The idea of inactive housing — basically , well - isolate buildings that do n’t require a ton of energy to heat and nerveless — is sure not a new one . standard for passive housing have been around for 25 old age in Europe , but they are only now starting to arrest on stateside .
TheNew York Timeshas an excellent visibility on the upgrade of the passive house in New York City that ’s deserving a read . ‘ Catching on ’ is maybe an overstatement — fit in to the article , stacks of passive unit have been build , but far more are under consideration .
The benefits of passive housing seem to make it an obvious choice : in tax return for a small extra toll when building the house , you get far crushed energy government note , clean air inside , much less haphazardness ( thanks to that redundant insularism ) , and even subtle benefits like affectionate houses during a winter brownout .
To my non - engineer , non - architect mind it vocalize like a total profits - winnings for everyone involved . Unless there are any compelling grounds otherwise , let ’s just comprise this into the building code and make it official . [ New York Times ]
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