Top Passive House Tweets of the Last Week - June 27

We want to hear from you! What is your top tip for meeting the Passive House Standard in your building projects? How did you come to learn this best practice? #PassiveHouse #Passivhaus #EfficiencyFirst #EfficiencyNow #EnergyEfficiency #Sustainability #Building #Architecture pic.twitter.com/bEC2fceLu4

— International Passive House Association (@the_iPHA) June 21, 2022

our FIRST ever in-person Pulse #NovaScotia is next week! Join host Lorrie Rand, as she takes you through a tour of an 1850s #Halifax House that is being #retrofitted as her future office building.

Registration is FREE! Sign up now: https://t.co/VnQlHrVEK7 pic.twitter.com/bIdwplzTeY

— Passive House Canada (@PassiveHouseCan) June 22, 2022

A short thread on approaches to cooling and why starting with Passive House on every building gets you much closer to dealing with environmental changes if they occur in your region:

For cooling always start with passive moves like exterior shades, retractable shades, dec trees pic.twitter.com/cWPku3r1FY

— livingcovidaloca (@lucio_picciano) June 27, 2022

Throwing Shade at How Buildings Must Adapt to the Climate Crisis https://t.co/W2CEofV5kz via @string

— The Passive House Network (@the_phnetwork) June 25, 2022

The @INFC_eng’s GICB program aims to build more energy-efficient, low carbon community buildings. The new Vancouver Art Gallery will be the first #PassiveHouse art gallery in North America and will be the most environmentally sustainable art museum in Canada. #ArtOpens #CanPoli pic.twitter.com/aZq4CFaGco

— Vancouver ArtGallery (@VanArtGallery) June 27, 2022

Kudos to @midgov for launching what is Scotland's largest #Passivhaus newbuild development programme to date. https://t.co/l63KuYKTY8#FriYay #CouncilsCan #PHSocial #SocialHousing #ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction #BetterBuildings @SSMassociates @Collective_Arch pic.twitter.com/ullCD1tloj

— Passivhaus Trust (@PassivhausTrust) June 27, 2022

"It is inspiring to see the UK's 1st secondary school to achieve Passivhaus accreditation amongst [RIBA] winners – a benchmark for investment in sustainable education buildings" Congratulations @ArchitypeUK 🎉 #passivhaus #passivehouse #architecturehttps://t.co/QhOqUZwUO5 pic.twitter.com/IWrqrT3qsv

— Elrond Burrell (he/him) (@ElrondBurrell) June 27, 2022

The path to zero starts with a cost effective framework for reducing energy loads – a core tenant of the Phius ZERO standard.

Learn more: https://t.co/AsP4oL82d7 pic.twitter.com/fyC0kxN5uy

— Phius (@PHIUS1) June 21, 2022

📍1406-1410 East King Edward Ave, Vancouver BC

Vancouver City Council has approved BC Housing’s rezoning application that will turn a vacant lot into a new 109-unit Passive House supportive housing building.

Designed by @stantec and @stackmodular #passivehouse #vancouver pic.twitter.com/tNQ9Gal3YT

— Passive House Alberta (@PassiveHouseAB) June 20, 2022

Picking up some more materials for my 🏡 today. This place is an alladin’s cave of high performance building materials. @ecologicalbuild #Passivhaus pic.twitter.com/6eDDo1Uoa2

— Es Tresidder (@EsTresidder) June 27, 2022