“Passive house” can rank pretty far up the list of inadvertently misleading phrases. Realizing the momentous energy-saving potential of this approach requires plenty of active effort on the part of ...

CAR: Writing about Neptune Towers in Brooklyn, New York, author Tarang Patel, Lead Mechanical Engineer at TRV Mechanical Contractors, highlights the three-tower residential development where passive ...

Energy-efficient homes -- both new and existing -- require mechanical ventilation to maintain indoor air quality. There are four basic mechanical whole-house ventilation systems -- exhaust, supply, ...

Read the original version in Spanish here. The massive energy footprint of air conditioning systems—which, in fact, account for 10% of global electricity consumption—has driven the gradual revival of ...