Media

CPUC And Business Leaders Launch Zero Net Energy
Action Plan; Goal Of Efficient, Clean Energy Powered Buildings By 2030
, September 1, 2010

Passive House, Active Design - Sonoma home undergoes first Passivhaus retrofit in United States
Caroline Osborn, The North Bay Bohemian, June 16, 2010

Avoiding the Global Warming Impact of Insulation
ALEX WILSON, Green Building Advisor, June 1, 2010

Sonoma House Sets National Energy Standard
Sonoma Valley Sun, May 14, 2010

It's easier than you think, being green
Zahid Sardar, San Francisco Chronicle, April 28, 2010

Passive house is one of the first in the U.S.
Wendy Koch, USA Today - Green House, April 23, 2010

California’s First New-Home Passivhaus Is Also a Rental
Richard Defendorf, Green Building Advisor, April 14, 2010

Optimizing Windows - Here’s how window design, placement, and performance can make a greater impact on efficiency and comfort without busting the budget.
Rich Binsacca, ecohome, April 7, 2010

Passive House Arrives in North America: Could It Revolutionize the Way We Build?
Alex Wilson, Environmental Building News, April 1, 2010

Getting active about passive: Sonoma home undergoes tough efficiency retrofit
Heather Clancy, smartplanet.com, March 31, 2010

Passivhaus Comes To California, Shattering Stereotypes
Lloyd Alter, treehugger.com, March 30, 2010

When Remodelers Carve Paths to Passive House
Richard Defendorf, Green Building Advisor, March 23, 2010

California's First Passive House Remodel
Alison Pruitt, Energy Boom, March 21, 2010

Passive House: Green Without the Gizmos
Jefferson Kolle, Fine Homebuilding, March 11, 2010

California’s First Passive House Remodel Moves Towards Completion
John Caulfield, Builder Online, March 9, 2010

New Tax Credit Limits Window Choices
Alex Wilson, BuildingGreen.com, February 1, 2010

Radiant Floor Heating: Wrong Choice for Green Homes?
BuildingGreen.com, February 1, 2010

Forget Energy Star and LEED, Green Building is Passivhaus
Lloyd Alter, treehugger.com, January 21, 2010

Preaching Passivhaus in California
Richard Defendorf, Green Building Advisor, November 9, 2009

Marin at forefront of growing trend in architecture - 'passive' houses
Jim Welte, The Marin Independent Journal, November 9, 2009

Passive Acceptance - Virtually unknown in the United States, Passive Houses are starting to make a big impression with their small footprints.
Jacbo Gordon, Dwell Magazine, November, 2009

2009 Passive House Conference
Kevin Ireton, Fine Homebuilding, October 27, 2009

Solar Decathlon Winners Embrace Passivhaus Standard
Richard Defendorf, Green Building Advisor, October 21, 2009

The Passive House
Maureen McCabe, The Napa Valley Register, August 15, 2009

Passive House
Jarrod Denton, North Bay Biz, August, 2009

Efficiency Drive Could Cut Energy Use 23% by 2020, Study Finds
Kate Galbraith, New York Times, July 29, 2009

GE Touts Net Zero, But Will the Real Net Zero Please Stand Up?
Justin Moresco, GigaOM, July 17, 2009

Rooftop solar just a small part of energy solution, experts say
Ed Fletcher, The Sacramento Bee, June 20, 2009

Oregon Shift House Seeks Passive House
Preston Koerner, Jetson Green, June 10, 2009

Futurehaus - A local [Portland, OR] company is building a house you can heat with a blow-dryer.
John Minervini, Willamette Week, June 3, 2009

Passivhaus For Beginners - The History of a Superinsulation Standard
Martin Holladay, Green Building Advisor, May 27, 2009

Passive House Project in Asheville, N.C., Poses Many Questions and Lessons
Rob Moody, Green Building Advisor, May 20, 2009

'Innie' Windows or 'Outie' Windows? - When Walls Have Exterior Foam, Where Do the Windows Go?
Martin Holladay, Green Building Advisor, May 6, 2009

Molding the 'Passiv Haus' concept for Alaska
Thorsten Chlupp, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, April 3, 2009

Passive Houses Get Good Graphic Explanation
Lloyd Alter, Treehugger, April 30, 2009

No Furnace Required: Energy-Efficient Passive Houses Are Gaining Steam
Gerry Smith, Chicago Tribune, Sunday, March 8, 2009 as republished in the Times Union, Albany, NY, February 20, 2009

Passive houses aggressive energy-savers
Janet Parmer, The Press Democrat, February 20, 2009

Passive house: The idea of the airtight home takes hold among green-building experts
Ruth Mullen, The Oregonian, February 4, 2009

What is (a) Passive House?
David White, Mother Earth News, January 23, 2009

Let's Turn The White House Into A 'Passive House'
Danielle Sacks, Fast Company, January 7, 2009

No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’
Elizabeth Rosenthal, New York Times, December 26, 2008

Home Appliances Help to Heat Local 'Passive House'
Mai Fung, The Daily Californian, December 4, 2008

Six Prefabricated Passive House, Zero Energy Designs
Preston Koerner, Jetson Green, October 7, 2008

Passive House Takes Root in the United States
Mike Kernagis, Home Energy Magazine, 2008

First U.S. Retrofit to Passive House Standards
Nabih Tahan and Christopher Polk, Home Energy Magazine, Nov/Dec 2008

Eco-home puts "passive house" idea into practice
Leo Hickman, The DAWN Media Group, May 18, 2008

Greenbuilt Tour: Airtight design slashes home's energy needs
Staci Matlock, The New Mexican, May 10, 2008

Houses You Can Heat with a Hair Dryer
Rachel Wagner, Fine Homebuilding, March 2008

An Interview With Wolfgang Feist
Martin Holladay, Energy Design Update, January 2008

Be aggressive about passive - The Global Warming Survival Guide
Stephanie Kirchner, Time Magazine, 2007

Hybrid Homes - New Building Technologies And Innovative Add-Ons Are Making Nearly Zero-Energy Houses A Real Possibility
William Underhill and Malcolm Beith, Newsweek, September 20, 2004