Passive House Weekly October 30th, 2023

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

The featured project above is a DIY retrofit project in Marin County, California to EnerPHit standards. Watch the video

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1. PHA Live Event

101: High Performance Windows + Doors

Our November 101 session features Ilka Cassidy, co-host of the Passive House Podcast and co-founder of Holzraum System, along with Shannon Pendleton, owner of Sanderson Sustainability Design, Passive House Consultant at Source 2050, and Passive House Accelerator LIVE! Construction Tech co-host. In the third episode of our 101 series, we'll discuss the critical significance of windows and doors in the construction of Passive House buildings. Key topics include: The importance of the window as a critical part of the thermal envelope, an overview of window options, installation, solar optimization, and energy modeling.

2. Featured Article of the Week

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

4. Passive House Podcast Episode

WELCOME to Our Newest Manufacturer Sponsor

5. New Video

6. Upcoming Passive House Happenings

THIS WEEK: Events In the Passive House Community

• Passive House Accelerator
  101: High Performance Windows + Doors (Nov 1)

• Emu Passive
  California Passive Design/Build Bootcamp + CPHT Exam (Oct 30)
  Online Passive Design/Build CPHT Autumn Crew (Nov 2)
  
  Do you have Passive House news that we should share in a future edition? Email us at: [email protected]

Future Events!

• Passive House Accelerator
  A Bio-Based Approach to Multifamily in Philadelphia  (Nov 8)
  Air Management in a Warm/Humid Climate (Nov 29)

• Emu Passive
  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)

• iPHA
  Project Spotlight on the Passive House Training Centre in Trier (Nov 8)

• Passive House Network
  CPHD On-Demand Trainings
  International Passive House Open Days (Nov 9-12)

• Passive House Canada
  Flixo Training – Model Thermal Bridges for High-Performance Buildings (Nov 13)
  Passive House Construction Training Course for Trades Theoretical & Practical (Nov 14, 28)
  Built in Canada: Banff Recreation Grounds Public Pavilion in Banff National Park (Nov 20)

• 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)

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

Upcoming Conferences

• 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

• Johnson brings pro-oil, climate-skeptical record to speakership (The Hill)

• Here’s how Americans feel about climate change (NPR)

• Energy agency sees peaks in global oil, coal, and gas demand by 2030 (New York Times)

• Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency (JAMA)

• This number helps explain why rooftop solar is becoming more attractive in many states (Inside Climate News)

• Alberta to harness artificial intelligence technology to predict forest fires before they begin (CBC)

• Can homes for the ‘missing middle’ be environmentally sustainable? (WCAX3)

• The surprising benefits of switching to ‘lamb mowers’ (Washington Post)

• As micromobility evolves and matures, so must the investment (FutureStructure)

• Los Angeles is on a transit-building tear. Will riders follow? (CityLab)