First passive building (passivhaus)
Who
Darmstadt-Kranichstein houses
What
first first
Where
Germany (Darmstadt-Kranichstein)

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.