Ever heard of a “passive house?” It’s a home designed with an air-tight building shell that allows almost no air to escape.

Architects across New York have embraced Passive House design, a German energy efficiency standard slowly gaining traction in the states. Despite its name, this new approach to building design can be ...

The 5,000-square foot duplex on a compact, sloping lot shows how energy efficiency and architectural heritage can coexist.

The California wildfires are still ravaging the Los Angeles area a week after they started. The stories of residents who live in the area and have lost everything are heartbreaking. Against this ...