Build for exceptional efficiency, comfort, durability, and resilience. Passive House Construction: Materials, Methods, and Energy Efficiency is a practical guide to the materials and building-science principles behind high-performance construction. It explains how insulation, airtightness, moisture control, windows, doors, ventilation, and thermal-bridge mitigation must work together as one integrated building system. Beginning with the evolution of sustainable building materials, Riley Carter connects traditional climate-responsive construction with contemporary Passive House practice. The book then examines high-performance insulation, smart vapor-control layers, airtight membranes, advanced glazing, renewable materials, structural systems, and the detailing required to create a continuous thermal envelope. Readers will learn how material choices influence: Heat flow and energy demand Air leakage and indoor comfort Condensation, mold risk, and durability Indoor air quality and controlled ventilation Embodied carbon and life-cycle performance Construction costs and long-term value The book also addresses climate-specific design, Passive House Institute standards, material costs and return on investment, prefabrication, circular construction, and emerging technologies such as aerogels, vacuum insulation panels, phase-change materials, smart glazing, and carbon-sequestering products. Written for architects, builders, engineers, students, and informed owners, this book provides a clear foundation for designing and constructing buildings that use less energy while delivering healthier interiors, stable temperatures, and lasting performance.