Passive solar architecture is a design strategy that optimizes a building’s energy efficiency and long-term sustainability. By relying on a building site’s solar orientation and climate, sustainable ...

Even diehard Instagrammers admit it: Sometimes the best design is in what you don’t see. Such is the case with passive solar design, an approach to building that—in a nutshell—uses a house’s site, ...

A rare home tour of Sonam Wangchuk's Ladakh residence reveals how mud walls, passive solar design and composting toilets keep ...

Passive House design is the best option architects have today for a net-zero future, and it is up to us and our clients to make this future a reality. The building industry accounts for nearly 40 ...

Switch to solar with a system built for you. Since ancient times, people have found ways to use the sun’s heat to stay warm or keep cool. They built homes from clay and other materials that retain ...

Passive solar — a building approach that uses the sun's energy for heating, cooling, and lighting without mechanical equipment — helps keep homes comfy year-round. When Doug Butler and Jamie Jarboe ...

The need for sustainable and healthy living has never been more urgent than it is today. With the rising threat of climate change and the growing concern for public health, we need to consider how we ...

In this video, learn how to properly orient your house for passive solar design to reduce energy consumption by half.

As revolutionary as the construction sector may seem nowadays, it currently accounts for nearly 40% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, 11% of which are a result of manufacturing building ...

The passive-house building standard relies on lots of insulation and intentional design to use as little energy as possible for heating and cooling. If your home is super energy efficient and it has ...