"It was unusual at the time to have such a system and it works pretty well," Paul Grogan told BI.

Trombe Wall: A passive solar building design that uses a thick wall to absorb and store heat from sunlight, releasing it into the building when temperatures drop. Thermal Efficiency: A measure of ...

The climate crisis poses a big threat to both our environment and our lives. This has made the reduction of carbon dioxide ...

Looking at the published advice on housing design in the 1940s and 1950s, it’s clear passive solar design, small home sizes and climate-responsive architecture were topics of interest.

Using Passive House design principles, a string of homes in Boston maintain their heat throughout the winter without turning ...

The 32-unit Passive House building at Hamilton at Eagleview, a mixed-use community in Exton, features enough solar panels on the roof and in its parking lot. The developer expects they will ...

The show concludes with winning designs from a 2021 passive solar competition by Passive House ... ‘(I wanted to) make the connection between these larger themes of solar architecture to the specific ...