![This Room Could Save the Planet](https://cdn.magzter.com/1357654756/1710945373/articles/Yj3d1Z-Vr1711526044185/Interior-design-Home-Furnishing-Self-building-Home-Renovation.jpg)
If you were building a new house or gutting an old one and could drastically reduce energy use, enhance indoor air quality, and contribute to a greener future, would you do it? Most people likely would, which is why Passive House construction-which offers all of these advantages, and more is rapidly evolving from a system that used to be viewed as a fringe curiosity embraced by eco-warriors to a preferred new way of building.
"It's just a better building standard," says Alan Barlis, principal of the New York-based architecture firm BarlisWedlick, which has been building Passive Houses since 2008. "We've always been interested in craft, and we've always been interested in making sure that our design offers great value for the investment. Passive House is just a way to bring it all together, into a series of techniques that are very clear and amount to real results."
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![A SISTER STORY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/2242/1792780/zj5Yqas_w1723189337525/A-SISTER-STORY.jpg)
A SISTER STORY
Jewelry designer Brent Neale Winston and her decorator sibling, Ramsey Lyons, recast a historic Long Island home.
![GEM OF A PLACE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/2242/1792780/h9b_j1r6_1723189052489/GEM-OF-A-PLACE.jpg)
GEM OF A PLACE
A jewelry designer and an architect transform their Manhattan apartment with dazzling color and pattern.
![South by Northwest](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/2242/1792780/Hrz3vkcpS1723188913411/SOUTH-BY-NORTHWEST.jpg)
South by Northwest
For the interiors of a family home near Silicon Valley, Ken Fulk creates a visual feast inspired by Argentine culture.
![because the night](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/2242/1792780/aH2i-HWK01723188765092/BECAUSE-THE-NIGHT.jpg)
because the night
Fashionista Vincent Ho taps designer Darren Jett to bring sensual glamour to a Brooklyn apartment.
![And How!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/2242/1792780/R-CJX9n7a1723188597591/AND-HOW.jpg)
And How!
Decorator Nick Olsen transforms a Sag Harbor home into a Hamptons retreat with an irreverent humor.
![At Peace](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/2242/1792780/TwaXE6QoX1723188345810/AT-PEACE.jpg)
At Peace
Miminat Shodeinde carves out a minimalist haven in a West London row house.
![SO OVER THE RAINBOW](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/2242/1792780/dO9Z5j8M81723187862352/SO-OVER-THE-RAINBOW.jpg)
SO OVER THE RAINBOW
Stone color trends seem to ebb and flow at a monthly clip, but mixing black and white is forever.
![But This is My Home](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/2242/1792780/e7s4tjoil1723187601459/BUT-THIS-IS-MY-HOME.jpg)
But This is My Home
One writer discovers that living in an architectural icon can be a blessing and a curse.
![VIBE SHIFT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/2242/1792780/7eUbMvSdS1723187519260/VIBE-SHIFT.jpg)
VIBE SHIFT
In London, a fashion designer and ceramics star branches out with his first textile collection.
![HE'S GOT A FAST CAR](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/2242/1792780/55VujFIDt1723186028503/HES-GOT-A-FAST-CAR.jpg)
HE'S GOT A FAST CAR
Ralph Lauren's new furniture collection is powered by his lifelong love of automobiles.