Legislation
In a big, bold move the City of Vancouver set a goal of running only on renewable energy by 2050. Chris Higgins describes how new building policies will help.
By Chris Higgins – 01/30/2020
The City of Vancouver has made stunning progress in catalyzing and accelerating Passive House uptake.
By Zachary Semke – 10/15/2019
Passive Design Solutions' Natalie Leonard writes in Bloomberg that incentives to build to the Passive House standard will help get us to net zero.
By Passive House Accelerator – 02/07/2020
Big move #4, “all new and replacement heating and hot water systems will be zero-emission by 2025” was approved by council in April 2020
By Jeff Clarke-Janzen – 06/09/2020
Denver City Green Code lists Passive House certification as a compliance path towards the Net Zero goals of the 80x50 Climate Action Plan.
By Mariana Pickering – 01/20/2020
International research on the global uptake of the Passive House Standard.
By Kate Nason – 02/18/2020
Passive House consulting and teaching powerhouse Marine Sanchez describes the Toronto Green Standard's tiered approach to spurring market transformation.
By Zachary Semke – 08/25/2020
Bringing Washington's building code to the "doorstep of Passive House."
By Zachary Semke – 03/03/2020
NYC Council Rethinks R408 Passive House Amendment
By Passive House Accelerator – 01/27/2020
The History and Benefits of New York City's Climate Mobilization Act
By Stas Zakrzewski – 02/06/2020
Passive House: An Alternative Compliance Path to Toronto Green Standard Tier 3
By Steven Winter Associates – 03/06/2020
Draft recommendations under consideration by the Energy Efficiency & Housing Advisory Panel of the NYS Climate Action Council
By New York Passive House – 02/22/2021
The City Council vote grants more flexibility to designers and makes the permitting process less cumbersome
By Passive House Accelerator – 04/06/2020
Sean Pander Describes the Steps Vancouver Has Taken to Accelerate the Voluntary Adoption of Certified Passive House Homes.
By Sean Pander – 02/03/2020
