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TOP PASSIVE HOUSE NEWS LAST WEEK

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– August 17, 2020

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

NAPHN and Rocky Mountains Passive House are holding a talk about the “Fundamentals of Online Marketing for Passive House,” featuring 475 High Performance Building Supply’s Communications Director, Johnny Rezvani, on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

On Wednesday, Wolfgang Feist will be holding a webinar alongside iPHA about component durability, where he will be discussing his paper examining the long term durability of Passive House components and their performance in the first passive house, which is located in Darmstadt.

In the latest installment of Women Driving Passive House Industry series, iPHA interviews Kate Nason, an environmental designer, architect, and much more.

How radical is Passive House? With elections and legislation at the forefront of everyday conversations, especially during current times, Lloyd Alter discusses the future of Passive House and its role in paving the way for North America to truly pursue zero carbon.

Plans have been made to turn a former Dundashill distillery into 89 affordable Passivhaus homes.

Frankfurt hospital is the first hospital in the world to target Passive House certification. In addition, this 78,000 sq. meter project received blower door test results of 0.13 ACH.

This past week, Ottawa Community Housing and construction company Ellis Don welcomed Jim Watson and Catherine McKenna to discuss the innovative features of an up-and-coming Passive House residential building in Ottawa.

Builds to Watch: Sebastopol Self-Build.

Builds to Watch: UTSC Student Residence – New renderings have come out for this upcoming build at the University of Toronto Scarborough. A few major changes include increasing the building’s height from five to nine stories, parking space changes for both cars and bikes, as well as material changes.

Builds to Watch: Harris Academy Sutton – The academy will be the largest Passivhaus school in the UK once it is certified.

Builds to Watch: B&NES Mulberry Park – Curo Group is on the verge of completing their ultra-energy efficient homes in Mulberry Park. The housing will be social rented to local families and is looking to open in September.

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