In February of 2006 the California State Legislature passed a bill to require all new homes in the State to be built as ‘net zero energy’ by 2020.  Scroll forward… Read more »

Location: San Jose, California
Year of Construction: 2012

These clients came to us to because their 1957 California rancher was really uncomfortable and needed a complete overhaul. They’d lived with the original kitchen and bathrooms for 9 years… Read more »

Location: Sunnyvale, California
Year of Construction: 2013

The first house in Palo Alto built to the Passive House Standard is known as Project Green Home. Completed in June 2011, it meets and exceeds the State’s residential 2020… Read more »

Location: Palo Alto, California
Year of Construction: 2011

This Crafstsman-style home was completed in 2013 and was designed to integrate modern and classic energy-efficiency techniques. Coupled with Passive House efficiency, the house is equipped with 18 kW of… Read more »

Location: Palo Alto, California
Year of Construction: 2013

The mission of the house is to create an extremely energy efficient and healthy house – with no aesthetic compromises. The house demonstrates that sustainable building does not need to… Read more »

Location: Palo Alto, California
Year of Construction: 2015

This is a Passive House Remodel of a summer cottage originally built in the early 20th century. The owners kept the old-growth interior intact and remodeled the house to Passive… Read more »

Location: Portola Valley, California
Year of Construction: 2012

The HANAC Corona Senior Residence provides 67 units of affordable housing to seniors aged 62 and older earning 40-60% of the area median income (AMI), including 21 apartments set aside… Read more »

Location: Corona, New York
Year of Construction: 2018

Historic preservation can be a very effective strategy for increasing urban sustainability – re-using an existing building keeps materials out of landfills and results in dramatically fewer carbon emissions than… Read more »

Location: New York, New York
Year of Construction: 2018

Located along a stretch of Canal Street in the West Tribeca Historical District, this 24,000 SF, mixed-use Passive House designed building will bring additional residential and commercial space to a… Read more »

Location: New York, New York
Year of Construction: 2021

425 Grand Concourse is in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. This new mixed-use and mixed-income development will create 277 units of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families.… Read more »

Location: Bronx, New York
Year of Construction: 2020