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Please read on for a selection of Passive House happenings, articles, interviews, and developments.
1. Events of the Week
2. Featured Article of the Week
3. Passive House Podcast Episodes
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
Applying Passive House to Community Centers (May 8th)
Green Building Solutions
Application for this years’ (GBS) Summer University (May 5 - Jun 30)
Emu Passive
Passive Design/Build™ Boot Camp Boston, MA (May 6-10)
The Humid Climate Conference
The Humid Climate Conference 2024 (May 6-7)
Living Future Conference
Living Future 2024 (May 7-9)
AIA NYS
ReConnecting Communities Conference (May 9)
Passive House Northwest
The HVAC Summit for Passive Buildings (May 10)
Reimagine Buildings PREFAB Conference | May 17th
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Future Events!
Passive House Accelerator
Applying Passive House to Community Centers (May 8th)
Coaction
Passivhaus Bitesize Course (May 7- 17, 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
Be-Exchange
Pratt Ice Box Challenge: Empowering Tomorrow’s High Performance Designers (May 14th)
Paul A. Castrucci Architects
702 Hancock Passive House Tour (May 19)
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)
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)
American Solar Energy Society
SOLAR 2024: Connecting Technology & Policy (May 20-23)
Green Building United
2024 Sustainability Symposium (May 22)
Passive House Institute
PHPP Expert Course (Sep-Jan)
Online PH Designer/Consultant Course in English (Oct-Dec)
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Upcoming Conferences
Living Future 2024 (May 7-9)
Reimagine Buildings: PREFAB (May 17)
ASES SOLAR 2024: Connecting Technology & Policy (May 20-23)
Getting to Zero Forum (May 21-23)
THRIVE Passivhaus Conference 24 (May 23-24)
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
Making multigenerational communities happen (Urban Land)
HUD details funding, policy support for green homes and climate resistance (Housing Wire)
Berlin pioneers new market for urban solar power (CityLab)
Tesla retreat from EV charging leaves growth of U.S. network in doubt (Washington Post)
UTS launches new Green Infrastructure Lab – and it’s time (The Fifth Estate)
Electric aeroplanes are already in our skies, so when will they become the norm (ABC News)
Work begins on build of new Passivhaus school in Scotland (Project Scotland)
Owner moves into Evanston’s first Passive House and tells about it (Evanston Round Table)
Gas stove pollution risk is greatest in smaller homes, study finds (New York Times)
Wildfire smoke is coming for the U.S. again. We’re not ready. (Governing)