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1. RB24 News
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2. PHA Live Events
3. Featured Article of the Week
4. Passive House Podcast Episode
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5. Videos
Join us for Reimagine Buildings '24 on March 7-8, 2024
Announcing the 24-hour, around-the-world, global online happening: Reimagine Buildings ’24. At RB24 we’ll circumnavigate the globe, unveiling a new, innovative building project every hour, complete with actionable solution sets, expert insights, and key lessons-learned. You’ll connect with peers from around the world and from your region, building the network you need to create buildings that make a difference. Join us!
The (Air) Ins and Outs of Passive House Ventilation
Our February 101 session samples the magic ingredients of well designed and implemented Passive House ventilation systems. Experiences and issues from the field will complement the exploration of design requirements and best practices. Discover how fresh air and energy efficiency can go hand-in-hand.
6. Upcoming Passive House Happenings
THIS WEEK: Events In the Passive House Community
Passive House Accelerator
A Next Gen Look at "Upfront CA" (Feb 14)
The Passive House Network
Multifamily Ventilation Duct Leakage: Targets, Strategies, and Lessons Learned (Feb 14)
Emu Passive
On-Demand ONLINE Passive Design/Build™ core curriculum and CPHT exam prep (Feb 14)
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Future Events!
Passive House Accelerator
A Next Gen Look at "Upfront CA" (Feb 14)
The Passive House Network
Pacific CPHD | Spring Cohort (Apr 18)
Atlantic Spring 2024 Cohort (Apr 18)
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 Fort Collins, CO (June 24-28)
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 one-of-a-kind 24-hour global online conference by Passive House Accelerator, sharing 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)
The Humid Climate Conference (May 6-7)
Living Future 2024 (May 7-9)
THRIVE Passivhaus Conference 24 (May 23-24)
ASES SOLAR 2024: Connecting Technology & Policy (May 20-23)
Passive House Canada Conference (June 17-19)
American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour (Oct 4)
Greenbuild 2024 (Nov 12 -15)
7. What We're Reading
Office buildings remain half empty but US cities can shrug it off (CityLab)
‘A problem we’ll be working on for years’: Fed chairman Jerome Powell says commercial real estate’s impact on banking has just begun (Fortune)
When did New York City’s streets get so hollow? (New York Times)
‘Profound scarcity’: apartments available to NYC renters hit historic low last year (City Limits)
Food insecurity is a source of toxic stress (JAMA Pediatrics)
The Green New Deal for Health should not be kept a secret (MedPage Today)
Those passive homes in ‘The Curse’ are very real—here’s what to know about the design movement (Sunset)
The promise of Passive House design (Yale Climate Connections)
Parks Canada building first Passive House Plus centre (Ontario Construction News)
Three questions: The Climate Project at MIT (MIT News)