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Scranton, PA Passive House is the 112th PHIUS-Certified Building in North America Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA), a full service architecture firm focused on energy efficient design, announced that its first Passive House, built in Scranton, PA, was recently certified by the Passive House Institute US (PHIUS). In order to become a certified Passive House, RPA needed to design the home to PHIUS’ rigorous energy standards. RPA’s detailed design drawings of the home were featured at PHIUS’ NAPH15 conference in September…

Local Architect Designs and Builds Energy Efficient Home in Hawley, PA Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA), a full service architecture firm focusing on energy efficient design, broke ground last month on what will be the first Passive House in Pike County, Pennsylvania. New to the United States but common in Europe, Passive House is today’s most energy efficient building standard. This will be the firm’s second Passive House residence in Northeast Pennsylvania. “RPA is dedicated to designing extraordinary places that are…

Pike County Historic Preservation Trust Recognizes Richard Pedranti Architect’s Restoration of Milford’s Historic Anthony Brooks Building after a Devastating Fire. A historic preservation project by Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA), a full service architecture firm focused on energy efficient design, was honored by the Pike County Historic Preservation Trust. Last night, the high-performance historic preservation of the Anthony Brooks Building, located in the heart of the Milford Pennsylvania Historic District, was awarded the Thomas W. Hoff Stewardship Medallion in recognition of…