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TOP PASSIVE HOUSE NEWS LAST WEEK

Passive House Accelerator
Passive House Accelerator
– August 03, 2020

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Here’s a roundup of last week’s top Passive House tweets!

On August 12, NZEBIndia is hosting an event alongside the Passive House Institute where experts will discuss Passive House for NZEBS specifically in warmers climates.

The iPHA is holding a free webinar discussing their first-ever online International Passive House Conference. The webinar will be hosted by Cornelia Baumgartner and Luzia Teinert from the Passive House Institute.

EuroPHit released a new document detailing a step-by-step roadmap for using Passive House components in retrofits.

Mike Eliason wrote an article for the Urbanist explaining why, in order to take the lead on climate action, Seattle must require public buildings meet Passivhaus standards.

The iPHA released a new guide detailing introductory knowledge surround U‑values such as Ug, Uf, and Uw. They specifically focused on the values most integral to Passive House design.

Kate de Selincourt published a report through Passive House Plus’ newest digital issue detailing how the industry can use deep retrofits and help kick-start economies affected by COVID-19.

Designed by Hamilton Architects, South West College in Enniskillen will become Ireland’s first public building following Passive House standards.

At the University of Victoria, new facilities such as student housing and a dining hall are being built to meet both LEED Gold and Passive House standards in support of the Clean British Columbia initiative.

In Engolasters, Andorra, a new sustainable building following Passive House standards was built in just five days.

This past week, Beattie Passive and Creating Enterprise formed a long-term partnership to exclusively build products across northern Wales. This will allow them to build a minimum of 342 energy efficient, carbon zero homes over the next 5 years.

Miss iPHA Community Meet Ups? The International Passive House Association has released video recordings of previous presentations on their website for members to watch.

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