Training | Pacific – Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD/C)

Passive House California (PHCA) will provide a $500 scholarship/discount for the first 20 registrants from California. The investment for the Passive House Designer Course will be reduced from $2295 to $1795 (Discount Code: phca500). All registrants will also receive a 1-year membership in Passive House California (PHCA), Passive House Network (PHN), and iPHA. The CPHD course is the premier core Passive House professional training for architects, engineers, consultants, developers, policymakers,…


Call for applications | Certifier’s course 2023-2024

The applications to the next edition of the certifier’s course are now open! The deadline for submissions is 15 August 2023. We encourage candidates to submit their application as soon as possible. There will be two options for the course: fully online or hybrid. The second includes two days in Denver, Colorado, before the 2023 Passive House Network Conference. Click on the link below for more details about the accreditation, the…


All iPHA webinar and Project Spotlight replays from 2022 on Passipedia!

Welcome to the iPHA Webinar vault. Here, you can find the recordings of previous iPHA webinars and enjoy them at your leisure. The iPHA webinars are a member benefit free of charge for iPHA members, iPHA members can log in and view the webinars directly online and are offered throughout the year. Each webinar offers two live sessions covering the same presentation, so people worldwide can join at a starting…


Passive House Multi-Family – Good for All is Good for One (webinar recording)

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. In this session, the link between occupant satisfaction and owner satisfaction will be established.  Given the importance of occupant satisfaction, particularly in the multi-family residential sector, Owners should consider how they can design their buildings to achieve occupant satisfaction.  A survey…


Certified Passive House Designer and Consultant Certification | Offered by the Passive House Network (PHN) and PG&E Workforce Education and Training

Thank you for your interest in the Certified Passive House Designer and Consultant Certification offered by the Passive House Network (PHN) and PG&E Workforce Education and Training. We are now accepting applications to participate in the next Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD) training cohort. See the course layout below for the training curriculum, important dates, final examination, and more. Details Training starts April 14, 2023, and runs 11 weeks including…


Passive House and Embodied Carbon in Building Materials

While traditionally focused on operational carbon, Passive House is increasingly addressing embodied emissions. Experts from the Passive House Network will provide an overview of Passive House principles and design relating to issues and concepts of embodied carbon, building materials that address issues of embodied carbon and meet Passive House standard, and how Passive House is tackling embodied carbon in new calculation tools. This is a previously recorded lecture presented by…


Residential Electrification with the Passive House Standard | California’s Decarbonization Goals

The Passive House Standard encourages all-electric building design and construction in homes and buildings, which can help achieve the widescale decarbonization required for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Experts from The Passive House Network will demonstrate how Passive House principles align with California’s decarbonization goals. This session will cover the technology options for all-electric homes and outline the many reasons to electrify with the Passive House Standard for better health, comfort,…


Are you considering becoming a Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant?

Hybrid On-Demand Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD/C) Training — An Opportunity for California Professionals Passive House Network’s Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD/C) course is the premier training program for Passive House building professionals. Supported by a 25+ year history of global technical leadership by the Passive House Institute, and over 7 years of successful nationwide instruction by the Passive House Academy. This course is specifically designed to teach the international Passive House…


3C-REN | Certified Passive House Tradesperson Training with Emu Systems

3C-REN is considering offering a Certified Passive House Tradesperson training through the industry leading training provider Emu Systems. Before bringing this course to the Central Coast, 3C-REN is looking for interested individuals to ensure we can meet the minimum attendance. As of now this 5-day in-person course would be held sometime in 2022 and include: • Two-day classroom training • Two-day hands-on Passive Pod workshop • Half-day exam and optional…


Regenerative Construction Ecosystems

Industrialized wood construction through well managed forest resources can reduce wildfire risk, while delivering decarbonized buildings that are healthier for occupants, assembled rapidly, and adaptable. Passive House is a global ultra low-energy building standard that offers resilience in the face of wildfires, energy insecurity, and a warming world. Regenerative Construction Ecosystems is a free 6-hour symposium, over two days, focused on how wood industrialized construction deployed to meet the Passive…


Upcoming opportunity for Certified Passive House training | 3C-REN

It will be conducted in the tri-county area of Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. If your zip code is within that area, and you are potentially interested, please take a few moments to fill out the form. If you are interested but live and work outside of the 3C-REN area, you are also welcome to fill out the form and include questions about whether and how you…