Reimagine Buildings is 16 days away! Learn More
Please read on for a selection of PHA Live Event, Featured Article, Podcasts, New videos, Events, and What We're Reading.
Do you have a recent Passive House and/or high performance project that demonstrates PH principles, electrification, low embodied carbon and high performance construction? Submit here to be featured in a future edition of Passive House Weekly, Podcast or LIVE! program.
1. RB24 News
Exciting News! We're thrilled to announce that our live program sessions will be submitted for Phius and PHI credits!
Along with AIA HSW Continuing Education credits in partnership with AIA New York State, Reimagine Buildings '24 live program sessions will also be submitted for Phius and PHI credits!
Driving the Shift to Resilient, Low Carbon Buildings: 80+ Speakers, 24 Time Zones
Join us for Reimagine Buildings ’24 and gain knowledge, connections, and inspiration to create buildings that can change the world. Online around the world on March 7 & 8.
Thank you to our Stakeholder Partner, The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
2. PHA Live Events
3. Featured Article of the Week
4. Passive House Podcast Episodes
2/13/24
Reimagining Buildings with Shefali Sanghvi at Dattner Architects
Please read on for a selection of Passive House happenings, articles, interviews, and developments.
In this special Reimagine Buildings episode of the Passive House Podcast, Director of PHA, Zack Semke interviews Shefali Sanghvi at Dattner Architects.
2/15/24
Reimagining Buildings with Talina Edwards at Envirotecture
Please read on for a selection of Passive House happenings, articles, interviews, and developments.
In this special Reimagine Buildings episode of the Passive House Podcast, Co-Host of the Passive House Podcast, Matthew Cutler Welsh interviews Talina Edwards of Envirotecture.
THANK YOU to Our Sponsor of the Week
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!
A Next Gen Look at "Upfront CA"
Emily Dodson and Syd Hibshman of Philadelphia based Holzraum System will join our February Next Gen series to explore the synergy of architecture, DFMA, site-built construction, and high-performance passive house principles in creating durable, healthy, and enjoyable buildings. Discover the importance of empowering young professionals, prioritizing constructability from pre-design ("Upfront Construction Administration"), and fostering project ownership for a more confident and impactful role in the construction process. Don't miss insights on implementing "Upfront CA" in project phases and engaging young designers in the field early on!
6. Upcoming Passive House Happenings
THIS WEEK: Events In the Passive House Community
Passive House Accelerator
The Pointe at Hills Farm: Design Insights & Construction Prep (Feb 21)
Phius
Phius Certified professionals interested in submitting a proposal for the Phius-exclusive track must do so by Friday, Feb. 23
Do you have Passive House news that we should share in a future edition? Email us at: [email protected]
Future Events!
Passive House Accelerator
Passive House Accelerator
The Pointe at Hills Farm: Design Insights & Construction Prep (Feb 21)
The Passive House Network
Pacific CPHD | Spring Cohort (Apr 18)
Atlantic Spring 2024 Cohort (Apr 18)
Using PHPP in Building Design and Certification (Mar 5)
PHPP: New Features
Passive House Retrofits: The EnerPHit Standard
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)
Does your organization have an upcoming event? Submit it here to be included in our next newsletter.
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
Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action (Nature Climate Change)
Comparing the carbon footprints of urban and conventional agriculture (Nature Cities)
A 19th-century property tax idea is back. Can it revive a blighted city? (Governing)
Opinion: New York City must invest in implementing Local Law 97 (City Limits)
Builder confidence reaches highest level since August (Builder Online)
Recovering heat from show water and 3D printed homes: the future of house building in Ireland (The Journal)
Battery breakthrough could allow electric cars to go 1,000 km on a single charge (Technology Networks)
5 things developers should know about mass timber (Building Design + Construction)
A compact, eco-friendly house and three (not-so-little) pigs (New York Times)
Passive-building experts weigh in on ‘The Curse’ (CityLab)