Passive House Design
High-performance homes that merge thoughtful modern design and building science.
An Introduction to Passive House
Passive House is the world’s leading performance standard for homes. With super-insulated and airtight building envelopes, these homes are healthier, more comfortable, quieter, and significantly more energy-efficient than conventionally designed ones.
Luke Taylor-Brown is a Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD), and at LTBa those principles are integrated into every high-performance project—whether a client pursues formal Passive House certification or simply wants a home that performs at the highest level.
Building Science, Integrated
Passive House design requires a detailed understanding of building science—from the performance of the building envelope to the relationship between orientation, glazing, insulation, airtightness, and mechanical systems. Those technical considerations shape the performance of a home, but they also influence the architecture itself.
As a Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD), LTBa brings advanced expertise in building science to every project. Rather than treating energy performance as a separate layer added later in the process, we integrate Passive House principles into the architectural design as it develops. The result is a home where comfort, energy performance, and refined modern design work together seamlessly.
Whether a project ultimately pursues Passive House certification or simply draws from its principles, our approach remains the same: thoughtful architecture informed by building science, creating homes that are healthier, more comfortable, more resilient, and built to perform for decades.
Let’s Talk
Interested in incorporating Passive House principles into your project? We’d be happy to explore what’s possible.