As the world gets warmer, the use of power-hungry air conditioning systems is projected to increase significantly, putting a strain on existing power grids and bypassing many locations with little or ...

The passive-house building standard relies on lots of insulation and intentional design to use as little energy as possible for heating and cooling. "Things like 'passive house' have become more ...

Inspired by human skin structure, an anisotropic synergistically performed insulation-radiation-evaporation cooler is developed by leveraging a dual-alignment structure both internal and external to ...

Passive cooling refers to technologies or design features that lower the temperature in spaces without the need for power consumption. The strategy uses free, renewable sources of energy (wind and sun ...

A worker walks into the back of the Conservatory Apartments in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood on Aug. 2, 2023. The apartments are being constructed to the Passive House standard that combines ...

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More than a dozen builders, architects, engineers, tradespeople and homeowners recently met in the Twin Cities, looking to become Passive House-certified to make energy-efficient buildings. Hosting ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- The Magnolia House in the Washington-Willow historic district is on track to meet the gold standard of energy efficiency by becoming the state's first certified Passive House, ...

Passive House is a voluntary construction standard that focuses on energy efficiency to reduce a building’s carbon footprint. Referred to as “Passivhaus” in German, the standard was born in 1988 when ...

A new passive cooling system relies on evaporation and radiation and requires no electricity. The device can provide up to about 19 degrees Fahrenheit (9.3 degrees Celsius) of cooling from the ambient ...