On paper, deciding to build these buildings — which had not been designed as passive houses — to fully certified passive house standard seems like a bold move. (passivehouseplus.ie)
In the resolution, the Borough Board called for adoption of passive house standards in the city's building code, construction of a public passive house project in Manhattan, and a city campaign enlisting the support of government agencies and officials, the real estate and construction industries, labor, and the public to promote zero net energy standards and renewable energy use. (nypassivehouse.org)
He goes on: «There was nothing technically insuperable about achieving passive house standard on this retrofit, using knowledge, materials, and techniques that are available now. (passivehouseplus.ie)