Plant Prefab, a prefab home maker that saw massive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, has launched the Passive House LivingHomes, a line of three environmentally friendly homes for families. There's ...

The co-founder of A.M.Benzing Architects has long been a leader in the Passive House movement, an eco-sustainable and technology-forward building style with rigorous energy and efficiency requirements ...

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To build Habitat for Humanity’s new design for a passive house, volunteers just need to put prefab parts together. It could help make sustainable-home construction more affordable. On a building site ...

I’m in the process of building a new energy efficient, net zero, modular home to passive house standards, that’s being built in a factory. Why did I choose this path versus one of the many other ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

If off-grid homes and shipping container houses interest you, you probably heard of Dvele. Inhabitat covered the company before, detailing its prefab projects and DveleIQ software. But there’s more to ...

What makes a house feel like home? When it is quiet and peaceful? Full of natural light during the day and good-and-dark at night for sound sleep? With favorite art on the walls and books unpacked on ...

Australian firm Studio Dot’s 269-square-foot unit is designed for wellness in response to our changing climate. The design evokes a classic Australian miner's cottage with gable roof, veranda, and ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...