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1. PHA Live Events
2. Featured Article of the Week
3. Passive House Podcast Episodes
THANK YOU to Our Sponsor of the Week
4. Videos
5. Upcoming Passive House Happenings
THIS WEEK: Events In the Passive House Community
Passive House Accelerator
Architect's Insight: From Training to Passive House Specialist (Apr 10)
Metropolis
Design Optimism Talks How Can We Get to Zero? (Apr 9)
BS & Beer
2024 Building Science Symposium Series (Apr 9-10)
Nominate Speakers for the Reimagine Buildings: PREFAB Conference
If you know someone who belongs on the Reimagine Buildings virtual stage, we would love to hear from you! submit nominations here!
Getting to Zero Forum
May 21-23 | Charlotte, NC
The Getting to Zero Forum is the premier event dedicated to building decarbonization.
Future Events!
Passive House Accelerator
Bhutan Law Library: Bridging Tradition and Passive (Apr 17)
The Passive House Network
Pacific CPHD | Spring Cohort (Apr 18)
Atlantic Spring 2024 Cohort (Apr 18)
Passive House Retrofits: The EnerPHit Standard
Passive House Canada
Achieving the Passive House Standard for Existing Buildings (Apr 23)
A Pattern Language from Passive House (Apr 26)
Emu Passive
Passive Design/Build™ Boot Camp Brooklyn, NY (Apr 22-26)
Passive Design/Build™ Boot Camp Boston, MA (May 6-10)
Passive Design/Build™ Boot Camp Pittsburgh, PA (June 3-6)
Passive Design/Build™ Boot Camp Fort Collins, CO (June 24-28)
ZebX
Decarb Lunch: Introducing Energize Vancouver (Apr 26)
Built Environment Plus
Close the Gap(s): Decarbonizing Large Buildings Symposium (May2)
Building Tech Forum (June 11)
Passive House Institute
PHPP Expert Course (Sep-Jan)
Online PH Designer/Consultant Course in English (Oct-Dec)
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Upcoming Conferences
The Humid Climate Conference (May 6-7)
Living Future 2024 (May 7-9)
ASES SOLAR 2024: Connecting Technology & Policy (May 20-23)
Getting to Zero Forum (May 21-23)
THRIVE Passivhaus Conference 24 (May 23-24)
Passive House Canada Conference (June 17-19)
American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour (Oct 4)
Greenbuild 2024 (Nov 12 -15)
6. What We're Reading
The eviction experts (Harper’s Magazine)
New report reveals N.Y.C. areas most hurt by environmental inequities (New York Times)
In Chicago, one neighborhood is fighting gentrification and climate change at the same time (Grist)
Idaho (really?) applies for federal funds to tackle climate change (Boise State Public Radio)
Construction boom helps fuel job gains in March (NPR)
Westminster council unveils plans to become a ‘retrofit-first’ city (Building)
Plans filed for self-powered office tower (The Urban Developer)
These giant batteries store energy, but not as electricity (CBC)
A blizzard put a hyper-efficient home to the test. It passed. (Yale Climate Connections)
How design promotes better mental health for children (CityLab)