Please read on for a selection of PHA Live Event, Featured Article, Podcasts, New videos, Events, and What We're Reading.
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Event
Announcing the 24-hour, around-the-world, global online happening
1. PHA Live Event
Wednesday: 101 Series: No Thermal Bridges
Our December 101 event will be a journey into the world of thermal bridge-free design with Ed May (Partner in the consulting firm bldgtyp, an architecture and consulting firm based in Brooklyn NY.). Uncover the hidden threats posed by thermal bridges—silent culprits sapping your building's energy efficiency and durability. Ed will guide you through identifying these infiltrators, and how to design-out thermal bridges by adding thermal breaks into your critical details—gaps or insulative elements that stop the flow of thermal energy through an assembly.
Learn how thermal bridges impact moisture management, risking dangerous condensation and mold. Discover the transformative power of thermal bridge-free design in enhancing energy efficiency, thermal performance, health, and occupant comfort. Join us for an insightful session that promises to revolutionize your approach to design and building practices.
Thursday: Architectural Marvel: Inside the Thermoplus 4700 Series
Join Davyd Funk and Alfred Jury of EuroLine Windows for an insightful reintroduction to the 4700 ThermoPlus Series in the “Architectural Marvel: Inside the ThermoPlus 4700 Series”. Whether you're familiar or discovering it for the first time, this session offers a fresh perspective on this fusion of engineering and design. Delve into the secrets behind its exceptional performance, combining the strength of fiberglass with the benefits of uPVC. From innovative materials to cutting-edge engineering, uncover the series' expansive size capabilities and design flexibility, providing architects with remarkable freedom. Don't miss this opportunity to reintroduce yourself to fenestration excellence with EuroLine.
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2. Featured Article of the Week
3. Passive House Podcast Episode
Five new bonus episodes recorded at PhiusCon are now live, Co-hosts Ilka Cassidy, Shannon Pendleton, Mary James, and Matthew Cutler Welsh talk with Charles MacBride of the University of Texas, Ellen Franconi of PNNL, Rolf Jacobsen of the University of Minnesota, Kristof Irwin of Positive Energy, and Tessa Bradley of Artisan Group.
Thank you to our sponsor Zola Windows for making the Passive House Podcast at PhiusCon possible. Keep an eye out for new episodes featuring influential thought leaders over the next few weeks!
THANK YOU to Our Manufacturer Sponsor of the Week
4. New Videos
1/27/24
Join us for Reimagine Buildings '24 on March 7-8, 2024
Announcing the 24-hour, around-the-world, global online happening: Reimagine Buildings ’24.
Video
11/29/23
Air Management in a Warm Humid Climate
David Schleicher and Joe Nickels (Kala Built) talk about Beacon Hill Passive House, the first certified Passive House (Phius) in the state of Missouri.
Video, Hot Humid Climates, Passive House Accelerator Live
5. Upcoming Passive House Happenings
THIS WEEK: Events In the Passive House Community
Passive House Accelerator
101 Series: No Thermal Bridges (Dec 6)
Euroline Component Spotlight: Architectural Marvel: Inside the Thermoplus 4700 Series (Dec 7)Emu Passive
Colorado Passive Design/Build Bootcamp + CPHT Exam (Dec 11)
ALL-IN-ONE: Passive Design/Build™️ Boot Camp (Dec 11)
Do you have Passive House news that we should share in a future edition? Email us at: [email protected]
Future Events!
Passive House Accelerator
Layering Thermal Control into an Existing Building (Dec 13)
Partel Component Spotlight: Superior Weather Tightness and Protection for Modern Methods of Construction (Dec 14)Passive House Institute
PHPP Expert Course (Sep-Jan)
Online PH Designer/Consultant Course in English (Oct-Dec)
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Join Reimagine Buildings, a groundbreaking 24-hour global online conference by Passive House Accelerator, shaping the future of low-carbon building.
Upcoming Conferences
Reimagine Buildings '24 (March 7-8)
Building Energy Boston (March 19-20)
27th International Passive House Conference (April 5-6)
Living Future 2024 (May 7-9)
ASES SOLAR 2024: Connecting Technology & Policy (May 20-23)
Greenbuild 2024 (Nov 12 -15)
6. What We're Reading
Sustainable finance: Australia is on the right track, but moving too slowly (The Fifth Estate)
‘This is going to be a back breaker’: landmark climate law poses test for NYC’s co-ops (City Limits)
Tackling climate change starts with a focus on health, Lancet report says (MedPage Today)
NYC Congestion pricing could unleash a transportation revolution (CityLab)
Biden wants network of 500,000 EV chargers. Two states are getting a head start (Washington Post)
Climate events, displacement, and mental health—Uprooted (Journal of the American Medical Association)
Residential retrofit—is EnerPHit the answer? (Architecture Today)
This startup says it’s figured out how to trap carbon affordably (TIME)
World’s largest energy-efficient ‘passive house’ office building opens in Boston (Boston Globe)
Riverside Primary School wins prestigious award (Project Scotland)