July heat wave, with humidity sticky in the air. Phoebe Saldana sat in the colorful plaza of her East Harlem housing complex, watching her two young daughters ride scooters and ...

The proposed 3831 Chicago project, which 548 Enterprise says will be the largest Passive House building in the city to date. (Rendering courtesy 548 Enterprise) This is your first of three free ...

A German-born energy efficiency standard is catching fire in the multifamily housing development industry in Chicago, bringing reduced carbon footprints, improved air quality and lower costs for ...

An 800-unit apartment complex getting underway in Newton Upper Falls will be one of a kind. The project on 22 acres along Needham Street, known as Northland Newton Development, will be a 13-building, ...

Passive building does not just apply to residential homes. Apartment buildings and even hospitals are being constructed or retrofitted with the new techniques in New York City, Boston and other urban ...

Affordable housing developers enter 2026 cautiously optimistic. TD Bank’s survey shows 50% see cost and policy pressures affecting deals, yet 62% expect growth, especially in multifamily, senior and ...