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NYPH
, April 21, 2023 -
Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, is set to host the first-ever US collegiate design-build rendition of the international Passive House Ice Box Challenge this spring. The event, known as the 'Pratt Brooklyn Ice Box Challenge,' aims to showcase the advantages of energy-efficient buildings designed to implement Passive House standards as a crucial solution to climate action. Pratt Institute's mission is to empower the next generation of architects to create eco-friendly…
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Andreas Benzing
, March 17, 2022 - News
The Alloy Block Downtown includes the first all-electric skyscraper and the first passive house public schools in New York. At the ground level, storefronts and public spaces are accessible to all. READ MORE
By Emily Nonko From the Observer: [caption id="attachment_4922" align="alignright" width="300"] PHOTO CREDIT: Hayes Davidson[/caption] "Last winter, Carroll Gardens resident Laura Mackall didn’t turn the heat on in her home once. “We just didn’t need it,” she said, “And the house stayed between 68 and 70 degrees all winter.” Ms. Mackall lives in a four-story rowhouse that she retrofitted as a Passive House last year. She stumbled upon the notion,…
