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by Nathaniel Dick Senior Director Energy & Capital Projects Designing housing to Passive House Institute United States (PHIUS) standards is the most responsible approach to limit operational carbon and lower our communities’ risk against future unknown energy costs and intensifying climate events. Passive house design successes are helping manage cost premiums to achieve cost parity with code... read more

by William Towns, POAH Board Member and Adjunct Professor in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University  Whether it goes by “urban renewal,” “neighborhood transformation,” or “community reinvestment,” the effort to make American cities prosperous and equitable is among the central challenges of the post-pandemic recovery. The goals of these initiatives are usually clear enough:... read more