USGBC-LA’s 13th Annual Sustainable Innovation Awards (SIA) – Submit your Passive House Project

By Passive House California , September 26, 2023 - Award|Competition

USGBC-LA’s 13th Annual Sustainable Innovation Awards (SIA) recognize your project team’s commitment and leadership in creating a more sustainable built environment for all!  The Awards are merit-based, selecting projects that demonstrate innovation, sustainable strategies, and exemplary performance in the field of sustainability, occupant health, and community engagement. Eligibility | SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: 12 a.m. on October 22nd, 2023. Location: Projects shall be located in Southern California. Typology: All project types, commercial,…

We need your help to Advocate for Passive House | City of Berkeley Residents

By Passive House California , September 25, 2023 - Member News

City of Berkeley is hosting a meeting to consider adding other 'green certifications' to the list of those required to be met by all City of Berkeley owned buildings. Currently it's LEED Silver only. The proposal is to do a study for which other standards to include. If you are a Passive House supporter and resident in the City of Berkeley please consider attending the meeting on Wednesday September 27th…

The Net Zero Conference | Los Angeles California

By Passive House California , September 14, 2023 - Conference, News

Passive House California (PHCA) had a booth at the Net Zero Conference in Los Angeles, CA today. We enjoyed many good conversations with climate leaders about the international Passive House construction standard and how Passive House can help to build high-performance buildings. Thank you NZ23 team and Verdical Group for organizing the event.

California Multifamily Passive House Resources | Subsidy Programs in California

By Passive House California , September 12, 2023 - Featured Articles, News

The following is a list provide by The Passive House Network (PHN) of existing funding and subsidy programs that we believe may be applied to multifamily buildings seeking Passive House certification in California. CEDA - California Energy Design Assistance: This program offers energy modeling assistance. It is funded by California utility customers and administered by PG&E and other investor-owned utilities (IOUs), under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.…

Passive House Modeling Incentives Available in California

By Passive House California , September 12, 2023 - Carbon Emissions, Decarbonization, Featured Articles

The California Energy Design Assistance Program (CEDA) offers incentives to encourage Passive House modeling using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP). The California Energy Design Assistance is the new construction decarbonization resource for commercial, multifamily, public, agricultural, and Industrial customers and their design teams across the state. FIND OUT MORE AND START YOU APPLICATION

Integrating Passive House standards with CALGreen for Multifamily Buildings — Across California’s Climate Zones

By Passive House California , August 14, 2023 - Featured Articles, News

A Webinar for Multifamily design, construction, & jurisdiction Professionals | Presentation + Q and A Passive House protocols work synergistically with other standards and deliver extremely high performance in terms of energy efficiency, healthy IAQ, and resilience. Passive House standards enable the most aggressive reduction of energy consumption and make the path to zero energy and zero carbon more predictable and less risky. Early collaboration of an integrated project team…

By Passive House California , August 9, 2023 - Conference

The Net Zero Conference has been bringing together climate leaders to build a net zero, decarbonized future for a decade. The main conference is taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Thursday, September 14th from 8:00am – 5:30pm. Carbon + Climate + Equity + ESG + Net Zero + Resilience   World-Class Education Sessions Featuring content on: Agriculture, Biophilia, Buildings, Energy, Fashion, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness,…

Safe at Home | How all-electric, multi-family Passive House buildings deliver comfortable, cost-effective climate resilience

By Passive House California , July 26, 2023 - Research

We have an exciting announcement to share. Today, the Passive House Network is releasing a new report, Safe at home: How all-electric, multi-family Passive House buildings deliver comfortable, cost-effective climate resilience, that tells the story of the vitally important role Passive House is playing in bolstering climate resilience while accelerating decarbonization efforts in the U.S. The report finds that all-electric, multi-family Passive House design is ideal for keeping hot air…

Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD/C) training, Santa Barbara

By Passive House California , July 25, 2023 - Member News

On June 26 - 30, the Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN), in collaboration with the Passive House Network, hosted a five-day in-person Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD/C) training at Santa Barbara Community College. Situation on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the LEED Platinum classroom building was a perfect location for discussing Passive house concepts. 14 students completed the week. All indicated that they plan to take the CPHD/C exam…

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

By Passive House California , July 23, 2023 - Training & Education

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,…

The Passive House Network 2023 Design Awards

By Passive House California , July 22, 2023 - Award|Competition, Featured Articles

Introduction From its inception in the 1980’s the Passive House standard has been influenced by building sciences and climate vernaculars developed throughout the centuries and from around the globe. Drawing from the many lessons of regional building design the Passive House Institute has provided a robust climate adaptive and versatile building process. Based on the meticulous calculations of the site and local climate, the standard promises a universal level of…