Project Database
The NY Passive House Project Database showcases high-performance buildings across New York State. It offers case studies, design inspiration, and insights into energy-efficient, Passive House-certified projects.
Users can explore innovative designs, learn about materials and systems, and discover the professionals behind these cutting-edge projects. The database serves as a resource for architects, builders, developers, and anyone interested in sustainable building practices.
Bronx, NY
On a prominent double-corner lot that sat empty for decades, 4697 Third Avenue addresses a diverse context with a rich program of affordable housing and community services for the vibrant Fordham neighborhood. The building balances the neighborhood’s industrial and emerging residential contexts with sculptural window fins and a building massing that rises and twists as it responds to a highly visible site.
Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP
Bronx, NY
The winning RFP proposal for HPD and NYCHA’s Seniors First program at the Sotomayor Houses in the Soundview section of the Bronx (and named in honor of the Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s mother, Celina Baez) this 16-story building offers affordable senior units.
Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC
New York, NY
Charlotte of the Upper West Side is a new 9-story multi-family residential building at 470 Columbus Avenue, in the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District of Manhattan, NYC.
BKSK Architects LLP
Brooklyn, NY
Once home to the Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine Company No. 16 in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood, the historic firehouse known as Engine 16 was converted into a church in 1974. A full-scale, Passive House certified adaptive reuse renovation converted the building into a multifamily residence with a community facility on the ground floor.
Ingui Architecture
New York, NY
A 24-story mixed-use passive house building with apartment layouts ranging from studio to three bedroom units for different income levels.
ZH Architects
New York, NY
The renovation of the landmarked Rubin Hall is one of the largest EnerPHit certified residential buildings in the world and is a formative step to address NYU's Climate Action Plan.
FXcollaborative
New York, NY
The House is part of Cornell Tech's new 2.1 million square foot technology campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The building is designed to reinforce the unique model of academic integration, multi-disciplinary research, and collaboration at the core of the Cornell Tech mission. It serves as a lively and comfortable living place for informal social interactions between students and faculty while they reside on campus.
Handel Architects LLP
Bronx, NY
Woodlawn Senior was recognized as a 2023 Better Buildings Award winner by the U.S. Department of Energy for the team’s innovative & industry-leading accomplishments in implementing & promoting practices, principles, and procedures of energy management.
Paul A. Castrucci Architects