Passive House Multi-Family – Good for All is Good for One

By Passive House California , February 28, 2023 - Featured Articles, News

Passive House Multi-Family - Good for All is Good for One “How Passive House Qualities Benefit both Occupants & Owners” SAVE THE DATE/TIME – March 22/Noon to 1:30 pm for this 90-minute webinar Hosted by PHCA Target Audience: Building owners, developers, code reviewers, planning officials and design professionals interested in learning about the benefits of integrating passive house principles into larger multi-family or mixed-use projects. SAVE THE DATE/TIME – March…

Zoning Holiday Design Party | Passive House California

By Passive House California , February 4, 2023 - Featured Articles, News

On February 1, 2023 architects, developers and advocates celebrated the 29 design concepts that were submitted to the Zoning Holiday Competition.  The concepts submitted were based on a five-unit multi-family building on a 50’ wide by 100’ deep site and designed to the Passive House Standard and the CEQA Class 3 exemptions. The term Zoning Holiday is based on the fact that “many California cities have not met State-mandated requirements…

Welcome Earth Bound Homes

By Passive House California , January 31, 2023 - Featured Articles, News, Press Release

Passive House California is delighted to welcome Earth Bound Homes as a Supporting Sponsor. Their commitment to “Building a Better Way” is well aligned with Passive House protocols and results in homes that are very energy efficient, provide healthy indoor air quality, are resilient to extreme weather, wildfires and the associated smoke, as well as power outages, and are environmentally responsible. In the words of David Edwards, PhD, Founder/CEO —…

Happy New Year !

By Passive House California , December 31, 2022 - News

Happy New Year from Passive House California (PHCA). Thank you for your support of PHCA in 2022. The entire team is looking forward to assist accelerating the adoption of the international Passive House construction standard in 2023 in California!

Update to PHPP is a crowd pleaser

By Passive House California , December 19, 2022 - News

PHPP10, the most recent version of the Passive House Institute’s energy modeling software, has been out in German since 2021 and in English since February 2022 for those who work in metric units. This version features several useful updates, as well as new looks on some familiar sheets. Now, the wait is almost over for PHPP10 in Imperial units, giving U.S. practitioners the opportunity to enjoy its many improvements. Its…

What – NO ZONING???

By Passive House California , December 14, 2022 - News

What - NO ZONING??? That's certainly a party!  Passive House Network (PHN) is collaborating with YIMBY Law/Action and Home3 Inc. to celebrate by hosting a Call for Designs for Passive House 5-plex designs for California. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE

Passive House Webinar replays available on Passipedia (free for PHCA members)

By Passive House California , November 23, 2022 - Member News, News

Did you miss a live Passive House webinar presented by the International Passive House Association (iPHA)? iPHA Webinar replays are now available for all our members on Passipedia for free! You can now rewatch all the great presentations from 2021 and 2022 at your own leisure. Over time, the replay offerings will be continously expanded to bring you all the great content from the iPHA webinars. AVAILABLE WEBINARS

Passive House at COP27 | Sharm El Sheikh

By Passive House California , November 7, 2022 - News

iPHA has worked hard to secure multiple hybrid events at COP27 this year. The following is a schedule of Passive House events taking place at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh. From 8 to 17 November, the Buildings Pavilion will be hosting over 50 events in line with the daily themes interconnected with the COP27 Presidency and Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action (MPGCA) agendas Watch Live Passive House related events:…

International Passive House Open Days

By Passive House California , October 27, 2022 - News, Project Tours

The International Passive House Open Days are a great opportunity to learn about Passive House buildings of all kinds, around the US and the world. Get in contact with current owners and learn first-hand what it is like to live and work in a Passive House and what the building or retrofitting process was like. Some will have professionals on hand with the knowledge and tools to explain the technical details of…