Call for Submissions | California Green Building Conference 2025

By Passive House California , February 6, 2025 - Conference, News

Call for Submissions Deadline is Feb 14th 2025 ! SUBMIT ABSTRACT SUBMIT PRODUCT AWARD SUBMIT CIVIC LEADERSHIP AWARD For the first time we’re bringing California’s leading green building conference to San Francisco, where green building pros, sustainability rockstars, and change-makers from across the state will come together under one roof. Expect an electrifying day filled with fresh ideas, game-changing insights, and endless opportunities to connect with industry leaders. Whether you’re just…

Update for PHPP 10.6 IP Version (Passive House Institute)

By Passive House California , February 3, 2025 - News

PHPP 10.6 IP version gets an update, which includes: New and updated climate data Latest certified Passive House Components You can update your PHPP IP version with our provided Update file. You can find this PHPP IP Update file through the Download section of the Passive House Portal, within the description of your most recent PHPP 10 IP version." PASSIVE HOUSE PORTAL

Welcoming the New Year 2025: Gratitude, Goals, and Community Connection

By Passive House California , December 29, 2024 - News

Passive House California wishes you a joyful and prosperous New Year 2025! We extend our heartfelt thanks to all our members and sponsors for your incredible support. Here’s to a new year filled with many more high-performance building projects in California that make a lasting impact. We’re looking forward to connecting with you at one of our upcoming community meetings in 2025!

Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (PG&E Energy Center Scholarship)

By Passive House California , December 17, 2024 - News, Training & Education

The PG&E Energy Center is pleased to offer the Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant training and certification presented by The Passive House Network (PHN). This course is the premier Passive House professional training for architects, engineers, and building professionals and is supported by the 30-year history of global technical leadership of the Passive House Institute. The upcoming Winter Cohort starts on Monday, January 13, 2025, with an exam scheduled on Thursday, April 3,…

All iPHA webinar and Project Spotlight replays now on Passipedia! (free for PHCA Members)

By Passive House California , November 25, 2024 - News, Uncategorized, Webinar

iPHA Webinar replays and our Project Spotlights are now available for all our PHCA members on Passipedia for free! You can now rewatch all the great presentations from 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 (so far) at your own leisure. Over time, the replay offerings will be continously expanded to bring you all the great content from the iPHA webinars. WATCH ON PASSIPEDIA BECOME A PHCA MEMBER

Why Passive House is Here to Stay

By Passive House California , November 19, 2024 - News

When Dr. Wolfgang Feist completed the first Passive House in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1991, he laid the foundation for a movement that would change how we understand and implement building science forever. Since then, over 4 million square meters of buildings have been certified to Passive House Standard worldwide, and there’s more on the way. We're confident that the Passive House movement will become even stronger over the next few years. Read…

New Passive House Fact Sheets on Passipedia (free for PHCA Members)

By Passive House California , November 19, 2024 - News, Ventilation

The International Passive House Association (iPHA) and the Passive House Institute (PHI) regularly release fact sheets on topics related to Passive House design and implementation. These concise, expertly crafted documents are published on Passipedia, a comprehensive resource for Passive House knowledge. The latest publication, "Extractor Hoods in Passive House and EnerPHit Homes" (Fact Sheet #33/2024), addresses kitchen ventilation. Your Passive House California (PHCA) membership includes an International Passive House Association…

Right-Sizing Plumbing in Homes and Apartment Buildings (presented by Southern California Edison)

By Passive House California , November 17, 2024 - News, Webinar

Description: Effective July 1, 2024, the Appendix M, Peak Water Demand Calculator (WDC) became part of the California Plumbing Code. Instead of using flow rates and flush volumes from the 1940s, the WDC will allow you to “right-size” the cold and hot water distribution systems in homes and apartment buildings using modern information about flow rates and simultaneous use. Does this sound like a snoozer? Actually, it is an environmentally responsible…

Implementing Passive House in Title 24 | California Bill Proposal

By Passive House California , November 16, 2024 - News

Climate Action California Needs Your Help - Together, we can make a difference! Passive House California (PHCA) is backing the Climate Action California proposal to integrate the global Passive House construction standard into California’s Energy Building Code Title 24. This move would allow the Passive House Standard to be incorporated into the code as an alternative compliance pathway, enabling the establishment of an ambitious, climate-conscious reach code. This approach represents…

PHPP 10.6 Version is now available

By Passive House California , November 4, 2024 - News

We're glad to share that your IP-PHPP 10 has been updated to verison 10.6! The PHPP 10 manual is now also available in imperial units, special thanks to Steve Mann from Home Energy Services for handling the conversion and his helpful feedback. EasyPH has been updated as part of the PHPP bundle. You can find the newest version of the PHPP Tools file (and easy PH) in the Download section of the…

“Build it Tight and Ventilate Right: High Performance, Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery” (presented by 475)

By Passive House California , October 25, 2024 - News

Presentation Description Building high performance buildings, up to and including Passive House certified, means we need to ‘Build Airtight and Ventilate Right’. This presentation discusses the importance and benefits of properly balanced, filtered, continuous ventilation with heat recovery in high performance projects. By using mechanical heat recovery ventilation (HRV) and energy recovery ventilation (ERV) systems to provide oxygenated fresh air to occupants, we can control how much air is brought…