Building for People
In Building for People, architect and ecodistrict planner Michael Eliason makes the case for low-carbon ecodistricts and presents tools for developing these residential and mixed-use…
Right-Sizing Plumbing in Homes and Apartment Buildings (presented by Southern California Edison)
Description: Effective July 1, 2024, the Appendix M, Peak Water Demand Calculator (WDC) became part of the California Plumbing Code. Instead of using flow rates and…
PHN Presents: Pickleball Meets Passive House
Just north of San Antonio, Texas, headed toward Austin, a Passive House pickleball sports center is rising. 12 indoor courts over 30,000 SF are set…
“Build it Tight and Ventilate Right: High Performance, Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery” (presented by 475)
Building high performance buildings, up to and including Passive House certified, means we need to ‘Build Airtight and Ventilate Right’. This presentation discusses the importance…
Advanced Framing: Quality and High Performing Building with Less Lumber
Most houses are built with a surplus of wood framing that isn't structurally necessary. Reducing that volume of wood means less cost and more insulation,…
