The Benefits of Right-Sizing Plumbing in Homes & Apartment Buildings
Effective July 1, 2024, the Appendix M, Peak Water Demand Calculator (WDC) will become part of the California Plumbing Code. Instead of using flow rates…
Selecting & Sourcing High-Performance Building Products
Recording of Passive House California (PHCA) Community Meeting | January 2024 Source 2050 is a multi-vendor marketplace offering over 500 envelope, fenestration, and mechanical solutions for…
Exterior Shading Devices | Passive House
In most of California’s climate zones it makes sense to select and position shading devices can have significant impact on comfort and energy consumption. Taking…
The Power of Existing Buildings | Save money, improve health, and reduce environmental impacts
Carl Elefante was right when he said, “no amount of new green construction will get us where we need to go if we ignore existing…
Domestic Hot Water in Multifamily Passive House Projects
Moving from fossil-fuel boilers to other forms of domestic hot water heating can be challenging, but it’s doable. This training, featuring Redwood Energy’s Sean Armstrong…
Case Study | Single Family Embodied Carbon Focus: 17 Mile Haus
PHribbon Case Studies, showcase real world examples and the professionals working on them. Find out the latest and ask questions! The PHN PHribbon allows Passive…
Passive House 101 Cram Session
Passive House is a revolutionary approach to building design that aims to create ultra-energy-efficient buildings that are comfortable, healthy, and resilient. In this video, we…
Passive House Multi-Family – Good for All is Good for One
How Passive House Qualities Benefit both Occupants & Owners Target Audience: Building owners, developers, code reviewers, planning officials and design professionals interested in learning about…
Is Cost the Barrier to Passive House Performance?
A Look at First Costs for Sixteen Multifamily Buildings. NAPHN report by Bronwyn Barry, NAPHN Board Chair, looks at cost assumptions, barriers, and the reality of…
“Owners Manual “published by the North American Passive House Network (NHPHN)
The Owners Manual was published by the North American Passive House Network (NHPHN) in 2020. Please see link below to read online publication.
A Developers Guide to Certified Multi-Family Passive House Buildings
Presented by New York Passive House, an industry resource for large-scaled Passive House building, produced in cooperation with the Passive House Academy. Publication date: November…
The Passivhaus Institut (PHI)
An independent research institution in Germany, founded in 1996 by Dr. Wolfgang Feist, that performs research and development on highly efficient energy use.