Passive House Weekly: March 28, 2022

March 28, 2022

Please read on for a selection of Passive House happenings, articles, interviews, and developments. The featured project above is Tantrum, which is located in Revelstoke, BC. To read more about it, you can check out Tad Everhart's article, "Throw More Tantrums."

Do you have Passive House news that we should share in a future edition? Email us at: [email protected].

1. Passive House Week in Preview

TUE: LIVING THE 1.5 DEGREE LIFESTYLE, A DISCUSSION WITH LLOYD ALTER OF TREEHUGGER

Stop thinking about efficiency and start thinking about sufficiency.

Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle, the new book written by Lloyd Alter, reveals the carbon cost of everything we do, identifying where we can make big reductions, while not sweating the small stuff.

The international scientific consensus is that we have less than a decade to drastically slash our collective carbon emissions to keep global heating to 1.5 degrees and avert catastrophe. This means that many of us have to cut our individual carbon footprints by over 80% to 2.5 tonnes per person per year by 2030. But where to start? Register here to find out!

Join Us for a Discussion with Lloyd Alter and Special Guests:
Tuesday, March 29, 4pm Pacific • 7pm Eastern

WED: DOES PASSIVE HOUSE COST THE WORLD?

Expert practitioner and educator Daniel Kress of Smart Plus Academy will present a special edition of Passive House Accelerator LIVE! (on a rare 5th Wednesday of the month) featuring an entertaining dive into the incremental cost of Passive House compared to conventional construction in single-family homes.

Join us on March 30 for many more pearls of wisdom from Daniel, as well as smart ways to communicate the value of Passive House to clients, developers, and the market. Get the Zoom link.

NOW LIVE: Episode 80 of the Passive House Podcast

Zack interviews Nakita Reed, CPHC, Associate at Quinn Evans Architects, Co-Chair of the Zero Net Carbon Collaboration, and host of the Tangible Remnants podcast that explores the interconnectedness of architecture, sustainability, historic preservation, race, and gender. Listen here.

THIS WEEK: Events In the Passive House Community:

Offsite Dirt
Offsite Manufacturing Solutions – Wesco (March 29)

Passive House Accelerator
Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle, a Discussion with Lloyd Alter (March 29)

GreenHome Institute
Take Control of Your Energy Future: Net Zero Workforce Development (March 30)

Passive House Accelerator LIVE!
Does Passive House Cost the World? (Or Does It Save It?) (March 30)

Passivhaus Trust
Passive House Master Class Multi-residential Retrofit (March 30)

AIA Westchester + Hudson Valley
Greenposium (April 1)

BS Friday LIVE
International Mass Timber Conference Preview (April 1)

2. Featured Article of the Week

MASS TIMBER SUPPORTS MID-RISE HOUSING

In the latest article published on the Accelerator site, Mary James describes a new mass timber project in Boston. "While conceptualizing early design ideas for a multifamily building in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Monte French, principal of Monte French Design Studio (MFDS), and Alex Yoon, project manager, were searching for an elegant solution to the question of how to fit seven stories of aesthetically pleasing residential units into a structure that is less than 70 feet. At 70 feet the building would become subject to Boston’s more cost-prohibitive requirements that apply to high-rise construction. That conundrum prompted the team to consider the advantages of a mass timber structure." Continue reading.

THANK YOU To This Week's Featured Sponsor:

Visit RDH Building Science

3. New Video

Hobson Place: PH Supportive Housing

Sharon Libby of Walsh Construction and Greta Tjeltveit of Evergreen Certified stopped by Passive House Accelerator Live on March 16 to talk about Hobson Place, which will be the first supportive housing project in Washington State to achieve Passive House certification (currently Phius Pre-Certified), providing permanent supportive housing for 177 individuals exiting homelessness.

4. Upcoming Conferences

Phius Developer's Summit 2022 (April 26-28)
The Phius Developer’s Summit 2022 will look to serve as a gateway into the world of passive building for developers and real-estate professionals. The event will take place virtually April 26-28 with each of the three nights covering a specific topic: Tuesday, April 26, Single-Family Panel; Wednesday, April 27, Multifamily Panel; Thursday, April 28, Financial Panel. Register.

Humid Climate Conference (May 1-3)
The Humid Climate Conference was born in Austin, TX 2016 as a confluence of empowerment and education for architects, builders, engineers, and trades to bring Passive House projects to life. Now this premier conference focused on high-performance buildings in the south has survived the ongoing pandemic and is making its reappearance May 1-3, 2022. Passive House Austin is thrilled to invite you back to Texas to listen, learn and network with industry thought leaders, boots-on-the-ground overachievers, and a fantastic mix of manufacturer sponsors. Learn more.

2022 Sustainability Symposium (May 6)
Get ready for the 12th Annual Sustainability Symposium (virtual and in-person) on May 6th at Penn State at the Navy Yard! This event will showcase transformative ideas, projects, and opportunities to inspire visionary movement toward a generous, verdant, decarbonized built environment. Session topics will include Circular Economy/Zero Waste, Integrated Design, Financing, Incentives and Policies, Green Schools, Carbon Neutrality, Indoor Air Quality, LEED, Passive House, Living Building Challenge, Enterprise, WELL, green stormwater infrastructure, 2030 Districts and so much more! Register.

Passive House Canada Conference: In the Face of Climate Change (May 25-27)
Learn how Passive House design and technology addresses our need for climate resilience, improving our homes and offices now and into the future. This conference will offer the latest insights, case studies, and best practices, spanning the spectrum of knowledge for architects, engineers, building owners, government policymakers and planners, financial decision-makers, and property managers. Register.

The Passive House Network: 2022 Passive House For All (June 10 & 17)
Efficiency | Equity | Electrification | Embodied Carbon. We must transform our built environment with integrated solutions. We know the basic ingredients: efficiency, equity, electrification, and embodied carbon. We have the know-how today. So let’s dive into the synergies and the specifics. Let’s get aggressive, grab all of these tools, and take radical holistic action to build a healthy prosperous future for all people before it’s too late. If you agree, join us in Boston and online. Learn more.

PhiusCon 2022: Emissions Down, Power Up! (Oct 25-28)
PhiusCon is coming home to Chicago Oct. 25-28 at the historic Palmer House. Last year, Phius set its sights on expansion with its motto “Emissions Down, Scale Up!” and despite the obstacles presented by COVID, shared that vision with a sold-out crowd in Tarrytown, New York. PhiusCon 2021 created a wave of momentum, and Phius is looking to carry that into PhiusCon 2022 as it builds for the future. And you can’t talk about building for the future without mentioning electrification, so Phius decided to put a charge into this year’s motto: “Emissions Down, Power Up!” Call for Speakers.