Welcome Earth Bound Homes

By Passive House California , January 31, 2023 - News, Press Release

Passive House California is delighted to welcome Earth Bound Homes as a Supporting Sponsor. Their commitment to “Building a Better Way” is well aligned with Passive House protocols and results in homes that are very energy efficient, provide healthy indoor air quality, are resilient to extreme weather, wildfires and the associated smoke, as well as power outages, and are environmentally responsible. In the words of David Edwards, PhD, Founder/CEO —…

I participated this Fall in a Passive House Boot Camp hosted by Emu in Santa Barbara

By Passive House California , January 12, 2023 - Member News

Los Angeles based design-build commercial contractor, participated this Fall in a Passive House Boot Camp hosted by Emu in Santa Barbara. During this 3-day conference, multiple Steady employees were not only exposed to Passive House concepts in the classroom but for the field as well. Participants were given the opportunity to build "test pods”, utilizing Passive house recommended materials and techniques. At the end of the conference, Passive house techniques…

Happy New Year !

By Passive House California , December 31, 2022 - News

Happy New Year from Passive House California (PHCA). Thank you for your support of PHCA in 2022. The entire team is looking forward to assist accelerating the adoption of the international Passive House construction standard in 2023 in California!

Update to PHPP is a crowd pleaser

By Passive House California , December 19, 2022 - News

PHPP10, the most recent version of the Passive House Institute’s energy modeling software, has been out in German since 2021 and in English since February 2022 for those who work in metric units. This version features several useful updates, as well as new looks on some familiar sheets. Now, the wait is almost over for PHPP10 in Imperial units, giving U.S. practitioners the opportunity to enjoy its many improvements. Its…

What – NO ZONING???

By Passive House California , December 14, 2022 - News

What - NO ZONING??? That's certainly a party!  Passive House Network (PHN) is collaborating with YIMBY Law/Action and Home3 Inc. to celebrate by hosting a Call for Designs for Passive House 5-plex designs for California. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE

Passive House and Embodied Carbon in Building Materials

By Passive House California , December 13, 2022 - Training & Education

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

By Passive House California , December 13, 2022 - Training & Education

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,…