Aerial rendering illustrates The Oasis and the surrounding neighborhood - Archimæra By: Sebastian Morris 7:00 am on December 9, 2020 JNY Capital and United Housing Company are working in collaboration on The Oasis, the country’s largest-ever Passive House office building at 38-42 12th Street, near the northern boundary of Long Island City. From Brooklyn-based design studio Archimæra, the building’s Passive House standard construction will incorporate extremely efficient mechanical and electrical systems, a…
Why Passive House Buildings Create a Healthier Interior Environment
Passive House buildings are undoubtedly better for the environment because they use less energy than a typical building. But how does the interior experience in a Passive House building compare to a typical building? Here's an explanation of why Passive House buildings provide superior indoor air quality, thermal comfort, and acoustics. Read More >
Passive Housing: Lottery Launches for 1230 Metcalf Avenue in Soundview, The Bronx
1230 Metcalf Avenue in Soundview, The Bronx By: Vanessa Londono 7:00 am on December 12, 2020 The affordable housing lottery is now open for Metcalf Avenue Apartments, a 12-story mixed-use development at 1230 Metcalf Avenue in Soundview, The Bronx. The 219,546-square-foot corner building is designed by Dattner Architects and developed by Phipps Houses and will yield a total 249 units in a mix of studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. Available on…
In these super-sustainable new apartments, you may never pay a heating bill
When Sendero Verde, a 100-percent affordable apartment development in East Harlem in New York City, opens its doors in 2022, it’ll live up to its name, which means Green Path in Spanish. Within the city block where the new series of high-rise towers will stand, residents of the 361 apartments will be able to stroll through new landscaping and public spaces. A charter school will be on-site and a short…
New York City`s Green New Deal Announced
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NEW YORK, April 22, 2019 — Mayor de Blasio today announced New York City's Green New Deal, a bold and audacious plan to attack global warming on all fronts. It is comprised of $14 billion in new and committed investments, legislation and concrete action at the City level that will ensure a nearly 30 percent additional reduction in emissions by 2030. The laws and investments of New York City's Green…
NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL PASSES LANDMARK BUILDING CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION BILL
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New York, NY, April 18, 2019 - The New York City Council has passed Intro. 1253-C, with the explicit goal of reducing building carbon emissions rates 80% by 2050. The bill is aimed at buildings with 25,000 SF of floor area and larger, which represent a majority of greenhouse gas emissions produced by buildings in NYC. The bill, sponsored by Council Member Constantinides and co-sponsored by 30 other Council Members,…
Brooklyn Borough President Highlights Broad Support for Implementation of Passive House Design
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Thanks to the hard work and perseverance of the NYPH Board members and community, the Brooklyn Borough Board has passed a resolution to advance the Passive House Standard for the New York City Building code! BROOKLYN, NY, April 18, 2017: Today, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams continued his celebration of Earth Week by hailing the passage of a resolution at the Brooklyn Borough Board that called for the New…
The irreversible momentum of clean energy
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This paper was originally produced on the Science AAAS online magazine, and is reproduced here with permission from The American Association for the Advancement of Science By Barack Obama President of the United States, Washington, DC 20500, USA. Email: press@who.eop.gov. After 20 January 2017: contact@obamaoffice44.org Private-sector efforts help drive decoupling of emissions and economic growth The release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) due to human activity…
Call for Papers for New York Passive House 2017 (NYPH17) Conference & Expo is Announced
New York City - From today until January 30th 2017, NYPH is accepting applications for the annual New York Passive House Conference & Expo, NYPH17. With three million square feet (and growing!) of Passive House projects in the pipeline, New York State is experiencing fast growth. This conference will showcase the very best and latest in passive house technology, construction and design - bringing you case studies, information sessions, components…
Senior Housing Built to the Passive House Standard in Corona
On October 25, 2016, Queens community leaders celebrated the ground breaking of the borough’s first senior housing to meet the Passive House Standard for comfort, heath, and energy efficiency. The new structure will also be the first affordable housing site built in Corona in over 30 years. The non-profit developer, HANAC, worked with NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to provide 67 below-market-rate apartments and a pre-Kindergarten school…
Manhattan Borough President and Community Boards Endorse Passive House Implementation
This year, on the 46th Anniversary of Earth Day, Passive House efforts have not gone unnoticed in NYC. New York Passive House applauds Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and the Manhattan Community Boards for their latest passive house endorsements. This strong leadership shows the world that NYC is ready to set the precedent to mark today as the start of our zero-carbon future. For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 21, 2016…
New Database Provides Overview of Passive House Components
Convenient search for certified products (Details at conference in Darmstadt) 20th International Passive House Conference Darmstadt, Germany • April 22-23, 2016. (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 19 April 2016) Darmstadt, Germany. Whether just browsing or to find a specific product – a new online database provides a detailed overview of components for Passive House construction. All of the products, which have been independently tested and certified with reference to their energy-relevant…
