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26th International Passive House Conference | The call for papers has been extended! Submit your abstract until 16 September 2022
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 California Newsletter | August 2022
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Passive House Building Certification Guide 10 – Now Available
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
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…
Passive House California Newsletter | July 2022
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EpiPHany Corner | How is Integrated Design analogous to a winning football team?
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!
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
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
Passive House California Newsletter | June 2022
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Passive House Hospital | Press Release
Hospital 3.0: modern & energy-efficient | Frankfurt hospital the first to be awarded Passive House certificate Darmstadt/Frankfurt, Germany. This modern and climate-friendly hospital in Germany truly is part of a new generation. The new building of the Klinikum Frankfurt Höchst has been successfully implemented to meet the Passive House standard. This makes it the first hospital in the world to receive a Passive House certificate. The Minister of Economic Affairs of…
Why We Need Passivhaus in Hot Climates – It’s not just for the temperate north.
This article was published in June 2022 by Lloyd Alterby Lloyd Alter on Treehugger. One of the many myths about the Passive House or Passivhaus standard of building is it was designed for temperate Germany and is not really suitable for really cold or hot climates. The Passivhaus concept is a particularly tough sell in hot climates, especially in places with big diurnal swings in temperature, where one would traditionally design…
