--- title: Blog | Insulation Institute | Passive House description: Passive House | Stay up to date with the lastest industry news provided by the Insulation Institute. --- [![Insulation Institute](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/hubfs/NAIMA_Jan2016_Theme/layout/logo.png)](https://insulationinstitute.org/) - [About NAIMA](https://insulationinstitute.org/about-naima/) - [News & Industry Issues](https://insulationinstitute.org/news-industry-issues/) - [Blog](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog) - [Tools & Resources](https://insulationinstitute.org/tools-resources/) - [Contact Us](https://insulationinstitute.org/contact-us/) [![Insulation Institute](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/hubfs/NAIMA_Jan2016_Theme/layout/logo.png)](https://insulationinstitute.org/) - [About NAIMA](https://insulationinstitute.org/about-naima/) - [News & Industry Issues](https://insulationinstitute.org/news-industry-issues/) - [Blog](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog) - 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[Codes & Standards](https://insulationinstitute.org/im-a-building-or-facility-professional/industrial-insulation/codes-standards/) - [Health & Safety](https://insulationinstitute.org/im-a-building-or-facility-professional/industrial-insulation/health-safety/) # Insulation Institute Blog # Insulation Institute Blog ## [New: Passive House Case Study](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/new-passive-house-case-study) [![](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/hubfs/Passive%20House%20Guide%20Cover.jpg)](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/new-passive-house-case-study) NAIMA has just released a [new guide,](https://insulationinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/NAIMA-Passive-House-w-Fiberglass-FINAL.pdf) *Passive House Construction with Fiberglass and Mineral Wool Insulation*. This new publication compares code-built, net zero, and passive house construction in terms of energy optimization, ultimately demonstrating that Passive House construction is the most rigorous in performance. It also presents a case study... [Details](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/new-passive-house-case-study) Aug 4, 2022 10:56:24 AM [Stacy Fitzgerald-Redd](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/author/stacy-fitzgerald-redd) ## [5 Ways Climate is Reshaping Home Building](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/5-ways-climate-is-reshaping-housing) [![](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/hubfs/iStock-672394246-1.jpg)](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/5-ways-climate-is-reshaping-housing) According to a report issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) this week, 2021 was the sixth warmest year on record.[\[1\]](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/topic/passive-house#_ftn1) Further, the hottest decade ever recorded occurred between 2009 and 2019.[\[2\]](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/topic/passive-house#_ftn2) The planet’s warming trend is forcing home builders globally to get creative to address the challenges we’re confronting.... [Details](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/5-ways-climate-is-reshaping-housing) Jan 14, 2022 6:58:26 AM [Stacy Fitzgerald-Redd](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/author/stacy-fitzgerald-redd) ## [What Texas Can Teach Us About Resilience](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/what-texas-can-teach-us-about-resilience) [![](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/hubfs/iStock-1175907204.jpg)](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/what-texas-can-teach-us-about-resilience) This month’s extreme cold snap in Texas and resulting failure of the state’s power grid offers some important lessons in the rear-view mirror. This week, we look at three takeaways from this month’s crisis and how we can better prepare for the next one. [Details](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/what-texas-can-teach-us-about-resilience) Feb 26, 2021 8:00:02 AM [Stacy Fitzgerald-Redd](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/author/stacy-fitzgerald-redd) ## [Airtightness and Ventilation Can Thwart COVID-19](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/airtightness-and-ventilation-can-thwart-covid-19) [![](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/hubfs/Paul%20Grahovac-Ventilaton%20Solution%20to%20COVID.jpg)](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/airtightness-and-ventilation-can-thwart-covid-19) The infectious disease and HVAC engineering communities have been grappling with the complexities of COVID-19 transmission for the past nine months. Increased HVAC fresh air has the potential to dilute and remove the aerosol droplet particles of COVID-19 that many experts believe is one of the [main sources of transmission](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/scientific-brief-sars-cov-2.html). Now the building science... [Details](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/airtightness-and-ventilation-can-thwart-covid-19) Oct 23, 2020 11:38:45 AM [Stacy Fitzgerald-Redd](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/author/stacy-fitzgerald-redd) ## [Taking Performance to a Whole New Level](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/naph-kenlevenson-passivehouse) [![](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/hubfs/Ken-Levenson-Taking%20Performance%20to%20a%20Whoel%20New%20Level%20(1).jpg)](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/naph-kenlevenson-passivehouse) **Taking Performance to a Whole New Level** [North American Passive House Network](https://naphnetwork.org/) last month named Ken Levenson, co-founder of [475 Performance](https://foursevenfive.com/our-team/), as its new Executive Director. Levenson, an architect by trade, is a longtime advocate of building science and an [Details](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/naph-kenlevenson-passivehouse) Sep 11, 2020 9:31:48 AM [Stacy Fitzgerald-Redd](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/author/stacy-fitzgerald-redd) [All posts](https://information.insulationinstitute.org/blog/all) ### ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER? 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