First passive building (passivhaus)

- Who
- Darmstadt-Kranichstein houses
- What
- First
- Where
- Germany (Darmstadt-Kranichstein)
- When
- 01 January 0001
The first building to meet the Passive House Institute standards for energy efficiency, comfort and affordability was a terrace of four residential units constructed in Darmstadt-Kranichstein, Germany, in 1990. They were designed by architects Bott, Ridder and Westermeyer.