Passive House Weekly October 16th, 2023

Please read on for a selection of PHA Live Event, Featured Article, PHA Magazine, Podcasts, New videos, Events, and What We're Reading.

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1. PHA Live Event

NYC Holistic Decarbonization: The Role of Retrofit

Our October Project Showcase presentation will analyze the critical role in which retrofitting our architectural infrastructure plays in transforming New York City into a more sustainable and decarbonized metropolis through a focus on scalability, density, and embodied carbon reduction.

Ana Leopold, Vera A. Voropaeva and Paul Castrucci of Paul Castrucci Architects will join the Accelerator to review their approach to replicable retrofit pathways through tangible examples of completed tenement retrofits and planned NYCHA retrofit initiatives. Retrofit's role in increased density will be evaluated through the Beacon Development, a East Harlem development consisting of a new construction, multi-family high rise and an existing school building retrofit, demonstration of how elevating the decaying building stock can coexist with urban density and sustainable growth goals. Decarbonization via efficient retrofits will be reviewed through the lense of the Beacon's analytics, highlighting ways that energy-efficient retrofitting contributes to the overarching goal of decarbonization with anecdotal data.  

This free presentation will take place on Wednesday, October 18th at 9am PT / 12pm ET and will be followed by a lively Q+A session. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from an industry leader and engage with the PHA community. See you there!

2. Featured Article of the Week

3. The Fall 2023 Issue of PHA Magazine is Here!

4. Passive House Podcast Episode

THANK YOU to Our Manufacturer Sponsor of the Week

5. New Videos

6. Upcoming Passive House Happenings

THIS WEEK: Events In the Passive House Community

• Passive House Accelerator
  NYC Holistic Decarbonization: The Role of Retrofit (Oct 18)

• ZEBx
  Decarb Lunch: The Opportunities and Challenges of Deconstruction (Oct 17)

• Emu Passive
  ALL-IN-ONE: Passive Design/Build™️ Boot Camp (Register by Oct 16)
  Online Passive Design/Build CPHT Autumn Crew (Oct 19, 26)

• NESEA
  All-Electric, Urban Infill Project in Ithaca, NY (Oct 20)

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

Future Events!

• Emu Passive
  California Passive Design/Build Bootcamp + CPHT Exam (Oct 30)
  Online Passive Design/Build CPHT Autumn Crew (Nov 2, 9, 16)
  Colorado Passive Design/Build Bootcamp + CPHT Exam (Dec 11)

• Passive House School
  Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant Online Course (Nov 8)

• Peel Passive House
  Certified Passive House Designer Course with Peel Passive House Consulting (Nov 21)

• Passive House Institute
  PHPP Expert Course (Sep-Jan)
  Online PH Designer/Consultant Course in English (Oct-Dec)

• Passive House Network
  CPHD On-Demand Trainings

Does your organization have an upcoming event? Submit it here to be included in our next newsletter.

Upcoming Conferences

• 2023 ACE NY Fall Conference (Oct 25-26)

• Building Performance Association 2023 New England Conference & Trade Show (Nov 7-8)

• PhiusCon (Nov 7-10)

• 27th International Passive House Conference (April 5-6)

• Living Future 2024 (May 7-9)

7. What We're Reading

• Habitat for Humanity puts spotlight on affordable housing crisis (Builder Online)

• Douglas Todd: Famous New Zealand study may not actually show mass upzoning works (Vancouver Sun)

• Los Angeles Metro tests universal basic mobility program (Government Tech)

• Buildings play a key role in phasing out gas rapidly and it is time to act! (The Fifth Estate)

• Energy firms, green groups and others reach deal on solar farms (New York Times)

• When it comes to urban trees, more isn’t always better (CityLab)

• Mar Menor: cleaning Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon (BBC Future Planet)

• Why windows remain one of the clearest climate solutions in the U.S. (CPR News)

• Aggressively passive: Passive homes take shape in Marshall Fire burn scar (BizWest)

• Doors open at first Scottish Passivhaus primary school to use CLT structure (Scottish Construction Now)