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Fluid Applied Air Barriers: Aaron McCormack & Kevin Brennan at Construction Tech Tuesday (Jan 26)
Technical. Technique. Technology. (Tuesdays)
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(VIDEO) Energy Modeling for Low-Carbon Architecture
Tom Bassett-Dilley shares an empowering call to action with fellow architects in this short video.
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Innotech Windows + Doors Becomes Patron Sponsor of Passive House Accelerator
Innotech Windows + Doors is kicking off the new year as a new Patron Sponsor of Passive House Accelerator.
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Top Passive House Tweets Last Week
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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Passive House Week in Preview: Jan 18
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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Passive House Podcast Ep. 22: Brett Seriani, Seriani Designs
Brett joins Matthew to discuss his entree to Passive House and his academic work examining the interplay of Passive House and structural engineering.
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The Red Door of Truth: Lindsey Elton and Emily Rhea at Construction Tech Tuesday (Jan 19)
Technical. Technique. Technology. (Tuesdays)
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Top Passive House Tweets Last Week
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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Passive House Week in Preview: Jan 11
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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Adam Romano at Construction Tech Tuesday (Jan 12)
Technical. Technique. Technology. (Tuesdays)
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(Video) Catch This Sneak Peek of Cillian Collins' SoLo Project
Catch a sneak peek of SoLo, a home designed by Cillian Collins of Perkins + Will. Cillian will be our gust at the Global Happy Hour January 13.
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TOP PASSIVE HOUSE TWEETS LAST WEEK
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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Alex Hebert from British Columbia Institute of Technology at Construction Tech Tuesday (Jan 5)
Technical. Technique. Technology. (Tuesdays)
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Passive House Week in Preview: Jan 4
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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Passive House Podcast Ep. 20: Daniel Kress, Smart Plus Academy
Passive House educator extraordinaire Daniel Kress imparts a trove of Passive House comms nuggets to cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh in this episode.
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Passive House Week in Preview: Dec 28
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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Passive House Podcast Ep. 19: Sangeetha Sambandam, WRT
Sangeetha Sambandam, multifamily Passive House master, joins us on the Podcast to discuss projects underway, her extensive education and her dream project.
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Passive House Week in Preview: Dec 21
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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Passive House Podcast Ep. 18: Luc Plowman of Detail Green
Learn how Luc Plowman demystifies Passive House construction and hear tips from his eventful career as a PH consultant and certifier in Australia.
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Ian Robertson, 6 PHlavors of Timber at Construction Tech Tuesday (12/22)
Technical. Technique. Technology. (Tuesdays)
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(Video) Neil Norris: Artscape Passive House in Vancouver
In this video presentation from the Global Passive House Happy Neil Norris talks details and lessons learned from Artscape in Vancouver, Canada.
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TOP PASSIVE HOUSE TWEETS LAST WEEK
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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David Arnott from TAG Panels at Construction Tech Tuesday (12/15)
Technical. Technique. Technology. (Tuesdays)
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Passive House Week in Preview: Dec 14
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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Passive House Podcast Ep. 17: Julie Torres Moskowitz of Fete Nature Architecture
Passive House Podcast intern/producer Sydney Fishman and co-host Zack Semke interview Julie Moskowitz.
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Join our Passive House PREFAB Summit II (Mon, Dec 14)
From large to small, each of six prefab companies will describe its products and process for Passive House prefab construction.
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(VIDEO) PHIUS+ 2021: Preview and Input Session
Graham Wright, James Ortega, Lisa White and Jennie Eber from PHIUS present the new certification at the Happy Hour
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(VIDEO) Passive House in Mexico: Marisa Egea & Elena Reyes
Marisa Egea and Elena Reyes talk about the process of building 30 low-income Passive Houses pilots in four different regions of Mexico.
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TOP PASSIVE HOUSE TWEETS LAST WEEK
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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Passive House Week in Preview: Dec 7
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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Marcel Studer from Vancouver's Econ Group to present at Construction Tech Tuesday (12/08)
Technical. Technique. Technology. (Tuesdays)
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(VIDEO) Amy Egerter & Martha Campbell: REALIZE, Rocky Mountain Institute
Two driving forces behind the REALIZE project at RMI joined us for the Happy Hour on Oct 14.
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(VIDEO) James Geppner: Retrofit NY, NYSERDA
James presents lessons for accelerating and scaling-up the retrofit industry and market.
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475 High Performance Building Supply becomes Founding Sponsor of PH Accelerator
475 is mainstay of the North American Passive House industry, supplying components to many of the earliest Passive House projects in the US and Canada.
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TOP PASSIVE HOUSE TWEETS LAST WEEK
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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(VIDEO) Sloan Ritchie and Brandon Nicholson: Pax Futura 1st PH in Seattle
Sloan Ritchie and Brandon Nicholson presented on Pax Futura, the first Passive House apartment complex in Seattle.
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Passive House Week in Preview: Nov 30
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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(VIDEO) Passive House Accelerator Construction Tech: Skylight Install
The first Construction Tech Tuesday kicked off last week with a look into how you go about installing an enormous Lamilux PR60 Skylight.
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Passive House Podcast Ep. 15: Andy Marlow of Passivhaus Design & Construct
In this week's episode of the Passive House Podcast, host Matthew Cutler Welsh interviews Andy Marlow.
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Matt Risinger, Steve Baczek, and Jake Bruton to present at Construction Tech Tuesday (12/01)
Technical. Technique. Technology. (Tuesdays)
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(VIDEO) Bill Hayward: Hayward Score Data and Health in PH Homes
In this video, Bill Hayward presents Hayward Score data from 77,000 homes.
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(VIDEO) Marine Sanchez: Passive House Dorm at U Toronto
Marine Sanchez, Passive House Specialist and PHI-accredited Certifier at RDH Building Science, presents about this Passive House student housing project.
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Friends of Passive House Canada (That's You) Can Receive Discount to December Summit
The Passive House Canada Summit is Dec 8-10 and friends of Passive House Canada can receive a $25 discount towards the ticket price for a limited time.
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TOP PASSIVE HOUSE TWEETS LAST WEEK
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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Passive House PREFAB Summit II to be held on Mon, Dec 14. Register now!
Back by (very) popular demand...we're excited to present our Passive House PREFAB Summit II.
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Passive House Week in Preview: Nov 23
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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Darryl Caunt’s Exterior Insulated Build in Kamloops to be Featured at Construction Tech Tuesday (11/24)
Technical. Technique. Technology. (Tuesdays)
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Passive House Podcast Ep. 14: Tessa Bradley (Smith) of Artisans Group
Zack Semke interviews Tessa Bradley (previously Smith), a pioneer of Passive House in the Pacific Northwest.
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Introducing E-ROBOT, the $5 Million U.S. Department of Energy's Envelope Retrofit Prize
Applications are now being accepted for the first Envelope Retrofit Opportunities for Building Optimization Technologies (E-ROBOT) Prize.
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New PH Accelerator Event Series! "Construction Tech Tuesdays" (Starts November 17)
Technical. Technique. Technology.
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VIDEO: Passive House Component Spotlight with Partel
Hugh Whiriskey of Partel joined 120 Passive House practitioners at Passive House Accelerator’s third Passive House Component Spotlight.
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PASSIVE HOUSE PODCAST EP. 13: Peter Bielski of Ethos Homes in Canterbury, New Zealand
Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Peter Bielski, owner of Ethos Homes in New Zealand, about his experience building single family Passive House projects.
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Top Passive House Tweets Last Week
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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(VIDEO) Todd Rothstein: PH Simplicity *is* Affordablity
Todd Rothstein of the nonprofit affordable housing provider Avesta Housing, addressed questions of Passive House affordability in this presentation.
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Passive House Week in Preview: Nov 16
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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Pirelli Building Retrofit to Offer Hotel Industry a Case Study in Efficiency
The 165-room boutique hotel that will eventually occupy the Pirelli building will likely be the most energy-efficient hotel in the United States.
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Passive House PREFAB Summit This Thursday, Nov 12 (Register Now)
Attend the Accelerator’s first Prefab Summit this Thursday, November 12 from 4-6 pm PT to find out which companies are delivering which products to your area.
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From CLT Panels to Home in Five Days
Tomaz and Jasminka Stich share about the 5-day install of their Passive House prefabricated home.
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Jesse Thompson: Six Lessons for Passive House
Six takeaways Following Jesse Thompson's Happy Hour Presentation
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Top Passive House Tweets Last Week
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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Passive House Week in Preview: Nov 9
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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PASSIVE HOUSE PODCAST EP. 12: Dr. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz of International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Zack Semke speaks with Ken Levenson about his journey to Passive House and his co-founding of both 475 and NAPHN.
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"Passivhaus in Australia" Highlights the Versatility and Artistry of the Passive House Standard
Passivhaus in Australia shows off the versatility and beautify of Passive House buildings with more than 20 case studies of Passive House projects down under.
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Top Passive House Tweets Last Week
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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(VIDEO) How to Make a 3-Minute Project Tour Video
Your project tour could be featured on the Global Passive House Happy Hour!
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(Video) Ian Robertson: Blindheim Passive House
Video presentation about Mass timber + Passive House presented by Ian Robertson from ABBARCH Architecture.
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Passive House Week in Preview: November 2
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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PASSIVE HOUSE PODCAST EP. 11: Ken Levenson of North American Passive House Network (NAPHN)
Matthew Cutler-Welsh speaks with Ken Levenson about his journey to Passive House and his co-founding of both 475 and NAPHN.
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(VIDEO) Sangeetha Sambandam: Passive House Takes a Village
Learn about Hartford Connecticut's latest 260 unit low income Passive House project.
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(VIDEO) Aaron Swain: Solis In Seattle
Forty-five unit upscale Passive House apartment building in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
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22 Passive House Homes to Be Built in North Wales Town of Denbigh
22 Passive House homes will be built in the North Wales county of Denbighshire. They are the first new council homes to be built in 30 years.
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PH Component Spotlight: VARA Smart Technical Airtight System with Partel (Thurs 10/29)
Learn from Partel founder and Technical Director, Hugh Whiriskey, about the VARA Smart Technical System for Airtight Buildings.
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Top Passive House Tweets Last Week
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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PASSIVE HOUSE PODCAST EP. 10: Kimberly Llewellyn of Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US
Zack Semke talks market transformation, innovation, phase change, and more with engineer Kimberly Llewellyn.
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Passive House Week in Preview: October 26, 2020
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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(VIDEO) Bronwyn Barry: Cycling Towards Industry Transformation
Board president of NAPHN talks industry change and NAPHN plan in continuing to promote Passive House in North America in this Happy Hour Presentation.
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(VIDEO) WEI KUANG: Passive House in China
China is seeing an boom of Passive House construction. Hear about the developments underway from Wei Kuang in this Happy Hour presentation.
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Susan Jones to Headline PH Happy Hour for Special phME Fall Forum Kickoff TONIGHT (Oct 21)
PassivehausMAINE to kick off their Fall Forum with keynote address Maine's forest economy at the Global Passive House Happy Hour.
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(VIDEO) Anjanette Green: RESET Building Standard & IAQ
Anjanette Green presents RESET Building Standard and what it takes to monitor indoor air quality.
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Top Passive House Tweets Last Week
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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BECC Webinar October 27: Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behaviors
Wokje Abrahamse describes how to effectively encourage the uptake of pro-environmental behaviors
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Passive House Week in Preview: October 19, 2020
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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PASSIVE HOUSE PODCAST EP. 9: Harley Weston of Solaire Properties
Matthew Cutler-Welsh talks mining, helicopters, and Passive House with Harley Weston of Solaire Properties in Brisbane, Australia.
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(VIDEO) PASSIVE HOUSE ON THE FRONTLINES: WILDFIRE SMOKE & INDOOR AIR QUALITY
This Roundtable Event, presented by Passive House Accelerator, shared the interventions that PH residents have been making to create havens of clean air.
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(VIDEO) Stacy Smedley: Measuring & Reducing Embodied Carbon
If you're an operational carbon expert it's time to dive deeper, learn about how to lower embodied carbon in buildings from expert Stacy Smedley.
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Hot Ideas: Retrofitting Steam-Heat Buildings
Is the overheating problem a ventilation solution? Steam-heated buildings have a history with pandemics, and lessening the spread of influenza.
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Global Passive House Event Roundup: 10/14
Check out upcoming events in the Passive House world brought to you by global leaders.
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Top Passive House Tweets Last Week
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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(VIDEO) PASSIVE HOUSE THROW DOWN: NYC VS. VANCOUVER
Watch this east coast to west coast battle of two of North America's Passive House leaders.
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Passive House Week in Preview: October 12, 2020
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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(VIDEO) Joanna Grab and Jennifer Leone: Data, Not Anecdotes! How to Fund PH
Joana Grab and Jennifer Leone present their study on financing multifamily Passive House in New York City.
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Discovery Channel's TV series features Passive House Design
Passive House is working its way into U.S television.
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Martha Campbell & Amy Egerter of RMI to Headline PH Happy Hour (Oct 14)
Two of the driving forces of RMI REALIZE initiative dive into the ambitious program to scale up deep energy retrofits through the United States.
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Planned Extra Care Facilities in Scotland to Be Built to Passivhaus Standard
Loreburn Housing Group to create 299 new units of social housing that includes Passivhaus and Extra Care housing.
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Hear from PH Residents & Experts at "Passive House on the Frontlines: Wildfire Smoke & Indoor Air Quality"
This Roundtable Event, presented by Passive House Accelerator, will share the interventions that PH residents have been making to create havens of clean air.
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PHIUS to Hold Virtual Hootenannies Starting October 26!
PHIUS' Annual North American Passive House Conference will be back in the flesh next year (we hope), but we can still enjoy Hootenannies starting Oct 26!
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Top Passive House Tweets Last Week
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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Passive House Week in Preview: October 5, 2020
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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PASSIVE HOUSE PODCAST EP. 7: GIORGIA TZAR of International Passive House Association
Giorgia Tzar from the International Passive House Association (iPHA) joins host Matthew Cutler-Welsh to chat about all things Passive House.
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JAMES GEPPNER of NYSERDA's RetrofitNY TO HEADLINE PH HAPPY HOUR (Oct 7)
Deep energy retrofits are a growing market around the world, listen to James' presentation at the Global Passive House Happy Hour about the growing market.
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Join us for Passive House on the Frontlines: Wildfire Smoke & Indoor Air Quality (Oct 8)
This Roundtable Event, presented by Passive House Accelerator, will share the interventions that PH residents have been making to create havens of clean air.
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(VIDEO) TOM BASSETT-DILLEY & TIMOTHY EBERLINE: CARROLL CENTER PH RENOVATIONS
View this presentation about Tom Bassett-Dilly Architect's Passive House retrofit of the Carroll Center in Illinois.
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Video: Passive House Component Spotlight with Zola Windows
Florian Speier and Evan Anderson of Zola Windows took part in the Accelerator's second Component Spotlight Sept 25.
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Scotland's Highland Council Considering the Passivhaus Standard for Schools, Nurseries, and More
Scotland's Highland Council is considering building more public buildings like schools and nurseries to the Passivhaus standard.
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2020 UK Passivhaus Conference to Run November 4 - 25
The 2020 UK Passivhaus Conference will be entirely virtual and focus on the theme, "A Healthy & Green Future."
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Top Passive House Tweets Last Week
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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Passive House Week in Preview: September 28, 2020
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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Passive House Podcast Ep. 6: Simone Schenkel of Grün Eco Design in Victoria, Australia
PH Podcast's Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Simone Schenkel, Certified Passive House Designer and Victorian Chapter lead of Australia Passive House Association
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Pax Futura Passive House Apartments: Sloan Ritchie & Brandon Nicholson to Headline PH Happy Hour (Sep 30)
Local Seattle Passive House experts Brandon Nicholson and Sloan Ritchie to present on Pax Futura
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(VIDEO) KATE NASON: MELBOURNE PASSIVE HOUSE Urban Infill
Kate Nason presents on the climate challenges facing the Melbourne infill and touches on how she found herself working at a prefab Passive House firm
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Component Spotlight: Zola Window's uPVC Window Options for Multifamily and Budget Buildings (FRI 9/25)
Learn about Zola Windows' uPVC options for high performance multifamily projects and other Passive House buildings on a budget.
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Global Passive House Event Roundup: September 23, 2020
Global Passive House Happy Hour had some surprise guests come by during the pre show to let us know about upcoming Passive House events.
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(VIDEO) GRAHAM IRWIN: FUTURE PROOFING FOR ENERGY AND WATER
This Global Passive House Happy Hour presentation by Graham Irwin examines what could make hot water use more Passive.
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Top Passive House Tweets Last Week
A rundown of the week's top Passive House stories on Twitter.
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Passive House Week in Preview: September 21, 2020
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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Passive House Podcast Ep. 5: Andrew Peel of Peel Passive House Consulting in Toronto
PH Podcast's Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Andrew Peel, Passive House innovator, educator, certifier, consultant, and owner of Peel Passive House in Toronto.
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(VIDEO) ED MAY: CANDELA LOFTS & Passive House "JIGS"
Ed May, partner at BLDGtyp and trainer of Certified Passive House Designers with NAPHN, goes over the Hoboken infill project and his "Jigs" for Passive House.
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Passive House Buildings Magazine + Books Merges With PH Accelerator
PHB's Mary James will also join the Accelerator as a writer, producer, and editor.
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24th International Passive House Conference to be Held Online
Speakers, 16 Informational Sessions and Passive House Exhibition at the annual conference
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Australia's Sustainable House Day Kicks Off This Weekend
Organized by Renew and entirely virtual, Sustainable House Day allows green homeowners to open their doors to visitors.
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Green Building United's 10th Annual Sustainability Symposium To Run October 22-23
Green Building United's 2020 Sustainability Symposium will run October 22-23 and center on cutting edge green building and sustainability topics.
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(VIDEO) TESSA SMITH: MADISON PASSIVE HOUSE
Tessa Smith presents on Madison Passive House in Olympia, Washington.
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Passive House Week in Preview: September 14, 2020
A selection of Passive House happenings, deadlines, and developments to put on your radar this week.
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Passive House Podcast Ep. 4: NYC Trailblazers Chris Benedict and Henry Gifford move beyond boilers
PH Podcast's Sydney Fishman and Zack Semke interview Chris Benedict and Henry Gifford, NYC's pioneering pair of practitioners.
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Hamilton to Build 10-Story Affordable Passive House As Part of New Community
Roxboro, a 13-acre master-planned community in Hamilton, ON, will include 800 new and mixed-income units, 103 of which will located in a 10-story Passive House.
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Partel Joins Passive House Accelerator as Patron Sponsor
The supplier of airtight and windtight systems for Passive House projects will support our work to catalyze the transition to zero carbon buildings.
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Passive House Weekly Roundup of upcoming events
Our weekly roundup of upcoming Passive House events, trainings, and happenings.
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NESEA's BuildingEnergy NYC September 23-24 to Take a Deep Dive Into the Carbon Cycle
This year’s event will examine how high-performing buildings can operate effectively on a rapidly decarbonizing grid.
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Passive House Podcast Ep. 3: Graeme Verhulst and a Passive House HQ for Tech Firm in British Columbia
PH Podcast host Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Graeme Verhulst, principal of Waymark Architecture.
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Passive House Weekly Roundup of upcoming events
Our weekly roundup of upcoming Passive House events, trainings, and happenings.
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Last Call to Register in the Fifth Annual Zero Energy Residential Buildings Inventory (Deadline Today)
Team Zero is asking those involved in zero energy home design and construction to register their projects by the end of today, September 1.
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International Passive House Open Days November 6-8: Online and Interactive!
The International Passive House Open Days fall edition will take place November 6-8 and will once again be virtual
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Passive House Podcast Ep. 2: John Beurle and his PHI Low Energy Building made of pre-fabricated straw bale panels
PH Podcast host Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews John Beurle, board member of Australian Passive House Association and principal of Passive House Services.
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Canada Green Building Council Announces Winners of 2020 Leadership and Green Building Excellence Awards
Winners include the City of Vancouver, BCIT student Colin Pinchin, and BattersbyHowat Architcts' West Bay Passive House.
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(VIDEO) Sally Godber: Goldsmith Street UK Passive House Social Housing
Sally Godber shows off the key design moves behind the award-winning UK Passive House social housing project, Goldsmith Street.
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Sto Corp joins Passive House Accelerator as Founding Sponsor
The manufacturer of complete façade systems will help underwrite Passive House Accelerator's programming, including Happy Hour, podcast, articles, and more.
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Illinois Recreational Center First to Receive PHIUS+ 2015 and PHIUS+ Source Zero Certification
The 37,000-square-foot Plainfield facility is the first to receive both certifications by combining Passive House design with a 28,600-square-foot solar array.
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Passive House Podcast Episode 1: James Goodlet of Altereco Design in Melbourne
Hear Passive House Podcast host Matthew Cutler-Welsh interview James Goodlet about his Passive House-focused, mission-driven architectural practice.
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Historic PH Retrofit: River Architects to HEADLINE WEDNESDAY'S PH HAPPY HOUR (AUG 26)
Juhee Lee-Hartford and James Hartford or River Architects will walk us through the historic preservation of their Cold Spring design studio.
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(VIDEO) ANDREW PEEL: DESIGNING AND BUILDING THE WORLD'S FIRST PASSIVE HOUSE CAR DEALERSHIP
Andrew Peel of Peel Passive House Consulting describes his experience designing and building the world's first Passive House car dealership in Alberta.
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World's First Passive House Hospital Nears Certification
The Klinikum Frankfurt Hörchst did extremely well on their recent blower door test, achieving an airtightness value n50 of 0.13 h-1.
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(VIDEO) Michelle Apigian: Passive House Details for Multifamily Projects
View Michelle Apigian's presentation at the April 8, 2020 Passive House Happy Hour
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(VIDEO) Timothy McDonald: Front Flats, a Passive House Wrapped in Solar PV
View Tim McDonald's presentation at the April 1, 2020 Passive House Happy Hour
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Farr Associates to Break Ground on Affordable and Passive House Development Next Month in Gary, Indiana
The 38-unit Passive House project will include on-site renewables to make it net-zero energy.
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Housing Retrofits in the Wake of the Pandemic
Ya’el Santopinto and Graeme Stewart of ERA Architects discuss retrofits in an article that part of Canadian Architect's "Pandemic Effect" series.
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BuildingEnergy Boston to Focus on Transforming Existing Buildings August 12-14
The virtual conference and trade show will focus on decarbonization, inclusivity, and diversifying the industry.
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Join us for our 1st virtual Passive House Walkthrough: Brooklyn Brownstone PH Retrofit (July 28)
Get a guided tour by the experts from the comfort of your Zoom screen.
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Massive Irish Passive House Development Given Green Light
The development will become the largest social and affordable scheme in Ireland.
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BE-Ex's Passive House Primer Is Going Virtual July 22 and August 12
These free, virtual sessions are a great introduction to Passive House fundamentals.
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5th Annual Zero Energy Inventory Is Now Open
The Inventory will remain open until August 15, 2020.
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Video: Passive House Component Spotlight with Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US
Learn about Mitsubishi Electric's new CO2 DHW system, air source heat pump hydronic system, and more.
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Rezoning Application for World's Tallest Passive House Building Approved by Vancouver City Council
The 60-story tower will also include 102 units of social housing.
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NYSERDA becomes Stakeholder Partner of Passive House Accelerator
NYSERDA's partnership will provide key support to Passive House Accelerator's efforts to accelerate building decarbonization in New York State and beyond.
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Success of BC Energy Step Code Could Lead to Nationwide Adoption
The step code, which David Arnott characterizes as “stepping stones to get us to Passive House and Net Zero by 2032,” may become a nationwide policy for Canada.
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Accelerator Site Welcomes Innotech Windows & Doors and European Architectural Supply to the Community
Both firms specialize in windows and doors for high-performance buildings.
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NAPHN's 'Passive House 2020: Choose Your Future' Asks Us to Go Upstream
This type of thinking reflects the importance of the Passive House building standard in some seemingly unconnected policy debates.
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Architype's Thornton Road Passive House Among the Winners of the 2020 Waikato/Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards
The PHI-certified project was among 14 single-family homes to receive an award.
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AIA Connecticut Sustainable Architecture Award Submission Deadline Now June 30
The award will honor a Connecticut-based architect who has embraced sustainable design practices.
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Passive House 2020 Charts Fresh Approach to Harness Virtual Medium
If you haven’t already, register for Passive House 2020 now. We'll "see" you in the chat sessions!
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Inaugural Passive House Component Spotlight Was a Hit
As promised, the inaugural Passive House Accelerator Component Spotlight featuring the team from Mitsubishi Electrical Trane HVAC US certainly got geeky.
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How Do We Pay for Zero Carbon?
Inside Housing will be exploring this question at Digital Housing Week, June 22-26
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Modular Homes in U.K. Test 10 Times Tighter Than UK Code Built Homes
Air tightness testing showed that the homes beat the 0.6 ACH50 Passivhaus airtightness standard.
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Component Spotlight: Mitsubishi Electric's New CO2 DHW, Heat Pump Hydronic System, more (Fri 6/19)
The 15-minute presentation will focus on Mitsubishi's new CO2 domestic hot water system and other components.
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JONATHAN ARNOLD WILL DISCUSS 2ND AND DELAWARE PROJECT AT THE JUNE 17 Passive House HAPPY HOUR
The CEO of Arnold Development Group will provide an in-depth look at this massive, 276-unit project scheduled for completion later this year.
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Urban Green Council to Host Unlocking the Grid: Getting Renewables to NYC June 17
The virtual conference will examine the policy landscape, as well as the ways in which energy will be generated, transmitted, and used in buildings.
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Passive House Canada Developing Zero Emissions Building Exchange in Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
This plan will offer stakeholders guidance and specific pathways to improve building efficiencies and to reduce emissions.
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Connecticut Green Building Council (CTGBC) Green Building Awards Submission Deadline June 16
Categories include Trailblazer Award, Judy Swann Green Advocate Award and a project award for Passive House given in conjunction with CT Passive House.
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Toronto Design Review Panel Seeks to Refine Facade of Passive House Pilot Program
The second article in the series looks at the discussion about the project's facade and the difference between Passive House and LEED.
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Ya’el Santopinto and Graeme Stewart to Discuss the Ken Soble Retrofit at the JUNE 10th PH HAPPY HOUR
At 18 stories and 80,000 ft, the retrofit is one of the largest EnerPHit-certified projects in the world.
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Proposed Social Housing Project for First Nations Peoples to Be Passive House
The 9-story, 84-unit Passive House building will be built using cross-laminated timber.
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Amy Tankard Appointed Chief Executive of Passive House Institute New Zealand
Tankard hopes to make the Passive House standard the norm for all Kiwis
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Three Passive House Projects Score Wins at Canadian Green Building Awards
Winning firms include BattersbyHowat Architects, Kearns Mancini Architects, and Waymark Architecture.
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Investing in Efficiency Is the Cheaper Alternative to Natural Gas
A report form the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory indicates programs for homeowners more cost-effective than converting to natural gas.
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In Cho and Michael Ingui to Talk Passive House with BE-Ex Tomorrow at 11 am
Yetsuh Frank of BE-Ex will welcome the two for a live webinar on residential Passive House projects.
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Vancouver Fire Hall Is First Zero Carbon Design Certified Building in BC
The fire hall is expected to reduce operational carbon emissions by over 99% when compared to its predecessor.
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Upcoming Passive House Webinars to Focus on Testing, Finch Cambridge & Avoiding Common Mistakes
The Passive House webinars by Mass Save and NESEA will be free
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The 24th International Passive House Conference in September Is Going Virtual
Event will focus on building the future -sustainably!
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This Thursday on The BS + Beer Show: Bio-Based Materials and High-Performance Building
This week's show will ask if these materials are durable enough to shoulder architecture's most demanding tasks
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Mid-Year International Passive House Open Days Is Going Digital
The iPHA is asking the global Passive House community for video tours of their homes now through June 19, 2020.
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Can Concrete Be Made Sustainably? Tune In To Thursday's The BS + Beer Show To Join the Discussion
Mike, Emily, and Travis will be speaking with Bruce King, Christie Gamble, and Trevor Acorn
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This Week's Building Conversations Will Focus on the Clayton Community Centre
The Centre in Surrey, B.C., Recently Received Passive House Certification
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ZEBx Presents: A Pattern Language from Passive House
The four-part workshop will be facilitated by Monte Paulsen of RDH Building Science
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Emu Is Now Offering Their CPHT Summer Courses Online
Builders and design/build professionals can enroll now through July 15.
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Nursing Home in Zamora Is First in Spain to Receive Passive House Certification
Designed by CSO arquitectura, the net positive building combines sustainability and natural features to improve residents' quality of life.
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Tessa Smith and Madison House to Headline Next WED's Passive House Happy Hour (May 6)
Fast. Factual. Fun. Catch Tessa's presentation about this winner of the PHIUS 2018 Best Project by a Young Professional Under 35.
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Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant Course
Peel Passive House's course begins this Tuesday, May 5.
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Accord Passive House featured in Dwell
The Net Zero project won Honorable Mention in the Single Family category of the 2018 PHIUS Passive House Projects Competition.
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Boston Releases Zero Emissions Buildings Guidebook
The guidebook is an integral part of Mayor Martin Walsh's plan for carbon neutrality by 2050.
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RDH Building Science becomes Founding sponsor of Passive House Accelerator
Our deep appreciation goes to RDH Building Science.
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New Zealand Passive House Firm Architype on the Shortlist for Award
The home is the Dunedin-based firm's first project on the country's North Island.
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Canadian Newspaper to Follow Evolution of a Toronto Passive House Project for the Next Year
The Globe and Mail will be covering the redevelopment of Alexandra Park
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Prof. Chuck Kutscher: Our Disastrous Response to Climate Change Mirrors Our Disastrous Response to the Coronavirus
Prof. Chuck Kutscher of the University of Colorado-Boulder examines how our response to the COVID-19 pandemic mirrors our response to climate change.
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Two Passive House Projects Nominated for Australia's 2020 Houses Awards
Nominees include House for All Seasons by Poly Studio and Owl Woods Passive House by Talina Edwards Architecture
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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.
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Call for Videos: Share your two-minute Passive House project walkthrough (Some Tips)
How to make a great two-minute Passive House video tour
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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
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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.
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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.”
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Wednesday: Global PH Happy Hour to Feature "Front Flats" + Special Guest
Fast. Factual. Fun.
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Minneapolis Couple Building Passive House Made of Straw
The material is not only energy-efficient; it also sequesters carbon.
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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.
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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."
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Join the 2nd Weekly (Virtual) Passive House Social: Wednesday March 25
Fast. Factual. Fun.
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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?
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Inaugural Online Passive House Social This Weds (Mar 18) at 4p Pacific - 7p Eastern
The event putting the "social" in social distancing
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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PH Accelerator Announces Media Partnership With the Humid Climate Conference
The conference will be held at the Austin Central Library May 4-5.
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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.
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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.
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Zola Windows Becomes PH Accelerator's Founding Window Sponsor
Zola has been a Passive House leader since its inception nearly a decade ago.
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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.
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Mitsubishi Electric Becomes PH Accelerator's Inaugural Founding Sponsor
A very big "thank you" to Mitsubishi Electric for supporting our 2020 work.
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Join Us as a Sponsor of Passive House Accelerator
Support our work and reach new and existing customers along the way.
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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.
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Conference Sessions at BuildingEnergy Boston March 23 & 24 Will Be Accredited for CEUs
CEU types include: AIA, BPI, CBCI-LEED, and MA CSL.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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PHnw 2020 Conference: "Together We Have Time"
Take in this top-flight regional conference, March 12-14, at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Greenport Passive House: Where Rustic Design Meets High Performance
Wayne Turett's Greenport Passive House Combines the Rustic and the Energy Efficient
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PHnw2020 Workshop Registration Is Now Open!
11th Annual Passive House Northwest Conference Workshop Registration Is Now Open
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New Yorkers Are Taking an Active Interest in Passive House
There's a growing interest in Passive House in NYC. Brick Underground sees why.
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NYC Council Could Abandon Passive House Amendment to Energy Code
NYC Council Rethinks R408 Passive House Amendment
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Passive House Accelerator to cover PHIUS’ NAPHC2019 conference next week
We'll be covering PHIUS’ North American Passive House Conference 2019 (#NAPHC2019) next week!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.’”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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passivhausMAINE Fall Forum in Portland, Oct. 9 & 10
phME's excellent annual conference features keynote by Bill Ginn of GO Lab.
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NYT: A 19th-Century Home in Brooklyn Gets a 21st-Century Makeover
Passive House architects "embrace the future without destroying the past."
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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.
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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
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Climate Change Solutions: BuildingEnergy NYC
One of the best conferences anywhere to address building energy performance and efficiency is BuildingEnergy, presented by NESEA.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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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
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Passive House Plus Magazine - Newest Issue
Passive House Plus Magazine
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Pursuing Passive
Strategies for a High Comfort, Low Energy Retrofit in NYC - Building Energy Exchange a fantastic resources for Passive House
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Passive House Accelerator Launch Party Follow Up
Passive House Accelerator's newsletter launch party.
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Passive House – Building The Efficient Home Of The Future
Sherri Koones highlights the growing number of Passive Houses
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Passive House Accelerator Launch Party and Newsletter
Please sign up for the Newsletter and RSVP for the Launch Party
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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.