2024-12-22T04:00:35-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150064863/the-ice-box-challenge-pits-passive-house-vs-regular-house-on-public-display-this-summer-in-new-york Mackenzie Goldberg 2018-05-17T14:45:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ik/ikycbpxotnz5o6fj.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>On the bustling streets of Broadway Boulevard in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12384/new-york-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York City</a>, two multi-colored huts are trying to get the public excited about hyper efficient buildings. Part of the <a href="https://iceboxchallenge.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ice Box Challenge</a>, the&nbsp;environmental public art installation has been touring the world, demonstrating the merits of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/28520/passive-house" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Passive House</a> design.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/py/py4ntlns3zh1ng1n.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/py/py4ntlns3zh1ng1n.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>The Challenge, which has popped up in Brussels, Seattle, Vancouver, and now New York City, involves two small sheds&mdash;one built to Passive House Standards, and the other, to the local city's building codes. One ton of ice is then placed inside each, and left outside in the summer heat for one month. The display then invites passersby to check out the progress, and see which building design and construction has done a better job at keeping the ice from melting.&nbsp;</p> <p>The New York City huts have been designed by Stark Architecture, a Vancouver based firm with its certification in Passive House design.&nbsp;The Ice Boxes have been coated in a colorful mural by the street artist&nbsp;Olivier Binam&eacute; an...</p>