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Cornell Tech to build world's first Passive House high-rise on NY's Roosevelt Island

A rendering of the new high-rise residential tower designed for the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island by Handel Architects. Credit: Handel Architects LLP A render of the new building's street-level opening. Credit: Handel Architects LLP, An aerial of the new building, which will be the first high-rise building built according to Passive House standards. A thermogram of a passive house (right) shows how little heat escapes compared to a regular building. Credit: Wikipedia

An aerial of the new building, which will be the first high-rise building built according to Passive House standards.

An aerial of the new building, which will be the first high-rise building built according to Passive House standards.