Call for Submissions | California Green Building Conference 2025

By Passive House California , February 6, 2025 - Uncategorized

Call for Submissions Deadline is Feb 14th 2025 ! SUBMIT ABSTRACT SUBMIT PRODUCT AWARD SUBMIT CIVIC LEADERSHIP AWARD For the first time we’re bringing California’s leading green building conference to San Francisco, where green building pros, sustainability rockstars, and change-makers from across the state will come together under one roof. Expect an electrifying day filled with fresh ideas, game-changing insights, and endless opportunities to connect with industry leaders. Whether you’re just…

Update for PHPP 10.6 IP Version (Passive House Institute)

By Passive House California , February 3, 2025 - News

PHPP 10.6 IP version gets an update, which includes: New and updated climate data Latest certified Passive House Components You can update your PHPP IP version with our provided Update file. You can find this PHPP IP Update file through the Download section of the Passive House Portal, within the description of your most recent PHPP 10 IP version." PASSIVE HOUSE PORTAL

Windhorse Orchard: a Living Building Challenge and Passive House Renovation

By Passive House California , January 27, 2025 - Uncategorized

This project in Sebastopol is nearing completion and we are excited to share some of the highlights with you. Kristin Nichols (Building Designer/Homeowner) and Spencer Dobrovolny (Builder) will present the project from their unique perspectives. We will dive into the design and construction processes of this exciting project.  We will look at what challenges we faced, how we approached these challenges, and share our successes and where we think we…

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, Featured Articles

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…

Welcoming the New Year 2025: Gratitude, Goals, and Community Connection

By Passive House California , December 29, 2024 - News

Passive House California wishes you a joyful and prosperous New Year 2025! We extend our heartfelt thanks to all our members and sponsors for your incredible support. Here’s to a new year filled with many more high-performance building projects in California that make a lasting impact. We’re looking forward to connecting with you at one of our upcoming community meetings in 2025!

Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (PG&E Energy Center Scholarship)

By Passive House California , December 17, 2024 - News, Training & Education

The PG&E Energy Center is pleased to offer the Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant training and certification presented by The Passive House Network (PHN). This course is the premier Passive House professional training for architects, engineers, and building professionals and is supported by the 30-year history of global technical leadership of the Passive House Institute. The upcoming Winter Cohort starts on Monday, January 13, 2025, with an exam scheduled on Thursday, April 3,…

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