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This week Passive House Accelerator turns 2 years old! A big "thank you" to all of our readers for helping to make it a great ride. 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].
Marius Șoflete, a specialized Passive House construction engineer, will join the June 8 Construction Tech from Romania to present Eastern Europe’s largest CLT Passive House office building. Marius is a carpenter, lecturer, and Passive House enthusiast (he even built the 1st Passive House in Romania!). Learn more.
Cycle Architecture’s Caitlin Martusewicz and Tony Daniels join us at the Global Passive House Happy Hour on the eve of the NAPHN #PassiveHouseForAll Conference on June 9. Caitlin and Tony will present the collaborative design process behind the St. Marks Avenue 10-unit condominium in Crown Heights. Learn more.
Matthew interviews Brian Guinan of Perth-based ISMART Building Group about his Passive House construction practice, his insights around transforming industry practice, and his work to build awareness about Passive House among builders, trades, architects, and homeowners. Listen here.
Mark your calendar for the release of the second issue of Passive House Accelerator Magazine out June 9! This issue is packed with information about industrialized retrofit programs, case studies, and news. While you eagerly await the Retrofit issue check out our Pre Fab Magazine and the past library of Passive House Buildings Magazine.
Join Passive House Accelerator hosts Shaun St-Amour and Sydney Gladu, to connect regarding the topics of the day with session speakers, moderators, and other online attendees. At the end of the first day of NAPHN's Passive House For All conference, take a few minutes to reflect, share and unwind. Register for the conference and put the social on your schedule, grab a beverage of your choice, and kick back. We look forward to hanging out. Register here. P.S. you can get 20% off the registration cost with the code: ph2021_phaccel
Passive House For All: NAPHN (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. you can get 20% off the registration cost with the code: ph2021_phaccel
Policy Chats hosted by NAACP Centering Equity in the Sustainable Building Sector
The goal of these chats is to provide a relaxed and informal space to learn about the basic approaches and mechanisms currently being used for different types of policy. Using this common foundation and shared language, the NAACP Centering Equity in the Sustainable Building Sector group will dive back into our discussion about our priorities and interventions for policy change around the country.
Building Codes, 8 pm ET June 10
Historic Preservation Part 1, 8 pm ET June 14
Building Performance Standards, 8 pm ET June 16
Historic Preservation Part 2, 8 pm ET June 22
Building Electrification 8 pm ET June 28
Centering Equity in Passive House Community Workshop (June 24)
Centering Equity in Passive House is a presentation and workshop to offer a practical path for companies to either begin the discussion or improve upon existing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within their firms. The presentation (developed from the Centering Equity in the Sustainable Building Sector initiative of NAACP) asks members of the Passive House community to challenge themselves, their companies and organizations, to take on self-identified commitments which build up the next generation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) professionals in the design, engineering, construction, and management of the Passive House movement across North America. Co-presented by Astrid Countee and Johnny Rezvani. Register here.
Passive House Open Days 2021 (June 25-27)
Are you enthusiastic about the Passive House concept and its advantages? Then take part in the Open Days and motivate others to join the movement by sharing your knowledge and experiences! Learn more.
Passive House Accelerator Construction Tech Tuesday
Marius Şoflete, CLT Passive House in Romania (Tue, June 8)
Global Passive House Happy Hour
Caitlin Martusewicz and Tony Daniels: Crown Heights Passive House Case Study (Wed, June 9)
Passive House Accelerator x NAPHN
#PassiveHouseForAll Post Conference Social (Thu, June 10)
BS* + Beer Show
Electrify Everything (Thu, June 10)
#BS (Building Science) Fridays
Energy Efficient Home Designed w/ HP+ Walls Lisa Render (Fri, June 11)
PHIUS
phiusGEB - Net Zero for the Renewable Future (Tue, June 15)
Passive House Canada
Introduction to Passive House High-Performance Buildings (June 1-10)
Pathway to Passive House Trades Certification 150 Series (June 2)
Pathway to Passive House Designer/ Consultant Certification 120 Series (June 7)
Cold Climate Webinar Series (June 9)
Australian Passive House Association
Certified Passive House Designer Course (June 1-24)
Certified Passive House Trades Person Course (June 3- July 15)
PHIUS
CPHC Training Phase II (June 7)
Passivhaus Trust
Keeping Cool | Avoid Summer Overheating (June 11)
Passive House New Zealand
Public Talk with Guy Shaw (June 12)
Passive House Annual Hui (June 13)
NYSERDA
Draft Carbon Neutral Buildings Roadmap Presentation (June 15 & 16)
NAPHN
Live-Online CPHD Training (June 16-17, 24-25)
PHIUS
CPHB Training Phase II (June 21)
EMU
Online CPHT Training and Exams (June 24 - August 8, deadline to enroll June 17)
Online CPHT Q&A Session (June 25)
Passive House Canada
Built in Canada: Lessons Learned from Passive House Projects (June 25)
Passive House New Zealand
Marketing Passive House (June 29)
PHIUS
CPHC Training Phase II (July 12)
NAPHN
1-Day Introduction to Passive House Standard (July 21)
View our full calendar here.