Passive House California

ZERO NET ENERGY CASE STUDY HOMES | NEW BOOK

Submitted by Christian Kienapfel on Thu, 05/07/2020 - 8:59pm

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:

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UPDATED | PASSIVE HOUSE 2020 CONFERENCE

Submitted by Christian Kienapfel on Fri, 04/24/2020 - 10:23pm

Event Date and Time:

Wed, 06/24/2020 - 11:00am

NAPHN Passive House 2020: Choose Your Future. An interactive online building conference. Connect in conversation and develop the path to realize your goals.

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PHCA WELCOMES SMALL PLANET SUPPLY AS A PLATINUM SPONSOR

Submitted by Christian Kienapfel on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 3:10pm

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BARRIERS TO INCORPORATING PASSIVE HOUSE CONCEPTS IN RESIDENTIAL NEW CONSTRUCTION

Submitted by Christian Kienapfel on Thu, 04/02/2020 - 9:40pm

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 construction to identify such barriers and opportunities.