Passive House Week In Preview: April 26

Read on for a selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week. Do you have Passive House news that we should share in a future edition? Email us at: [email protected].

1. TONIGHT! Passive House Accelerator Policy Summit

Our Policy Summit starts with the premise that virtually all new buildings can and should be Passive House buildings, right now. It then shares North American examples of how policy is accelerating this transition in New York, Massachusetts, Washington, British Columbia, and beyond.

We’ll hear impactful presentations by:

Anthony Pak of Carbon Leadership Forum
Bev Craig of Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Bomee Jung recently of New York City Housing Authority
Mike Fowler of Passive House Northwest
Prudence Ferreira of BR+A and the ASHRAE 227 committee
Robyn Wark of BC Hydro
Tom Eisele recently of NYC Mayor’s Office

And, in true Passive House Accelerator style, we’ll have a lively Q&A session after the presentations.

2. TUE: Monadnock Construction at Construction Tech

Tomorrow (April 28) the Monadnock Construction crew joins us at Construction Tech. Aleksandr Yelizarov, Vice President and project executive at Monadnock, will be joined by assistant project managers Cheyenne Xu and Sherzod Ziyakhanov to talk about the keys to success for a multifamily Passive House building project. Learn more.

3. WED: Passive House Developments with Zeina Talje

We all know Passive House works, so why isn’t every building a Passive House? Zeina Talje, Managing Partner at Z Capital Investments will present on developing Passive House and net-zero condos on April 28 at the Happy Hour. Her insights about market adoption of Passive House will be invaluable to our collective efforts to accelerate as an industry/movement. Learn more.

4. NOW LIVE: Episode 36 of the Passive House Podcast

On Episode 36 of the Passive House Podcast, cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Robyn Wark, Manager of Advanced Demand Side Management at BC Hydro about the groundbreaking Energy Step Code in British Columbia. The BC Step Code provides a roadmap of 5 steps that guide both builders and cities from today's base code to Passive House-levels of performance. This highest level of performance, "Step 5", will become mandatory for all buildings by 2032. Listen here.

5. Save the Date: Spring Conferences & Summits

BuildingEnergy Boston 2021 (May 5-7)
This annual conference designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy will be held virtually this year. It brings more than 1,000 industry leaders and emerging professionals together to learn from and share ideas with each other. Sessions are curated by a volunteer NESEA-Member content committee to ensure that conference sessions are genuinely useful to attendees. Register here.

Passive House For All: North American Passive House Network (June 10–11)
This hybrid (in-person + virtual) conference will center around the accessibility of Passive House. Attendees can expect the usual programming such as specialized technical, process, and policy of Passive House with a specific emphasis on environmental, health, and social crises. Register here. P.S more affordable rates are available for students this year!