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Passive House California , October 20, 2024 -
This presentation will share information on the performance-based design, modeling, and construction of a Passive House in Morongo Valley California. The nearly completed home will provide comfort, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and resilience in dealing with both extreme heat in summer and below freezing winter temperatures. The Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) incorporates iterative modeling that enables cost effective achievement of desired performance goals. In addition to the basic…
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™…
Are We Measuring the Same Thing? How HERS and Passive House Provide Different Answers to Different Questions. The “Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index is a nationally recognized metric for residential energy efficiency that’s integral to numerous government programs and financial incentives. Yet the HERS results of Passive House buildings leave practitioners scratching their heads, as powerful Passive House Performance levers sometimes barely budge the HERS needle. To demystify their…
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Passive House California , January 13, 2024 -
There are many professionals associated with the building industry (architects, engineers, builders, jurisdiction personnel, etc.) who recognize and support the high-performance of Passive House — but find it difficult to successfully communicate the value of high-performance to others who are not familiar with the benefits of Passive House principles. This presentation and Q & A will focus on ways to persuasively communicate the logic of choosing high-performance for the design…
How Passive House Qualities Benefit both Occupants & Owners Target Audience: Building owners, developers, code reviewers, planning officials and design professionals interested in learning about the benefits of integrating passive house principles into larger multi-family or mixed-use projects. In this session, the link between occupant satisfaction and owner satisfaction will be established. Given the importance of occupant satisfaction, particularly in the multi-family residential sector, Owners should consider how they can…
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Passive House California , December 13, 2022 -
While traditionally focused on operational carbon, Passive House is increasingly addressing embodied emissions. Experts from the Passive House Network will provide an overview of Passive House principles and design relating to issues and concepts of embodied carbon, building materials that address issues of embodied carbon and meet Passive House standard, and how Passive House is tackling embodied carbon in new calculation tools. This is a previously recorded lecture presented by…
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Passive House California , November 22, 2022 -
Fire has always been a normal part of the west but with climate change and ever-expanding built environments our homes and cities are increasingly vulnerable. Firewise design strategies have been based on years of research on wildlands urban interface and home design with promising results. With the advent of Passive House design strategies the multiplier of energy effect practices have translated well beyond just energy savings and comfort but as…
“The greatest trend we see today in constructing or renovating sustainable buildings is the movement toward evidence-based performance." Presentation Overview It is time to move beyond wanting to do the right thing to having the tools to ensure success in creating advanced buildings. The building industry’s fundamentals have not changed: Reach the finish line on time, on budget, and with no surprises — then manage in order to maximize revenue/profit, minimize…
Passive House California International Open House Tour 2020. Please attend the virtual tour of Bishop Peak Passive House in San Luis Obispo, California. [embed]https://vimeo.com/475179986[/embed]
