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1. PHA Live Events
2. Featured Article of the Week
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Our spring issue contains loads of articles about Passive House projects, building science, and housing policy. You can read the full magazine for free by following the link here!
3. Passive House Podcast Episodes
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4. Videos
5. Upcoming Passive House Happenings
THIS WEEK: Events In the Passive House Community
Passive House Accelerator
Single Family Passive House: Proving the Model (Mar 20)
NESEA
Building Energy Boston (March 19-20)
ZNCC
Circular Heritage: San Antonio's Deconstruction Policy (Mar 21)
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Future Events!
Passive House Accelerator
Single Family Passive House: Proving the Model (Mar 20)
Design Meets Construction: Passive Principles for Small Practices (Mar 27)
NYSERDA
Buildings of Excellence Awards Ceremony (Apr 2)
Metropolis
Design Optimism Talks How Can We Get to Zero? (Apr 9)
The Passive House Network
Pacific CPHD | Spring Cohort (Apr 18)
Atlantic Spring 2024 Cohort (Apr 18)
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 Pittsburgh, PA (June 3-6)
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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Upcoming Conferences
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)
6. What We're Reading
Cities face cutbacks as commercial real estate prices tumble (New York Times)
After criticism, city staffs up Local Law 97 enforcement (City Limits)
Coastal US cities top ranking of climate-friendly transportation (CityLab)
Major cities continue to lose population, while the South gains (Governing)
Climate change matters to more and more people, could be a deciding factor in the election (CU Boulder Today)
Four ways virtual power plants can help the US grid keep up with demand (Canary Media)
How medicine is addressing climate change’s health effects (American Medical Association)
Harmful “forever chemicals” removed from water with new electrocatalysis method (Technology Networks Applied Sciences)
Powerhouse Company completes Europe’s first mass-timber academic building (Dezeen)
Architecture for London creates Passive House homes without compromising aesthetics (Metropolis)