“It Takes A Village: Lessons Learned From Passive House Training And Community Engagement” | Community Meeting

By Passive House California , August 26, 2024 - Community Meeting, Webinar

Description Since moving to Colorado in 2017, Emu Passive has become the main provider of hands-on Passive House training for Builders and Tradespersons across the US. A key lesson learned by Emu from taking Passive House training to local communities is the importance of connecting people to one another during the workshop as well as to the local “high performance ecosystem” after the training. Presentation Elements: Emu’s integrated Passive Design/Build™…

Lloyd Alter and The Story of Upfront Carbon

By Passive House California , August 13, 2024 - News, Webinar

Lloyd Alter, the writer, thought leader, and author of Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle, has a new book out called The Story of Upfront Carbon: How a Life of Just Enough Offers a Way Out of the Climate Crisis. Lloyd will give us an overview of the book and then will dive into a detailed conversation with PHN Executive Director Ken Levenson and with questions from the audience. It should…

“Renovating with Passive House Components” Released

By Passive House California , August 1, 2024 - EnerPHit

The outPHit consortium recently released a brochure covering essential buildingphysics basics when it comes to retrofitting and showcasing their application through a number of case study projects. The publication especially caters to architects and designers interested in learning more about high-performance renovations done to the EnerPHit standard for retrofits according to Passive House principles. Featuring a variety of architectural details from real-life EnerPHit renovations, the brochure serves as both an educational…

Passive House Boot Camp is Coming to San Luis Obispo

By Passive House California , August 1, 2024 - News

3C-REN is offering a Design/Build Boot Camp through industry-leading provider Emu Passive. This training is being offered FREE (normally a $2,350 value) to contractors and tradespeople who are residents of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura County. There are two info sessions on the boot camp: - August 1st @ 2pm on Zoom through Emu - September 5th @ 2pm on Zoom through 3C-REN The training will be held…

Spotlight: International Passive House Open Days

By Passive House California , July 10, 2024 - News, Passive House Open Days

[smartslider3 slider=2]   International Passive Open House Days | July 2024 This summer California has been experiencing a heat dome with temperatures in excess of 100 degrees F in much of the state.  Suffering under such extremes makes people wonder what they can do to make their living and working places better.  The benefits of Passive House were on display this past June 28-30 with 6 houses participating in the…

“Water, Air, and Vapor Control: Design Support for Your High Performance Projects” | Community Meeting

By Passive House California , June 30, 2024 - Community Meeting

The mission of 475 High Performance Building Supply is to supply essential materials, building components, and knowledge that will lead a transformation of the North American construction industry toward making durable high-performance, Passive House and zero-energy buildings. Based in Brooklyn, NY with product representatives across the USA and Canada, 475 provides a multitude of products, services and resources to support high-performance Passive House projects. Ian Nimmo, 475’s representative for California,…

Electrification and the Grid | Community Meeting

By Passive House California , June 23, 2024 - Community Meeting

Concerns are often raised about how the growing movement toward electrification of buildings and transportation will impact the electric grid and the utilities’ ability to supply affordable, reliable power to its customers. However, the utilities in California are putting into place plans to support the state’s goals for carbon neutrality by 2045, and to meet the challenge of a clean energy future. Energy Codes and how buildings are designed to…

Zero Emissions Buildings as the Framework for our Future

By Passive House California , June 11, 2024 - Decarbonization, News, Press Release

What do Zero Emissions Buildings look like? The Department of Energy has just finalized an official definition. The new guidance outlines three pillars of a Zero Emissions Building: energy efficient, free of onsite emissions from energy use, and powered solely from clean energy. The definition includes different compliance options for new and existing buildings, but in either case requires zero onsite emissions (with an exception for emergency backup in case…

International Passive House Open Days 2024

By Passive House California , June 4, 2024 - Passive House Open Days, Project Tours

On June 28-30, 2024, experience Passive House for yourself at the Passive House Open Days! 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…

The latest issue of PASSIVE HOUSE + Magazine

By Passive House California , June 3, 2024 - News, Press Release

Passive House Plus (Sustainable Building) is the world's first English language magazine focused on building and upgrading to the world's leading low energy standard - passive house (or Passivhaus if you prefer). Published in separate UK and Irish editions, the magazine's focus extends beyond energy efficiency into sustainable building more generally, taking in indoor air quality, water usage and the environmental impact of materials. READ THE MOST RECENT ONLINE EDITION