Passive House Buildings are comfortable, affordable and sustainable. This video is explaining the Passive House concept and how it is relevant for California. CLICK HERE TO WATCH and learn more about Passive House in the 18 minute video.
Los Angeles Passive House PHLA+ receives "Sustainable Innovation Award for Merit - New Buildings, Small Category" during Green Gala from U.S. Green Building Council Los Angeles (USGBC-LA)
This 45 minute video "Passive House - A Workable Solution" was recorded on December 5th as part of a virtual meeting, hosted by "Communities for Sustainable Monterey County" (sustainablemontereycounty.org). CSMC is an "umbrella" organization that includes Local Action Groups from eight different jurisdictions within Monterey County. Jay Gentry, a PHCA Board Member was invited to present at the CSMC December Brunch. The presentation includes a basic overview of Passive House activities…
Passive House Momentum in California | International Passive House Open Days. Please see below the links to the Passive House Tours in California and the recording of the event: Berkeley Passive House | Berkely, California - VIRTUAL TOUR Passive House Los Angeles (PHLA+) | Los Angeles, California - VIRTUAL TOUR Hermit Hut Passive House ADU | Walnut Creek, California - VIRTUAL TOUR Perlita Passive House | Los Angeles, California…
In order to award industry innovators who achieve outstanding architecture while demonstrating the heights that energy efficiency can reach, the Passive House Institute is running the 2021 Passive House Architecture award. It will be the third of its kind, building on a line of highly successful events. With the "2021 Passive House Award", the Institute will highlight the best of the best Passive House projects from around the world, showing…
NAPHN’s Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant course is the premier training program for Passive House building professionals. Supported by a 25+ year history of global technical leadership by the Passive House Institute, and over 7 years of successful American instruction, from Maine to California, by the Passive House Academy – this course is specifically designed to teach the international Passive House Standard (PHI) to American professionals making Passive House buildings in…
Passive House California is pleased to welcome the alliance of California AEROBARRIER dealers as Supporting Sponsors. An airtight building envelope is foundational to Passive House levels of efficiency, comfort, and healthy indoor air quality. AeroBarrier is an innovative air sealing technology that is becoming a valued tactic to meet air-tightness targets for new and retrofitted buildings. The AeroBarrier system provides a revolutionary way of achieving consistent whole building airtightness for…
The International Passive House Association (iPHA) just published an article to the topic of why certification is a benefit for owners, architects, designers and trades people. CLICK HERE FOR LINK.
Women Driving the Passive House Industry is iPHA’s newest interview series which aims to highlight the remarkable women working in the Passive House community. The iPHA team interviewed a handful of the many women who’ve contributed substantially to the growth of the Passive House Standard around the world. Here’s our fourth interview featuring Bronwyn Barry the founder of Passive House California. CLICK HERE TO READ THE INTERVIEW
The new book “Zero Net Energy Case Study Homes” showcases all electric residential projects designed for Zero Net Energy and Zero Carbon. Three case study projects are passive house projects in California: • Passive House LA (PHLA+), Los Angeles • Perlita Passive House, Los Angeles • Sol Lux Alpha Apartments, San Francisco. The book is written by Edward Dean, FAIA with the foreword by Andrew McAllister, Commissioner of the California…
Barriers to Incorporating Passive House Concepts in Residential New Construction Whitepaper: December 11, 2019 By Rick Winch, Ellen Steiner, Ph.D., and Jen Loomis, Ph.D. This white paper presents findings from a research effort to identify barriers to, and opportunities for, incorporating Passive House (PH) principles into California's Energy Code. Opinion Dynamics conducted a literature review and interviews with 16 subject matter experts in PH principles, beyond-code programming, and residential new…
Small Planet Supply is a North-American company that provides high-performance building products. They are dedicated to the mission of creating both classic and modern high-performing buildings, including those designed and built to both Zero Net Energy and Passive House standards. In addition to supplying high-performance building products and systems they provide education, and training in the use of energy-efficient building materials and practices. They are passionate champions of the concept that…
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