The featured project above is a retrofit of a inner-Sydney terrace house from the project team at Eclipse Passive house who were featured in this weeks podcast. Learn more
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
A New Approach to Cold Air Distribution (May 22nd)
American Solar Energy Society
SOLAR 2024: Connecting Technology & Policy (May 20-23)
ASES SOLAR
ASES SOLAR 2024: Connecting Technology & Policy (May 20-23)
Getting to Zero
Getting to Zero Forum (May 21-23)
Green Building United
2024 Sustainability Symposium (May 22)
THRIVE
THRIVE Passivhaus Conference 24 (May 23-24)
Future Events!
Passive House Accelerator
A New Approach to Cold Air Distribution (May 22nd)
Coaction
Passivhaus Bitesize Course (Jun 4 - 14, Sept 3 – 6, Oct 8 – 18, Nov 19 – 29, Dec 3 – 13)
Certified Passivhaus Tradesperson Course (Jun 11 – 18, 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
Built Environment Plus
Building Tech Forum (June 11)
Passive House Network
International Passive House Open Days (Jun 28 - 30)
Green Building Solutions
Green.Building.Solutions. Summer University (Jul 13 - Aug 4)
Emu
Online Summer Crew (Jul 24, 31 Aug 7, 14, 21, 28)
Passive House Network
Summer CPHD training (Jul 18)
Emu Passive
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
Appalachian Energy Summit / Appalachian State University (June 3)
Retrofit Canada Conference (June 12 -13)
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
Alarmed by climate change, astronomers train their sights on Earth (New York Times)
Inside the giant ‘sky rivers’ swelling with climate change (BBC)
America’s grid isn’t ready for a renewable future. A new federal rule could change that. (Grist)
Sponge cities are the future of urban flood mitigation (Next City)
Appetite for deconstruction (CityLab)
ISPT’s 500 Bourke Street: a case for deep retrofit and high tenant appeal (The Fifth Estate)
6 myths about Passive House construction (Multi-Housing News)
Getting a build to Passive House standard: all you need to know (The Irish Examiner)
BAM starts work on two new Passivhaus schools (Specification Online)
New University of Toronto Scarborough student residence becomes largest Passive House certified building in Canada (Yahoo Finance)