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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

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…

Call for applications | Certifier’s course 2023-2024

By Passive House California , July 22, 2023 - News, Training & Education

The applications to the next edition of the certifier’s course are now open! The deadline for submissions is 15 August 2023. We encourage candidates to submit their application as soon as possible. There will be two options for the course: fully online or hybrid. The second includes two days in Denver, Colorado, before the 2023 Passive House Network Conference. Click on the link below for more details about the accreditation, the…

2023 Passive House Network Conference

By Passive House California , July 20, 2023 - Conference

Join us online Sept 28, and in Denver Oct 4-5! Today, communities are being stressed and devastated by the escalating climate crisis: wildfires, droughts, floods, conflicts, energy insecurity, poverty, sickness and inequality. It's all connected. At the 2023 Passive House Network Conference we’ll share our ambitions for a better world. Passive House is the platform for your sustainable future. REGISTER

Show us your projects | The Call for Papers is now open

By Passive House California , July 13, 2023 - Conference

Dear Passive House friends, We are happy to announce that the upcoming 27th International Passive House Conference will take place in Innsbruck, Austria on 5 and 6 April 2024! We are looking for your project experiences, research findings, inventions, and much more for the programme of the 27th International Passive House Conference. Show us your energy-efficient, climate-neutral buildings, your resource-saving concepts and product developments, and join us in taking one…

MyGBCE 2023 Los Angeles

By Passive House California , May 20, 2023 - Conference, News

Passive House California (PHCA) was attending with a booth as community partner the “My Green Building Conference + Expo”. The largest and longest-running gathering for green building and sustainability advocates in Southern California organized by the U.S. Green Building Council - Los Angeles (USGLB LA). We had many good conversations and reached outreach out to stakeholders informing them about the international Passive House construction standard and building certification. MyGBCE 2023 Website

CALIFORNIA MCM RE-ENVISIONED: PH IN WARM CLIMATES

By Passive House California , April 28, 2023 - Member News, News

Our May Project Showcase presentation by Graham Irwin will explore the remodel and Passive House retrofit of a Mid Century Modern home in Sunnyvale, California. The project leveraged a decade of Passive House best practices and detail development in California, along with numerous high-value architectural approaches. The formerly cramped, uncomfortable, dark, and noisy home is now filled with glare-free daylight, connected with the landscape, and constructed to meet the world’s…

All iPHA webinar and Project Spotlight replays from 2022 on Passipedia!

By Passive House California , April 27, 2023 - News, Training & Education

Welcome to the iPHA Webinar vault. Here, you can find the recordings of previous iPHA webinars and enjoy them at your leisure. The iPHA webinars are a member benefit free of charge for iPHA members, iPHA members can log in and view the webinars directly online and are offered throughout the year. Each webinar offers two live sessions covering the same presentation, so people worldwide can join at a starting…

Mid-year International Passive House Open Days: Make your building the star!

By Passive House California , April 25, 2023 - Project Tours

Passive House Visitors: The International Passive House Open Days are a great opportunity to learn about Passive House and energy efficient buildings. Get in contact with current owners and learn first-hand what it is like to live in a Passive House and what the building or retrofitting process was like. Some open houses and buildings will even have professionals on hand with the knowledge and tools to explain the technical…

Criteria for Buildings | Update 10c in English (IP units)

By Passive House California , April 6, 2023 - News

In January the Passive House Institute (PHI) has released the newest update 10c of the Criteria for Buildings in English (SI units). This update is now also available in IP (inch-pound) units for the U.S. market. The updated criteria document consists of a Compact Version and an Extended Version. The latter offers additional guidance and more detailed regulations. DOWNLOAD PDF