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Richard Pedranti Architect Celebrates Multiple New Honors for Passive House Design Excellence
RPA’s Niantic Net Zero House Wins Honor Award in American Institute of Architects Northeastern Pennsylvania Design Awards Program Richard Pedranti Architect, a premier architecture firm pioneering energy-efficient architecture for modern living, has earned multiple recognitions for two recently completed high-performance residential projects. This fall, the firm received an award from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA NEPA) and two Builder Magazine 2025 Builder’s Choice Design Awards. The Niantic Net Zero House, located on the Connecticut…
Richard Pedranti Architect Achieves Phius Design Certification for Prominent New Jersey Residence
Elegant Garden State Home Exemplifies Uncompromised Living at Peak Performance Richard Pedranti Architect, a premier architecture firm pioneering energy-efficient architecture for modern living, now has under construction in New Jersey the Two Rivers Passive House, its latest Phius Design-Certified passive building. Crafted with an aesthetic that harmonizes with the vernacular of Monmouth County, NJ, the Two Rivers Passive House elegantly blends traditional beauty and substantial space. Its true innovation, however, lies beneath the surface. This residence is a testament to…
Richard Pedranti Architect Designs Catskills Region’s Newest Phius Design-Certified Passive House
Personal Residence of Prominent New York Real Estate Broker Achieves Phius CORE Design Certification Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA), a premier architecture firm pioneering energy-efficient architecture for modern living, now has under construction the Fall Brook Passive House, one of the newest Phius Design-Certified passive buildings in the Empire State. In July 2025, the Fall Brook Passive House, a single-family passive home located in Livingston Manor, New York, and owned by leading real estate broker Jennifer Grimes of Country House Realty,…
Richard Pedranti Architect Designs West Virginia’s First Phius Design-Certified Passive House
Single-Family Home in Historic Shepherdstown, WV Achieves Phius CORE Design Certification Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA), a premier architecture firm pioneering energy-efficient architecture for modern living, now has under construction the first Phius Design-Certified passive building in the Mountain State. In November 2024, the Porter Residence, a single-family passive house located in historic Shepherdstown, West Virginia received Design Certification under the Phius CORE 2021 Program. RPA designed the home to meet rigorous Phius energy standards. By achieving up to 80 to…
Plant Prefab Partners with Richard Pedranti Architect to Launch its First Passive House LivingHomes
Three Customizable Designs Offer Advanced Passive House Technology for Efficient Prefabrication RIALTO, California – January 26, 2021: Plant Prefab, the nation’s first Certified B CorporationTM prefabricated design and construction company, launches its first ever Passive House LivingHomes, the RPA LivingHome 1, 2, and 3, designed in partnership with new Plant Design Partner Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA). A national leader in Passive House design, RPA joins the roster of acclaimed Plant Design Partners that includes Ray Kappe, KieranTimberlake, Koto Design, Yves…
Richard Pedranti Architect Receives Two Awards from AIA Pennsylvania for Design Excellence and Environmental Design
Modern Prefabricated Energy Efficient Homes in Spring Lake, NJ and Albany NY are Recognized MILFORD, PA – December 10, 2020 – Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA), a full-service architecture firm focused on energy-efficient design and headquartered in Milford, Pennsylvania, has been recognized by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the prestigious American Institute of Architects (AIA) and their Committee on the Environment (COTE) for environmentally sustainable projects in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey and Albany, New York. 2020 AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Excellence Design…
Richard Pedranti Architect Prefabricated Net Zero House is Assembled in Jersey Shore Town
Architecture firm recognized for designing beautiful, energy efficient buildings partners with off-site building system company, Blueprint Robotics MILFORD, PA and SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS, NJ, July 12th, 2018 – Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA), a full-service architecture firm focused on energy efficient design, has partnered with Blueprint Robotics to deliver a prefabricated Net Zero home at the Jersey Shore. The recently assembled building replaces an existing house in Spring Lake Heights and will serve as a weekend home to a couple from…
Ecocor Team Finishes Assembly of First-of-its-Kind Prefabricated Passive House Designed by Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA)
Prefab Passive House manufactured in advanced fabrication facility using state-of-the-art machines is assembled on site in less than one week. Ecocor, a construction firm that manufactures, delivers and assembles Passive House buildings, has finished assembly of the Elizabeth Scott Prefabricated Passive House, which was designed by Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA), a full-service architecture firm focusing on sustainable and Passive House design. While Ecocor and RPA independently have extensive experience with site-built and prefabricated Passive Houses, Elizabeth’s house, which was panelized…
