EpiPHany Corner | PH Value Proposition: EnerPHit for Existing Buildings

By Passive House California , September 22, 2022 - EpiPHany

Passive House California advocates for the awareness, understanding, and application of the Passive House standard.  Most of the time, the focus is on the design and construction of new Passive House buildings (single-family, multifamily, and a wide range of other types). The high-performance of Passive House provides significant benefits in terms of energy efficiency, comfort, indoor air quality, durability, and resilience. Clearly, a smart and responsible choice for owners, occupants,…

NZ22 | Passive House California

By Passive House California , September 15, 2022 - Conference, News

Passive House California (PHCA) participated with a booth at the Los Angeles Net Zero Conference 2022 this year in person again. We enjoyed the interest from so many conference attendees in the international Passive House construction standard. Thank you for visiting us.

COMMUNICATING THE VALUE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE – Presented by 3C-REN

By Passive House California , September 1, 2022 - Member News

3C-REN wants to help you cultivate businesses development skills and grow your professional network with a free, 4-session training series.​  This online, interactive web series teaches you how to get in front of top prospective clients, close the deal — and, most importantly, increase average revenue and profit through consultative selling.​ With a small cohort of 5-10 professionals from across the design and construction trades, this series equips you to:​ Win the business a higher…

26th International Passive House Conference | The call for papers has been extended! Submit your abstract until 16 September 2022

By Passive House California , August 31, 2022 - Conference

Dear Passive House friends, due to the high demand, we have extended the call for papers for the 26th In­ter­na­tion­al Pass­ive House Con­fer­en­ce until 16 September 2022! We are still looking for your project experiences, your findings, new developments, and much more for our Conference programme. Now more than ever, we need to hear about your energy efficient, climate-neutral buildings, your resource-saving concepts and product developments. Show them to us…

Passive House Building Certification Guide 10 – Now Available

By Passive House California , August 25, 2022 - News, Passive House 101

Passive House Building Certification Guide 10 - Now Available. Published by the Passive House Institute. Welcome to the Building Certification Guide! We are delighted that you are interested in the Passive House Institute's building certification quality assurance program. To date, thousands of builders around the world have already certified their buildings as Passive House projects or EnerPHit retrofits. Twenty years of experience shows that the high level of comfort and…

EpiPHany Corner | For Persuasive Communication, F-F-B is Good, but N-F-F-B is Better

By Passive House California , August 21, 2022 - EpiPHany

If you are involved in advocating for environmentally responsible standards, strategies, products, or projects, this simple tactic can dramatically increase your success. First, some well-established definitions: A “Feature” is a characteristic of something (standard, strategy, product, service, or project) that is easily understood or demonstrated. A “Function” is how the feature works to provide one or more benefits. A “Benefit” is something positive that is gained as a result of…

EpiPHany Corner | How is Integrated Design analogous to a winning football team?

By Passive House California , July 25, 2022 - EpiPHany

We are experiencing increased interest and awareness of the possible integration of Passive House strategies in the affordable multifamily industry to increase energy efficiency, healthy indoor air quality, and resilience. Affordable multifamily developers have consistently been early adopters of environmentally responsible practices in the design and construction of their projects. Most recently, in their quest to reduce greenhouse gasses (GHGs) and provide the best possible living conditions for occupants, they…

Call for Papers is open now. Sub­mit your ab­stract by Septem­ber 2nd, 2022!

By Passive House California , July 25, 2022 - Conference, News

We are proud to announce that the up­com­ing 26th In­ter­na­tion­al Pass­ive House Con­fer­en­ce will take place in Wiesbaden, Germany in March 2023. We are looking for your project experiences and findings or new developments and much more for the programme of our 26th International Passive House Conference. Right now your energy-efficient, climate-neutral buildings, your resource-saving concepts and product developments are particularly in demand. Show us yours and submit your contribution…

Rocky Mountain PBS | Building Back Better After the Marshall Fire

By Passive House California , July 6, 2022 - Member News

Six months since the Marshall Fire burned more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County, the Coloradans affected are looking to the future. After the devastating realization that this type of fire can happen any time of year and in almost any place, several families are rebuilding homes that are not only more eco-friendly but also more fire resistant. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE PBS DOCUMENTARY