Das Haus Tour

07/17/2014

The International Energy Efficiency Scorecard ranks the world's largest economies on their energy efficiency policies and programs. The rankings include Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States,…

04/26/2013

A great article from the New York Times covering the same project in Hamburg we mentioned last month. Check it out!

A building opening this week in Hamburg, Germany, uses algae on the exterior to provide heat and cooling and muffle noise.

04/22/2013

An article from Gizmodo with a thermal image of NYC's first Passive House home. When it comes to the energy efficiency advantages of Passive House buildings, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Earlier today we talked about the Living Building Challenge, a certification system that rates the sustainability of a building over the course of a year.

03/13/2013

Das Haus featured solar paneled louvers, but this soon-to-be-debuted building at IBA Hamburg is the world's first algae-powered building: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1OZsSx/inhabitat.com/splitterwerk-architects-design-worlds-first-algae-powered-building-for-germany/

Splitterwerk Architects have designed a building that, when completed, will be powered by algae bioreactors that capture and release energy.

11/02/2012

The dasHAUS Tour concludes its North American roadshow from 10/14 - 10/23 at Denver's Sustainability Park.

11/02/2012

9/21/2012-9/30/2012 in Daley Plaza, Chicago

11/02/2012

Jeff Kocinski, Secretary for the Chicago Chapter of the Passive House Alliance United States (PHA-C), presents the Passive House building standard during University Day.

10/11/2012

The sun came out today over Denver's Sustainability Park and revealed a more completed dasHAUS pavilion. Just a few more days until it opens for tours! http://denver.dashaustour.com

10/09/2012

dasHAUS arrived in Denver this morning! The pavilion will take shape over the next five days before opening for tours on Sunday. Join us next Monday, October 15th for our Grand Opening & Networking Reception as we celebrate the final stop of the North American dasHAUS Tour. More info here: http://denver.dashaustour.com

09/26/2012

Frequently asked questions in Daley Plaza:
"What is this, an Apple store?"
"No...it's the dasHAUS pavilion - but we'll take that as a compliment"

09/25/2012

Project Coordinator Meredith Marsh is currently giving an expert guided tour to a group from