Passive House Los Angeles (PHLA+)

Passive House LA+ (PHLA+), a recently completed home in Culver City, California, is one of the most advanced homes constructed in Los Angeles County. Achieving many firsts for a residence in the region, it is a Los Angeles certified Passive House, a Zero Net Energy home (ZNE), and among the first Passive Houses built in Southern California. PHLA+ is a project designed by PARAVANT Architects, and is strategically planned to showcase the back-end technologies and benefits of the Passive House International (PHI) building standard, including home health, extremely high efficient energy use, and sustainable building practices.

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First Passive House in Los Angeles

PARAVANT Architects has designed the first new construction Passive House in Los Angeles. The project has received the Pre-Construction Certification and is now under construction in Culver City, CA.

The term passive house (Passivhaus in German) refers to a rigorous, standard for energy efficiency in a building, reducing its ecological footprint. It results in ultra-low energy building that require little energy for space heating or cooling.

Embassy

PARAVANT Architect's design for the Swiss Embassy in Yaounde, Cameroon is published on the "World Architecture News".

NEW PHONE NUMBER

PARAVANT ARCHITEKTUR's Los Angeles downtown office located at 811 Wilshire Blvd. | 17th Floor has an additional new phone number. You can reach us now any time at (213) 787.6330.

Michelle Kaufmann

Michelle Kaufmann is reporting about the "Passive House" designed by PARAVANT ARCHITEKTUR

Quote from Michelle Kaufman: "... , “Passive House"  designed by Paravant is elegant and beautiful, as well as efficient. It utilizes passive design components and techniques that allow the warmth from the sun during the winter but not the summer. I love the sliding screen over the winter garden and the courtyard."

Link: http://michellekaufmann.com/2009/10/eco-home-competition-winners-announced/