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- Call for Entries
North American Passive House Conference Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to April 27!

The event in Tarrytown, NY, is still scheduled to be held October 13-17.
- Fun
Call for Videos: Share your two-minute Passive House project walkthrough (Some Tips)

How to make a great two-minute Passive House video tour
- Fun
- Events
- Announcements
This Week's Happy Hour: Michelle Apigian presentation + new co-host Prudence Ferriera

Fast. Factual. Fun.
- Legislation
Vancouver Amends Bylaws to Encourage More Passive House Construction

The City Council vote grants more flexibility to designers and makes the permitting process less cumbersome
- News
TOP PASSIVE HOUSE NEWS THIS WEEK

A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
- Residential
The Architectural Record Examines Three Different Types of Passive House Projects

Projects include the retrofit of a Brooklyn townhouse, the 752,000-sq Sendero Verde in East Harlem, and 201 Hamden in Boston.
- Events
Join the Virtual Meet Up With International Passive House Association Monday April 6!

The 9 pm meet up will feature a presentation by PHI’s Wolfgang Hasper entitled “Commissioning and Performance Evaluation.”
Wednesday: Global PH Happy Hour to Feature "Front Flats" + Special Guest

Fast. Factual. Fun.
- Residential
- Embodied Carbon
Minneapolis Couple Building Passive House Made of Straw

The material is not only energy-efficient; it also sequesters carbon.
- News
TOP PASSIVE HOUSE NEWS THIS WEEK

A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
- Healthy Buildings
Designing Homes for the Post COVID-19 Era

Lloyd Alter looks at how we can rethink home design to combat antibiotic resistance and viral contamination.
- Women in Passive House
Jessica Grove-Smith Talks Passive House and the Virtues of Acting Locally

Grove-Smith, a physicist with PHI, says notes that "Ambitious cities have played a key role in the global expansion of the Passive House standard."
- Fun
- Events
Join the 2nd Weekly (Virtual) Passive House Social: Wednesday March 25

Fast. Factual. Fun.
- News
TOP PASSIVE HOUSE NEWS THIS WEEK

A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
- Residential
Video: Los Angeles Passive House, The Ultimate in Home Comfort

Why wouldn't you want to have a comfortable house? Why wouldn't you want to have a quiet house? Why wouldn't you want to have a low, or no, electricity bill?
- Announcements
Inaugural Online Passive House Social This Weds (Mar 18) at 4p Pacific - 7p Eastern

The event putting the "social" in social distancing
- Residential
Passive House Retrofit Allows Philadelphia Couple to Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is

The Fishtown owners are working toward making the renovated home carbon-free and zero-energy.
Park Avenue Green in the Bronx Becomes Largest PHIUS+ Certified Passive House in North America

The 154-unit building also provides much-needed affordable housing to the South Bronx.
- News
TOP PASSIVE HOUSE NEWS THIS WEEK

A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
- Residential
Brooklyn Couple Retrofit Brownstone Built in 1889 to Meet Passive House Standard

The principals of CO Adaptive, Ruth Mandl and Bobby Johnson, managed to preserve the original character of their Brooklyn home during the upgrade.
- Announcements
Select Presentations From Canceled Passive House NW Conference Will Be Available Via Webinar March 12 & 13

Though the conference has been called off, some presentations will be available with Zoom or by calling in.
- Call for Entries
Call for Entries: 2020 UK Passivhaus Awards

Applications for one of the UK's most prestigious awards for high-performance buildings are being accepted through April 30, 2020.
- Call for Entries
- Schools
Call for Entries: Passive House Schools

March 2020 is Schools month at the Accelerator! Share your school, dormitory, or other campus building project on the Accelerator projects tab.
- Women in Passive House
International Women's Day: Sheroes of Passive House

It's pretty clear that the world would be a better place—more peaceful, just, and healthy—if women were in charge of...well...everything.
- News
TOP PASSIVE HOUSE NEWS THIS WEEK

A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
- Market Transformation
The Architecture Industry's Response to Climate Change

More professionals from the industry will need to take an active role to avert a climate disaster.
- Events
- Announcements
PH Accelerator Announces Media Partnership With the Humid Climate Conference

The conference will be held at the Austin Central Library May 4-5.
- International
The Future of New Zealand Architecture Will Be Rooted in Passive House

Colleen Hawkes of Stuff writes that Passive House will become a core component of Kiwi architecture in the 2020s.
- Events
NY Passive House to Host "Intro to VRF" Session Next Wednesday, March 11th, in Manhattan

The presentation will be hosted by Brendan Casey of Fujitsu General America and will be held on the 42nd floor of 1450 Broadway.
- Sponsorship
Zola Windows Becomes PH Accelerator's Founding Window Sponsor

Zola has been a Passive House leader since its inception nearly a decade ago.
- Embodied Carbon
- Retrofits
Report Urges Industry to Retrofit and Refurbish to Reduce Embodied Carbon

Historic England's Heritage Counts report finds major changes are necessary to meet U.K.'s net-zero goals.
- News
TOP PASSIVE HOUSE NEWS THIS WEEK

A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories.
Mitsubishi Electric Becomes PH Accelerator's Inaugural Founding Sponsor

A very big "thank you" to Mitsubishi Electric for supporting our 2020 work.
- Sponsorship
Join Us as a Sponsor of Passive House Accelerator

Support our work and reach new and existing customers along the way.
- Helpful Hints
Can Building a Passive House Cost the Same as a Code-Built Home?

Passive Design Solutions' Natalie Leonard offers readers some tips to cut the costs of building to the Passive House standard.
Conference Sessions at BuildingEnergy Boston March 23 & 24 Will Be Accredited for CEUs

CEU types include: AIA, BPI, CBCI-LEED, and MA CSL.
- Events
- Announcements
PHA Partners With ILFI for 2020 Living Future unConference in Seattle May 5-8

The PHA media partnership with LF20 includes a 10% discount to all PHA members.
- News
TOP PASSIVE HOUSE NEWS THIS WEEK

A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories.
- Residential
Passive House Certification Anticipated for Eight-Story Affordable Housing Development in Queens

Far Rockaway's Beach Green Dunes II will provide affordable and green housing to 128 families.
- Residential
New Jersey's First "Zero Energy" Home Is Expected to Be Passive House Certified

The 2,000-square-foot Barnegat house, known as "Nova," will be completed in May.
- Residential
Award-Winning Owl Woods Project Blends Biophilic Design With Passive House Standards to Make a Beautifully Unique Home

Talina Edwards' Gorgeous Owl Woods Passive House Project Is Just One of 20 Passive House Projects in Australia
- Events
- Announcements
BuildingEnergy Boston to Focus on Transforming Existing Buildings at March 23 & 24 Event

Passive House Accelerator will serve as one of the media partners for NESEA's BuildingEnergy Boston + Trade Show March 23 & 24.
- Regional Initiatives and Solutions
- Events
PHnw 2020 Conference: "Together We Have Time"

Take in this top-flight regional conference, March 12-14, at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront
Generate and Placetailor to Build First Passive, Cross-Laminated Timber Apartment Block in Boston

Generate's Model-C uses cross-laminated timber to reduce embodied carbon and Passive House methodology to boost operational efficiency.
- News
TOP PASSIVE HOUSE NEWS THIS WEEK

A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories.
Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture Receives 2020 Merit Award from AIANY for Sir Lankan Factory

The firm's Innovation Center is the first Passive House design in Southeast Asia and the second Passive House factory in the world.
- Product Innovation
Prefabricated Home Manufacturer Dvele to Make High-Efficiency Homes Grid-Independent

Dvele's combination of solar paneling and battery backup systems will keep the lights on in their prefabricated homes even when the grid is down.
- Helpful Hints
Opinion: Architects Need to Take a More Proactive Approach in Fighting Climate Change

Envirotecture's Andy Marlow writes that architects need to play a more significant role in reducing building emissions and curbing climate change.
- News
TOP PASSIVE HOUSE NEWS THIS WEEK

A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories.
- Legislation
- Market Transformation
Bloomberg: Net Zero Passive Houses Are Answer to Housing Energy Efficiency

Passive Design Solutions' Natalie Leonard writes in Bloomberg that incentives to build to the Passive House standard will help get us to net zero.
- Residential
The Greenport Passive House: Where Rustic Design Meets High Performance

Wayne Turett's Greenport Passive House Combines the Rustic and the Energy Efficient
- Events
- Announcements
PHnw2020 Workshop Registration Is Now Open!

11th Annual Passive House Northwest Conference Workshop Registration Is Now Open
- Residential
- Retrofits
New Yorkers Are Taking an Active Interest in Passive House

There's a growing interest in Passive House in NYC. Brick Underground sees why.
- Legislation
NYC Council Could Abandon Passive House Amendment to Energy Code

NYC Council Rethinks R408 Passive House Amendment
- Mechanical and Ventilation
- Product Innovation
OxiCool air conditioner uses H2O as a refrigerant

Could a clean AC revolution be afoot? OxiCool's HomeCool unit is encouraging...we're eager to know more.
RFQ: Sustainability Workforce Training Center for PUSH Buffalo

People United for Sustainable Housing in Buffalo, NY, is planning a Sustainability Workforce Training Center (SWTC) on two parcels on Buffalo’s West Side.
- News
Top Passive House News This Week
- Residential
- International
Seaton Beach Passive House Named Best Sustainable Residential Development in UK

The International Property Awards named Seaton Beach, a seafront development in the town of Seaton, as the Best Sustainable Residential Development in the UK.
Passive House “Buildings of Excellence” Showcased by NYSERDA & BE-Ex

Baxt Ingui's Engine 16 and John Loercher/Michael Robinson's North Miller Passive Multifamily featured at BE-Ex event Wednesday.
- Events
Passive House Accelerator to cover PHIUS’ NAPHC2019 conference next week

We'll be covering PHIUS’ North American Passive House Conference 2019 (#NAPHC2019) next week!
- Events
Experience Net Zero for Yourself: December 4, Washington, DC

PHIUS' Katrin Klingenberg will headline a presentation by experienced passive building practitioners to give primer on a “passive primer” and Net Zero.
- Events
14th North American Passive House Conference: December 6 & 7

Don’t miss the 14th Annual North American Passive House Conference: The Profitable Blueprint for ZERO.
- Announcements
- Awards
BAXT INGUI RECEIVES BUILDINGS OF EXCELLENCE AWARD

The architecture firm Baxt Ingui received an award for their Engine 16 project last week through the Buildings of Excellence Competition.
- Residential
Sheri Koones’ book, “Downsize,” features Madison Passive House

“Downsize: Living large in a small house,” by Sheri Koones ($34.95, The Taunton Press), profiles more than 30 homes, all under 2,000 square feet.
- International
Fast Company: How Vancouver is pushing to build a city of zero emissions buildings

Sean Pander, one of the masterminds behind Vancouver's incredible Passive House progress, pens an article about how it was done.
- Renewable and Sustainable
- Embodied Carbon
Glavel’s manufacturing to go 100% renewable energy by summer 2020
- Events
- International
We’re covering Passive House Canada’s conference, with support from Glavel

PH Accelerator’s Michael Ingui and Zack Semke will be sharing updates, highlights, and reflections inspired by speakers during and after the conference.
- International
Conference in China reveals step jump for Passive House construction

"The message for western industry is, ‘Get your act together. And, also, go the path of very energy-efficient buildings.’”
Dr. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz helps kick off Int’l Passive House Conference in China

“From today, every building we build or retrofit to less than a Passivhaus standard locks us into a higher temperature future.”
- Awards
- Video
Goldsmith Street Passive House development wins prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize 2019 (Video)

“Faced with a global climate emergency, the worst housing crisis for generations and crippling local authority cuts, Goldsmith Street is a beacon of hope.”
- Renewable and Sustainable
UN Sec-Gen: Climate Change—An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold (EcoWatch)
Carbon Drawdown Now! Jacob Racusin in PH Rocky Mountains Video

Racusin addresses climate justice and the built environment, carbon drawdown, and alliances with agriculture and forestry for solution-making.
- Events
Passivhaus Maine Fall Forum in Portland, Oct. 9 & 10

phME's excellent annual conference features keynote by Bill Ginn of GO Lab.
- Residential
NYT: A 19th-Century Home in Brooklyn Gets a 21st-Century Makeover

Passive House architects "embrace the future without destroying the past."
- Events
Climate Change Solutions: Urban Green Event on Activating Local Solutions

The event will explore opportunities for businesses and governments in the zero carbon emissions economy of the future.
- Events
Climate Change Solutions: AIA NY Event on Historic Preservation and Carbon Reduction

Engaging Strategies For the Preservation of Existing and Historic Buildings in the Age of Resilience and Increasingly Low Carbon Targets
- Events
Climate Change Solutions: BuildingEnergy NYC

One of the best conferences anywhere to address building energy performance and efficiency is BuildingEnergy, presented by NESEA.
- Events
Climate Change Solutions: BE-Ex Climate Week Events

Building Energy Exchange continues its pivotal role in supporting the de-carbonization of the building sector with 3 events during Climate Week this week.
- Events
Climate Change Solutions: Fine HomeBuilding Summit

Fantastic educational summits, conferences, and learning sessions in the next week and month will show how we help address climate change through buildings.
- Residential
Ohio senior living Passive House project wins top prize in Affordable Housing Finance’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards

Fairwood Commons earned PHIUS+, LEED for Homes Platinum, and DOE Zero Energy Ready Home certification.
- Renewable and Sustainable
USGBC Massachusetts on ZE buildings: “Saving Money from the Start”

“The perception that zero energy buildings always cost more upfront and over the long term is a myth.”
- Residential
- International
Scottish Housing News: Glasgow’s first Passivhaus development for social rent opens

Cunningham House, Glasgow’s first Passive House affordable housing project, formally opened on August 30th with 19 units for older adults.
- International
World's tallest passive house tower could rise in Vancouver's West End

Canadian company Henson Developments is planning the world’s tallest passive house for downtown Vancouver.
Resilience is the New Green

Attitudes are shifting from avoiding catastrophe to managing it with strategies including resilience and adaptation - GBA - Fernandao Pages Ruiz n
Counting Down to a Green New York

New York plans to be carbon neutral by 2050, and housing is one of the biggest polluters. Can this dirty old town clean up its act in time?
Can You Build Affordable Passive Houses? The Importance of the New Gravity Conference
New York to Approve One of the World’s Most Ambitious Climate Plans - Reported in the NY Times

The state would pledge to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with all its electricity coming from carbon-free sources.
CNN Covers Passive House - These 100 year old homes are on the cutting edge of energy efficiency

These 100 year old homes are on the cutting edge of energy efficiency - Passive House covered on CNN
- Envelope and Details
- Education
Passive House Plus Magazine - Newest Issue

Passive House Plus Magazine
Pursuing Passive

Strategies for a High Comfort, Low Energy Retrofit in NYC - Building Energy Exchange a fantastic resources for Passive House
- Fun
Passive House Accelerator Launch Party Follow Up

Passive House Accelerator's newsletter launch party.
- Residential
- Fundamentals
Passive House – Building The Efficient Home Of The Future

Sherri Koones highlights the growing number of Passive Houses
- Fun
Passive House Accelerator Launch Party and Newsletter

Please sign up for the Newsletter and RSVP for the Launch Party
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez helps launch green affordable housing complex in Queens

Affordable Senior Housing + Passive House = Success! A great project by Think! Architecture and Design & great reporting by The Architects Newspaper.
- Regional Initiatives and Solutions
Passive House Accelerator - Mission