What is ‘Passive House’? ‘Passive House’, or Passivhaus as it is known in German, is a design standard that delivers healthy,...

With this most recent set of revisions, the commission is striving toward a pair of new state efficiency targets: achieving net zero...

What is a Net-Zero Energy Home? Detail of Vega House, an NZE home located in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Net-zero simply means that a...

The 2013 standards update for lighting, space heating and cooling, ventilation, and water heating are anticipated to add approximately...

Diagram depicting dew point in relationship to elements of wall assembly. This assembly utilizes cork board as the exterior insulation...

A proprietary wall system marketed in Germany which utilizes 60-80mm reed insulation as the exterior insulation material. The effective...

One NZE building: the Research Support Facility in Golden CO, approximately 50% more efficient than it’s conventional counterparts. The...