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 ...

This couple built a passive solar home on 18-acres in Shelby County that uses the sun to stay warm year-round and features ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul and Patricia Grogan, both 81, built an energy-efficient passive solar home near Dublin in the 1970s. After almost 50 years, ...

Following the first energy crisis in 1973 there was a rush to heat homes with the sun. It was a tinkerer's paradise, with all manner of solar heating systems migrating from garage workshops to ...

Discover how Passive House design can significantly reduce energy consumption, potentially saving up to 90% on energy bills.

As I discussed in last week’s column ("Resilience: Dramatically Better Building Envelopes," Jan. 4), a resilient home is extremely well-insulated, so that it can be kept warm with very little ...

Location: 12268 Canna Road, Los Angeles, California Price: $5,995,000 Year Built: 1977 Architect: Martin Gelber Footprint: 3,707 square feet (4 bedrooms, 3 baths) Lot Size: 0.4 Acres From the Agent: ...

Solar homes generate most of their energy from a combination of solar technologies (e.g., solar panels, solar tubes and solar windows). Most solar homes rely primarily on photovoltaic (PV) solar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 12—Building a passive solar adobe home wasn't the norm in 1982. But studio artist and Zen practitioner Susan Linnell, driven ...

Building a passive solar adobe home wasn’t the norm in 1982. But studio artist and Zen practitioner Susan Linnell, driven by a desire for efficiency and an interest in architecture, knew what she ...