Passive House certified

Project One is a landmark achievement in sustainable luxury housing. As the largest single-family, PHIUS-certified Passive House in the world, it redefines what’s possible in high-performance residential design. Built by Cross Construction, this three-story, electrification-ready home integrates advanced building science with refined aesthetics. With certifications including PHIUS CORE 2021, U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH), and EPA Indoor airPLUS, Project One proves that energy efficiency and luxury can coexist.  Courtesy of Cross Construction Building to PHIUS standards is no small feat, or as Alex Cross of Cross Construction put it, “very hard.” As of October 2025, almost 600 single-fam... More

Winthrop Center has established a new benchmark for large-scale sustainable design. Located in Boston's Financial District, Winthrop Center gives new definition and vitality to this part of the city. The project includes over 1.8M sq. ft. of residential, office, and retail space. The office component is Passive House certified, making Winthrop Center the largest Passive House commercial building in the world. In addition, this portion of the tower is targeting LEED Platinum and WELL Gold, while the residential portion above is targeting LEED Gold. Winthrop Center seeks to enhance and revamp the existing Winthrop Square, creating new open space to serve Boston, and linking together several other adjacent outdoor spaces. A grand new public... More

Sendero Verde, a transformative development in East Harlem, sets a global benchmark for sustainable and equitable housing. It provides homes for more than 700 families with incomes ranging from formerly homeless to 110 percent of the area median income. Conceived as a “Community of Opportunity,” Sendero Verde integrates affordable housing with education, healthcare, social services, and open spaces—reinforcing that sustainability encompasses social well-being and long-term community resilience. Albert Vecerka/Esto Albert Vecerka/Esto Winner of the SustaiNYC RFP in 2017, the project required final design certification under Passive House standards—among the world’s most rigorous energy-efficiency fra... More

Built for a professional couple in Toronto, the Sammon House is designed to withstand blackouts while providing a healthy indoor environment. The retrofit of the 1940s house targets EnerPHit Certification from the Passive House Institute, is fully electrified, and will be Net Zero when, in future, PV panels are installed on the roof of the addition.As an age-in-place strategy, the main living spaces are located on the ground floor, including the main bedroom, kitchen, living room, laundry, and washroom. The second floor has a working space/family room and a second bedroom with a full washroom for guests. Teagan McCanny The lot is located 1,640 feet from a subway station, 328 feet from a bus stop, and is close to a main artery that has... More

This multi-purpose arts and culture hub, located at 825 Pacific Street, is a seven-storey core-and-shell development which will be operated by a not-for-profit arts organization. Caption Caption Caption Caption More

Peninsula campus is the third largest of Monash’s urban campuses, and comprises the University’s major presence in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula region.   Gillies Hall provides 150 self-contained studio student apartments across six levels, two ground-floor apartments for residential support, and ground-floor common spaces for all 250 on-campus residential students. It is the largest Passive House certified (PHC) building in the southern hemisphere, Australia’s first student accommodation built to Passive House standards, and one of Australia’s largest cross laminated timber (CLT) projects.   The project demonstrates Passive House as a responsible and viable option for large residential projec... More

Climbing the ridge of ancient ledge rock and gazing across Lake Superior, one’s heart is filled with a fierce joy.  It is the irresistible pleasure of the wild and far horizons that gives an expansiveness to the soul and a sense of uncounted centuries.  Pays d’en Haut is the French explorer's name for this land and that feeling.  The great joy of being without boundaries…of exploration…of equilibrium with nature.   This renovated home in Northern Minnesota acts as a vessel for those feelings. Boundaries removed, vistas cleanly framed, surrounding development screened, doors opened to new exterior rooms, and a smooth cascading flow between spaces, floors, and terraces.  The passage of time... More

VIEW HAUS 5 is Seattle’s first PassivHaus-constructed townhome project. It is an innovative approach to infill development on a typical Seattle 40-foot wide lot. Centrally located in the Madison Valley neighborhood, View Haus 5 was named for its five distinct home designs that share views of the Cascade Mountains while committing to the rigorous German standard for energy efficiency. Featuring one certified PassivHaus unit, all View Haus 5 units comply with the rigorous standards for design and construction set by the Passive House Institute US, requiring high-efficiency doors and windows, increased insulation, continuous air sealing and mechanical ventilation. The project provides a site-specific thoughtful solution to density on a typ... More