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- Simone de Gale harnessed the golden spiral ratio to design a spherical gallery in London, UK Sat, 3 Jan 15, 7:00amSimone de Gale Architects has created the conceptual design for a striking spherical art gallery in the heart of the City of London. Inspired by the concept of "pure geometry", they took cues from Leonardo Da Vinci’s Vitruvian...
- INTERVIEW: Julie Torres Moskovitz Discusses Passive Houses & Her New Book ‘The Greenest Home’ Wed, 16 Oct 13, 11:00pmWe recently cornered Moskovitz and pressured her to answer all our questions. What better expert on passive houses is there than someone who builds them and has studied them extensively? Her book The Greenest Home, which...
- Passive House Institute US Responds to Break Up With Passivhaus International Sat, 20 Aug 11, 7:03amThe growing pains of Passive House in the US couldn’t be more evident at this point, especially with the tension of keeping the standard intact while also having it properly reflect the region in which it is implemented...
- Passivhaus Institute Ends Relationship With Passive House Institute US Thu, 18 Aug 11, 4:40amThe founder of Passivhaus and director of Passivhaus Institute PHI, Dr. Wolfgang Fiest, has just sent word that the Passive House Institute United States (PHIUS) will no longer be able to provide building certifications,...