The January 2026 issue of Architectural Record features an article by Joann Gonchar, FAIA, exploring how the International Passive House standard is shaping fire-resilient rebuilding efforts one year after the devastating Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires. The article highlights the California Rebuild Competition, organized by Passive House Network (PHN) and Passive House California (PHCA). The competition challenged architects to demonstrate how high-performance design, airtight construction, and balanced ventilation can contribute…
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Passive House California , January 20, 2026 -
The Passive House Network national Conference will be held on June 4-5 in New Haven, Connecticut, at Marcel Breuer’s Brutalist masterpiece, the Armstrong Rubber Headquarters, reborn as the PHI EnerPHit-certified Hotel Marcel. We invite you to step inside a Passive House at Hotel Marcel and join our 2026 Conference. Spend the night. You will feel it. You will learn from leading experts. You will form lasting connections. Buildings designed and…
Passive House California (PHCA) and the Passive House Network (PHN) shared a joint booth at the 2025 California Green Building Conference, hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council California (USGBC-CA) in San Francisco on May 22, 2025. Throughout the event, various PHCA members presented their Passive House projects, showcasing innovative designs and high-performance building strategies aligned with the Passive House standard. [caption id="attachment_6495" align="alignnone" width="259"] Brian Pearson and Susie Harris at the PHCA and PHN booth[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6494"…
