Phius awards the best passive projects of 2022 in North America

Passive house non-profit Phius has announced the results of their 2022 Passive Projects Design Competition, seeking to highlight the best passive projects across North America. The fourteen winning projects span high-rise new builds to retrofits, with sectors ranging from residential to commercial and institutional.

Entries to the competition were scored according to their passive performance, contextual difficulty, cost effectiveness, design, craftsmanship, and health. In addition to the five competition categories (single-family, multifamily, affordable, commercial/institutional and source zero), two projects were selected as Best Overall Project and Best Project by a Young Professional (35 or under). A further category, the Community Development Recognition award, was also added for the 2022 edition.

Below, we have republished the winning entries and honorable mentions of the 2022 awards edition.

Single-Family Winner
Fifth Street Passive House in Boise, Idaho by VY Architecture

Single-Family Honorable Mention
Harrison Street Infill in Washington, DC by Robin McGrew

High-Rise Multifamily (5 stories and above) Winner
425 Grand Concourse in Bronx, New York by Dattner Architects

High-Rise Multifamily (5 stories and above) Honorable Mention
4697 Third Avenue in Bronx, New York by Curtis + Ginsberg Architects

Low-Rise Multifamily (4 stories and below) Winner
Old Colony Phase 3C in Boston, Massachusetts by The Architectural Team, Inc.

Low-Rise Multifamily (4 stories and below) Honorable Mention
Oak Tree Village in Griswold, Connecticut by Jesse Thompson - Kaplan Thompson Architects

Commercial/Institutional Winner
Doig River Cultural Center in Moberly Lake, British Columbia by Peter Hildebrand

Commercial/Institutional Honorable Mention
Bowdoin College Schiller Coastal Studies Center in Harpswell, Maine by Centerbrook Architects & Planner

Retrofit Winner
Theresa Passive House in Austin, Texas by Trey Farmer - Forge Craft Architecture; Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architect

Retrofit Honorable Mention
Forever House in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York by CGA Studio / Christina Griffin Architect P.C.

Source Zero Winner
Acton Passive House in Acton, Massachusetts by ZeroEnergy Design

Source Zero Honorable Mention
pipsqueak Passive House in Salt Lake City, Utah by Brach Design Architecture

Best Project by a Young Professional Winner
Santaella Gardens in Bronx, New York by Dattner Architects

Community Development Recognition Winner
Willow Creek Rentals in Hartford, Connecticut by Crosskey Architects

Best Overall Project Winner
425 Grand Concourse in Bronx, New York by Dattner Architects

Learn more about the competition here.