2025 Code Breaker: Multifamily Ventilation

By Passive House California , November 19, 2025 - Webinar

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is an important part of supporting Health & Safety for multifamily dwelling units, and the 2025 Energy Code establishes new Mandatory requirements for IAQ ventilation in multifamily buildings.  Additional prescriptive standards now also apply to multifamily IAQ in support of energy efficiency and Health & Safety. Join us for this 1-hour session in which we will dive into the equipment and testing requirements for multifamily dwelling…

2025 Code Breaker: Single-Family Verification of Quality Insulation Installation (QII)

By Passive House California , September 16, 2025 - Webinar

This course focuses on prescriptive quality insulation installation (QII) requirements in the 2025 Energy Code for new single-family and low-rise multifamily buildings of any size, and additions greater than 700 ft². This presentation will help Designers create design documents that support QII; Energy consultants clarify the requirements and schedule of inspections needed in the field for QII; Contractors coordinate with ECC/HERS raters and subcontractors on inspection dates and other QII…

Non Combustible Stone Wool (Mineral Wool) Solutions for Thermal, Fire, Sustainability and Sound Control

By Passive House California , April 22, 2025 - Community Meeting, Webinar

The net energy savings realized in a properly insulated building are well understood. However, as design professionals strive to maximize thermal resistance, yet reduce mass in the wall assembly, insulation is increasingly being positioned in both the stud wall and the exterior side of the building envelope. This split insulation concept has introduced a number of design issues and concerns; particularly as relates to fire resistance, moisture management, and wall…

Passive House & Fire Resilience (PHN)

By Passive House California , January 19, 2025 - Featured Articles, Webinar

Growing wildfire devastation demands better-protected buildings – better protected by building design and better design of their surrounding landscape. Yet, after fire events, like in Los Angeles, there is a need to rebuild quickly. Just build it back, the thinking goes, but we can do better. Let’s build forward with fire-safe strategies integrated with Passive House building design to drive down our dependence on fossil fuels, protect people’s health, and…

Making Passive House Your Sales Superpower

By Passive House California , January 15, 2025 - Community Meeting, Webinar

From Friend to Educator to Advisor Many of us study Passive House because we believe that Building to Passive House can reduce the built environments’ impact on the planet, reduce energy bills and make our homes/buildings last longer.  And many of us believe that this is reason enough for our clients to make the “obvious” decision to only build to the Passive House standards so we walk through our professional…

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

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…

Advanced Framing: Quality and High Performing Building with Less Lumber

By Passive House California , September 25, 2024 - News, Webinar

Most houses are built with a surplus of wood framing that isn't structurally necessary. Reducing that volume of wood means less cost and more insulation, especially in wall assemblies. The course will go over the basics of wood framing, then take you beyond typical framing practices and why alternatives are important. We'll cover framing technical terms like "O.C.," Cripple, Trimmer, etc. and delve into alternative systems such as Structural Insulated…

“It Takes A Village: Lessons Learned From Passive House Training And Community Engagement” | Community Meeting

By Passive House California , August 26, 2024 - Community Meeting, Webinar

Description Since moving to Colorado in 2017, Emu Passive has become the main provider of hands-on Passive House training for Builders and Tradespersons across the US. A key lesson learned by Emu from taking Passive House training to local communities is the importance of connecting people to one another during the workshop as well as to the local “high performance ecosystem” after the training. Presentation Elements: Emu’s integrated Passive Design/Build™…

Lloyd Alter and The Story of Upfront Carbon

By Passive House California , August 13, 2024 - News, Webinar

Lloyd Alter, the writer, thought leader, and author of Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle, has a new book out called The Story of Upfront Carbon: How a Life of Just Enough Offers a Way Out of the Climate Crisis. Lloyd will give us an overview of the book and then will dive into a detailed conversation with PHN Executive Director Ken Levenson and with questions from the audience. It should…

Great news about Passive House incentives in the state of California!

By Passive House California , May 23, 2024 - News, Webinar

The California Energy-Smart Homes Program is a residential new construction and alterations program that provides incentives to adopt advanced energy measures and transition to all-electric construction. The program is an all-in-one solution that offers incentives for single family, duplex, townhome, multifamily low-rise, alterations, and accessory dwelling units. The Energy-Smart Homes Program is available to utility customers in the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E®), San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E®),…

Academic Performance: A Passive House Schools Symposium

By Passive House California , May 17, 2024 - Conference, Webinar

Passive House has proven adaptable and effective at all levels of learning, from preschool to universities. While there are many demands, there are also many strategies for success. As we push toward electrification, public shelter in extreme weather, and flexible infrastructure to serve the needs of fast-changing educational environments, this symposium will look at the unique challenges schools present, Passive House strategies that are working, and the new Passive House…