Passive House Boot Camp (CPHT) Brings Hands On Training to Los Angeles, California

By Passive House California , October 15, 2026 - Featured Articles, Member News, News

Building professionals recently gathered in Los Angeles, CA (Elsegundo) for a Passive House Boot Camp, an intensive course that prepares participants to become PHI Certified Passive House Tradesperson (CPHT). The program is designed for builders, and contractors who care about the details that make high-performance buildings work: moisture control, air sealing, thermal bridging, healthy indoor air, durability, resiliency and affordability. From the Classroom to the Jobsite The week combined building…

Thank You for Visiting Us at the 2026 Net Zero Conference

By Passive House California , October 9, 2026 - Conference, Decarbonization, Featured Articles, News

Passive House California (PHCA) was proud to host a booth at the 2026 Net Zero Conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Thank you to everyone who stopped by. To the many new faces: thank you for your curiosity and for giving us the chance to share the benefits of Passive House, the international construction standard for comfortable, healthy and ultra-low-energy buildings. We enjoyed every conversation and look forward to…

International Passive House Open Days | November 13–15, 2026

By Passive House California , October 5, 2026 - Featured Articles, News, Passive House Open Days

Imagine a home that stays comfortable year-round, keeps the air clean, cuts your energy bills, and runs without fossil fuels. Passive House buildings do all of that, and you can tour them this fall. Join California Passive House Open Days, part of the International Passive House Days held worldwide. Visit featured projects across the state and hear firsthand from the people who know them best: the owners and occupants who…

PHCA Community Meeting | Recognizing Passive House Performance within California Title 24

By Passive House California , September 21, 2026 - Community Meeting, Featured Articles, News

This presentation will explore how Passive House (PH) residential projects perform relative to California’s 2025 Title 24 Energy Code by comparing the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP), WUFI Passive, and California’s CBECC compliance software across all 16 California climate zones for illustrative single-family and multi-family prototypes. It encompasses a structured comparison of how the same Passive House-related design strategies are represented across modeling platforms, where assumptions can be aligned, and…

Net Zero Conference 2026 | Los Angeles – October 8, 2026

By Passive House California , September 11, 2026 - Featured Articles, News

"Comfort, clean air, low bills, low carbon — that's what a tight envelope and a tighter community get you. Come find PHCA at our booth, Net Zero." Net Zero Conference 2026 | 13th annual convening of climate leaders to re-envision the built environment and inspire a net zero future will take place in the Los Angeles Convention Center. Come and visit Passive House California (PHCA). FIND OUT MORE & REGISTER

PHCA Community Meeting | The Development of Passive House Strategies for Affordable Multi-Family Housing: A Contractor’s View

By Passive House California , September 4, 2026 - Community Meeting, Featured Articles, News

It’s easy enough to say that doing Passive House construction is simply the diligent and disciplined execution of established building science principles.  But the reality of doing Passive House for affordable housing is more nuanced than one might expect.  In this presentation, Sharon and Marty will share what we have learned, how our approach to Passive House construction has developed, and how seemingly small issues can have  a significant impact…

CA Green Building Awards Nominations Now Open | USGBC-CA

By Passive House California , August 4, 2026 - Award|Competition, Featured Articles, News

Submit and showcase your California Passive House project ! USGBC California's Green Building Awards recognize your project team’s commitment and leadership in creating a more sustainable built environment for all!  The Awards are merit-based, selecting projects that demonstrate innovation, sustainable strategies, and exemplary performance in the field of sustainability, occupant health, and community engagement. The California Green Building Awards are open to both built and planned (unbuilt) projects that showcase…

Climate Positive Award (AIA) for Los Angeles Passive House

By Passive House California , June 21, 2026 - Featured Articles, Member News, News

June 2026 (Los Angeles, CA) — The American Institute of Architects Los Angeles (AIA|LA) proudly announced the winners of the 2026 Residential Architecture Awards, celebrating the program's 10th anniversary and recognizing excellence in residential design. More than 110 submissions were reviewed by an esteemed jury representing architecture, sustainability, and design leadership. "Residential architecture is where innovation becomes deeply personal. Every home represents an opportunity to improve quality of life, strengthen…

PHCA Community Meeting | Complexities in Selecting Passive House Windows

By Passive House California , June 16, 2026 - Community Meeting, Featured Articles

The California energy code has very simple requirements that windows have to meet in order for a project to comply with the energy code. Certified Passive House buildings, on the other hand, have a much more nuanced approach to analyzing and specifying windows. This can present some difficulties for designers, architects, energy modelers, and builders. This presentation aims to demystify these requirements and provide clear guidance as to the best…

PHCA Community Meeting | Passive House x Fire Hardened

By Passive House California , May 4, 2026 - Community Meeting, Featured Articles

The building industry is conducting two parallel conversations—Passive House and fire hardening, using different vocabularies to describe a fundamentally shared ethos. This talk argues that airtight envelopes, sealed penetrations, and continuous insulation architects have long detailed for Passive House performance are simultaneously accomplishing the work of fire hardening. Drawing on a retrofit underway in Pacific Palisades during the January 2025 fires and on new-construction prototypes developed for Altadena rebuilds, Marcos…

PHCA Community Meeting | Hidden Impacts of Plastic Building Products

By Passive House California , May 2, 2026 - Community Meeting, Featured Articles

Plastics are almost entirely derived from fossil fuels and generate pollution throughout their life cycle, including greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, toxic chemicals and microplastics that impact human health and the environment, and waste that lasts for centuries on land and in waterways. Many individuals and organizations are becoming increasingly concerned about plastic pollution, but most people don’t realize that the building and construction sector is the second…