NEEDBASED
Santa Fe architecture studio centered on Passive House, climate-responsive design and high-performance residential systems.
What they're known for
NEEDBASED treats building science, material research and regional design as one architectural problem, with a long record of Passive House work in the high desert.
NEEDBASED is a Santa Fe architecture practice focused on Passive House, climate-responsive design and durable low-energy buildings. Its work combines PHPP-informed design, airtight high-R envelopes, balanced ventilation, material research and construction administration. Independent reporting on the Balance Project documents both measured performance and the firm's effort to make Passive House construction cost-competitive in the Southwest.
Capabilities
- Residential architecture
- Passive House design
- Energy modeling with PHPP
- High Performance envelope design
- Material and assembly research
- Construction administration
Performance focus
- Passive House
- Airtightness
- Thermal performance
- Indoor air quality
- LOW Energy mechanical systems
- Climate Responsive design
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