The featured project above is a Passive House in Sunnyvale, California. Check out our video on the project!
Please read on for a selection of Passive House happenings, articles, interviews, and developments.
1. Event of the Week
2. Featured Article of the Week
3. Passive House Podcast Episode
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
Getting the WELLness into the Passive House (June 12)
Built Environment Plus
Building Tech Forum (June 11)
PHN
designPH Training (June 11)
Coaction
Passivhaus Bitesize Course (Jun 4 - 14)
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Course (Jun 11 – 18)
Retrofit Canada Conference
Retrofit Canada Conference (June 12 -13)
Future Events!
PaPassive House Accelerator
Getting the WELLness into the Passive House (June 12)
Technical Details of Carriage House Retrofit (June 26th)
PHN
designPH Training (June 11)
Academic Performance: A Passive House Schools Symposium (June 20)
1st Annual Member Meeting and Open Days Kickoff (June 27th)
International Passive House Open Days (June 28-30)
Lloyd Alter and The Story of Upfront Carbon (Jul 2)
Summer CPHD Kickoff! (Jul 18)
Emu Passive
Passive Design/Build™ Boot Camp Fort Collins, CO (June 24-28)
Coaction
Passivhaus Bitesize Course (Sept 3 – 6, Oct 8 – 18, Nov 19 – 29, Dec 3 – 13)
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Course (Jun 17 – 24, Sept 3 – 24, 9 – 16, Oct 8 – 15)
Retrofit Delivery Course (Jul 2 - 9, Sept 24 - Oct 1)
Introduction to THERM
Certified Passivhaus Designer Course
Passive House Network
Academic Performance: A Passive House Schools Symposium (Jun 20)
International Passive House Open Days (Jun 28 - 30)
Atlantic CPHD | Summer Cohort (Jul 18)
Green Building Solutions
Green.Building.Solutions. Summer University (Jul 13 - Aug 4)
Passive House Network
Summer CPHD training (Jul 18)
Phius
Phius Certified Verifier Training (Jul 17-18)
Emu
Online Summer Crew (Jul 24, 31 Aug 7, 14, 21, 28)
Passive House Institute
PHPP Expert Course (Sep-Jan)
Online PH Designer/Consultant Course in English (Oct-Dec)
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Upcoming Conferences
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 White House delivers a definition for Zero-Energy Buildings (City Lab)
As nuclear power flails in the U.S., White House bets big on its revival (Washington Post)
Can capitalism solve the climate crisis? Tom Steyer thinks so. (Mother Jones)
Valuing nature beyond economics: a call for change (The Fifth Estate)
Ban fossil fuel ads to save climate, says UN chief (BBC)
Experts warn of serious health impacts from climate change for pregnant women, children, and older people(World Health Organization)
Researchers find a way to scale up carbon dioxide capturing “wonder material” – Technology Networks
These fold-up solar panels can cover a field in a single day (Fast Company)
Waechter Architecture has an expanded vision for mass timber (Metropolis)
Nation’s first Passive House manufacturing facility opens its doors (The Republican Journal)