We want to see your Passive House Projects in California

By Passive House California , April 22, 2021 - Member News, Project Tours

We want to know about your Passive House (PHI) building or project located here in California — in planning, under construction or recently completed. Passive House California (PHCA) wants to spread the good news about the Momentum we are seeing on the West Coast in recent months. Here is how you can contribute and be part of the movement. Provide us with a virtual video tour of your completed Passive House building. Provide us with a virtual…

Vote Now! PHI Certified Passive House Buildings nominated for the Green Solutions Awards

By Passive House California , April 15, 2021 - Award|Competition, News

International competition run by the Construction21 network, the Green Solutions Awards highlight exemplary solutions integrated into buildings, districts and infrastructures contributing to the fight against climate change. Here are the Passive House nominations: Good Energy Haus (USA) Scott Subaru – Car Dealership (Canada) Old Holloway straw passivhaus (UK) King Street, Great Yarmouth (UK) GAP Energy Efficiency and Consultant Incubation Center (Turkey) Charter Telecom Headquarters (Canada) Parkview House (Canada) Owl Woods…

How is a Firefighter’s “Protective Gear” like a Passive House?

By Passive House California , March 26, 2021 - EpiPHany

How is a Firefighter’s “Protective Gear” like a Passive House? We are all aware of wildfires here in California — and grateful for the thousands of Firefighters who risked their lives battling those wildfires. They put themselves in environments where they need to be protected from the extreme heat, winds, and unhealthy air full of smoke and other pollutants. Fortunately, they are kept safe “inside” of their personal equipment (PPE).…

Green Solutions Awards | Submit your Passive House Project

By Passive House California , March 15, 2021 - Award|Competition

It is free to enter, and iPHA (International Passive House Association) has negotiated a quick entry option with Construction21 for projects already registered in the Passive House Database. The Awards are a great opportunity to promote Passive House projects at scale, thanks to Construction21's reach and the awards ceremony taking place during COP26 proceedings. Please submit projects delivered between January 1st, 2015 and March 31th, 2021 and may the best…

2021 Conference: Passive House for All | Registration is Open !

By Passive House California , March 12, 2021 - Conference

Registration is now open. Each month the ticket price will rise so get your ticket soon. Ticket price is $100 until March 31. • Included with registration is a 5% discount code on all NAPHN trainings in 2021. • NAPHN Members get 50% off. • Members of Allied Passive House groups get $25 off. • In-person or online, the price is the same. Passive House for All is a call to…

Certified passive home in SLO has built-in efficiency

By Passive House California , February 26, 2021 - Member News

Article in "New Times San Luis Obispo" (SLO) written by Karen Garcia features Passive House California (PHCA) member Michael Horgan (Certified Passive House Consultant) and Hannah McKay (Certified Passive House Consultant) from CAIRIN Collaborative. In the quiet neighborhood adjacent to Bishop Peak, a small crew is constructing a home slated to be passive house certified. According to the Passive House Institute, this type of home or building is created for energy…

International Passive House Association launches “Efficiency: The First Renewable Energy” campaign

By Passive House California , February 15, 2021 - Award|Competition, News

The International Passive House Association and its partner organizations launch the global “Efficiency: The First Renewable Energy” campaign today. Using the hashtag #EfficiencyFirst, the campaign aims to raise awareness for the vital role energy efficiency in buildings plays in meeting our climate goals. The campaign also demonstrates that Passive House buildings provide a comfortable, healthy and sustainable built environment. The launch includes a competition for social media followers. The International…

“Explain Passive House” competition

By Passive House California , February 15, 2021 - Award|Competition, News

Have you seen the well-known visual example describing Passive House as a thermos versus a conventional building as an actively heated coffee machine? It’s time for an update!  In order to celebrate the announcement of the Efficiency: The First Renewable Energy Campaign, the International Passive House Association (iPHA) is running a competition for our followers from the 1st-15th of February! Our #ExplainPassiveHouse competition will showcase what the Passive House Standard is,…

DesignPH | Now Compatible with SketchUp 2021 & Full IP Conversion

By Passive House California , January 27, 2021 - News

Good news from the designPH development team. 2021 brings two fresh updates which will be available for free to existing designPH 2.0 Pro users.   Maintenance update: This brings compatibility with SketchUp 2021 and also a number of bug fixes. Available from February 2021 (* registered users will be notified by email when the download is available) Full IP conversion: Also coming soon will be a major designPH update (also…