Passive House Building Certification Guide 10 – Now Available

By Passive House California , August 25, 2022 - News, Passive House 101

Passive House Building Certification Guide 10 - Now Available. Published by the Passive House Institute. Welcome to the Building Certification Guide! We are delighted that you are interested in the Passive House Institute's building certification quality assurance program. To date, thousands of builders around the world have already certified their buildings as Passive House projects or EnerPHit retrofits. Twenty years of experience shows that the high level of comfort and…

Call for Papers is open now. Sub­mit your ab­stract by Septem­ber 2nd, 2022!

By Passive House California , July 25, 2022 - Conference, News

We are proud to announce that the up­com­ing 26th In­ter­na­tion­al Pass­ive House Con­fer­en­ce will take place in Wiesbaden, Germany in March 2023. We are looking for your project experiences and findings or new developments and much more for the programme of our 26th International Passive House Conference. Right now your energy-efficient, climate-neutral buildings, your resource-saving concepts and product developments are particularly in demand. Show us yours and submit your contribution…

International Passive House Open Days

By Passive House California , June 23, 2022 - News, Project Tours

Are you enthusiastic about the Passive House concept and its advantages? Then take part in the Mid-year International Passive House Open Days and motivate others to join the movement by sharing your knowledge and experiences! The 2022 Mid-year International Passive House Open Days will take place this weekend, from June 24-26. Find a local project via our world map! You will be able to check out the participating Passive House…

An investigation into policies driving Passive House adoption in North America (Passive House Network)

By Passive House California , June 23, 2022 - News, Press Release

“This is an overview of the existing policies in place that were designed to accelerate Passive House adoption across the U.S. They are based on the input received at an informal gathering convened by PHN on November 6, 2020, where we gathered representatives from across North America to share information regarding policies in place in their specific regions. (This report was updated in April 2022 to include new measures and…

Putting the Punk into Passive House

By Passive House California , June 1, 2022 - News, Passive House 101

Can Passive House design and construction help achieve a Solarpunk future where people can thrive? In this first video of a four-part series, Zack Semke summarizes what the scientists are telling us about climate change today and pushes back on the fifth form of climate denialism: climate doomism or, "it's too late". Join in this exploration of the climate crisis, the clean energy transition, and how buildings will play a…

Passive House | Building Criteria Update

By Passive House California , May 30, 2022 - News, Passive House 101, Uncategorized

Coinciding with the launch of the English PHPP 10, the Passive House Institute has published updated building criteria, which define the requirements for certification relating to the Passive House, EnerPHit and PHI Low Energy Building standards. Among other things, the calculation of the limit values now takes into account the boundary conditions of a specific building. This applies to the primary energy demand of densely occupied residential and office buildings…

My Green Building Conference & Expo (MyGBCE)

By Passive House California , May 24, 2022 - News

Passive House California (PHCA) attended the 21st Annual My Green Building Conference & Expo (MyGBCE) organized by the USGBC Los Angeles at Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC). It was a community-focused and in-person featuring educational demonstrations, informative speakers, committee showcases, workshops, interactive presentations, a live musical performance, and art! Video | Passive House 101

PHPP 10 in English Now Available

By Passive House California , May 20, 2022 - News

The energy demand of a building can be reliably calculated using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP). The Passive House Institute has developed the 10th version of the PHPP, which is now also available in English. PHPP 10 contains helpful new add-ons and features for the energy balancing of highly efficient buildings. FIND OUT MORE

The global Passive House Platform

By Passive House California , May 10, 2022 - News

Passive House stands for healthy, comfortable living and impressive energy efficiency, regardless of the regional climate. Within the last several years, Passive House has rapidly increased in popularity, with over 33,000 units certified according to the strict Passive House Institute certification criteria representing a total floor area of 3,000,000 m² TFA (as of 01/2022). Many of these quality-assured examples are included in the Passive House database, which documents more than 5,250…

The Keys to Successful Passive House Implementation

By Passive House California , April 23, 2022 - Carbon Emissions, Decarbonization, News, Press Release

Imagine buildings so well constructed they need virtually no heating or cooling and can cut normal utility bills by 50%–80%. Now imagine these buildings are also so airtight there is almost no air leakage or outside street noise, yet they provide healthy, fresh, filtered air throughout the day whether windows or doors are open or not. Moreover, these buildings are not dark boxes with tiny windows, but light, bright, spacious…

Central Coast Climate Collaborative (4C)

By Passive House California , February 23, 2022 - News

Passive House California is pleased to announce that we have joined the Central Coast Climate Collaborative (4C) in support of our aligned efforts to “Advance Equitable Climate Solutions”. 4C’s focus is on California’s central coast, where PHCA is engaged with several jurisdictions, and other entities related to environmentally responsible design and building. We are looking forward to positive synergy from our combined efforts. If you would like to know more…

Passive Housed Durability – Condensation

By Passive House California , February 20, 2022 - News

When we think of Passive Houses, the first things that usually come to mind are airtightness (0.6 ACH50), above-average insulation levels, and whole-house ventilation. However, there are some additional subtleties to Passive House certification that are often overlooked. One of those subtleties that can be problematic is the Minimum Temperature Factor. This is a unitless value that indicates the likelihood that a location in the building has the potential to…