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…
Climate-friendly buildings take off: Passive Houses certified in Munich and Argentina Darmstadt/Munich/Buenos Aires: Climate-friendly buildings are becoming increasingly popular: a higher energy efficient standard means lower energy consumption, resulting in lower energy costs and less carbon emissions. The Passive House Institute has registered a worldwide increase in projects. Certification is voluntary but plays a central role in quality assurance. The research institute in Darmstadt recently awarded Passive House certificates to…
2023 Passive House Network Conference | Denver Colorado | Sept 28 – Oct 6, 2023 Today, communities are being stressed and assaulted by the escalating effects of the climate crisis: wild fires, droughts, floods, conflicts, energy insecurity, poverty, sickness and inequality. Given the opportunity to build back, let’s explore how we can build better buildings, better communities and a better world. Tell us your ambitions: projects, policy, finance, design &…
Submissions for awards to be presented at the 2022 USGBC-LA Green Gala are now open. Submit your team's projects! Now submit by midnight, Sunday, October 23rd Please consider submitting your Passive House or EnerPHit project located in Southern California to our friends at the USGBC-LA. We are proud to be a part of such an amazing community that is committed to making Southern California a more sustainable region for all--and it is…
Passive House California (PHCA) participated with a booth at the Los Angeles Net Zero Conference 2022 this year in person again. We enjoyed the interest from so many conference attendees in the international Passive House construction standard. Thank you for visiting us.
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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
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