Here’s a quick roundup of a few highlights and industry updates from #PhiusCon Scale is no barrier for Passive Building A major milestone for large-scale applications — like Alloy Development’s 62-story, 582-apartment high-rise in NYC ( One Third Avenue ) aiming Passive House certification and proving that comfort, resilience, and efficiency work on large scale projects. Source: https://www.alloyllc.com/work/one-third-avenue Passive House Certification is Required in Multifam

We’re proud to support Archer in their mission to revolutionize urban air mobility by creating high-performance, energy-efficient...

Office Hour Recap – August 8   During this session, we dug into a very conventional problem: a basement column going through a floor...

At Build Zero Consulting , we believe every project is an opportunity to shape a healthier, more resilient, and more sustainable future....

🔊 At this Passive House & Net Zero Energy Office Hour,  Ryan Abendroth , lead CPHC with  BuildZeroConsulting  dug into the pros and cons...

Build Zero Consulting is proud to announce that John Grace Arms , an affordable multifamily housing project in Michigan, has officially...

Cross leakage  refers to the unintended transfer of air  between the exhaust air stream  (from inside the building) and the incoming...

🎉 Our latest project has achieved Passive House Design Certification, ensuring exceptional energy efficiency, comfort, and resilience. A...

How do Passive House Design Principles Support Fire Resilience in Buildings? Passive House principles can contribute to improved fire...

➡ Green roofs can increase the efficiency of PV systems by cooling the surrounding environment. The cooler temperature around the panels...

Thank you Jason Blush  for the great discussion at GlassBuild America  about Guardian Industries 's vacuum insulated glass (VIG) units....

Listen in to this Passive House Accelerator episode on Cooling and Sumer Resiliency series where co-host Ilka Cassidy, Ryan Abendroth,...

Stefan Goebel (Build Zero Consulting) visits Hanno in Hanover, Germany to interview Philipp Staude (Hanno) and learn about expandable...

I talked to Volker Brock, CEO of Hanno and Philipp Staude, R&D of Hanno to understand on what encouraged the company to go the extra mile...

Reducing cooling load on all glass buildings is a common challenge. Double skin facades tackle this issue but are costly and carbon...

Stefan Goebel (Build Zero Consulting) interviews Andreas Rissmann (Hanno) on how Hanno's expandable multi functional tapes work and can...

No, its about 19% lower (R17.9) due to thermal bridging from the wood studs. How does this impact the buildings energy performance? ➡...

➡ Check out this Phius Prescriptive Snapshot (Residential) to IECC 2018 residential and commercial enclosure comparison. ➡ While the...

Simply enter the project location and conditioned floor area to receive Window U-Value as well as Roof, Wall, Slab R-Values and...

The minimum thermal performance comparison at a 5ft and 10ft window height for NYC, Boston, Chicago, Houston and San Francisco that will...