Remarks by PHN, PHI, and event partner Swegon, with presentation on the development of Hotel Marcel by its owner, architect & developer, Bruce Becker.

Presented by

• Bruce Becker, Becker + Becker & Hotel Marcel
• Vanya Chan, Passive House Institute
• Mike Woolsey, Swegon
• Katelyn Meehan, Wells Fargo
• Darren Macri, Wythe Windows
• Ken Levenson, The Passive House Network

1 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

A retrofit at New York University in Greenwich Village and multifamily new builds in Dublin demonstrate the performance-defining new expectations and value of Passive House.

Presented by

• Tomás O’Leary, Mosart
• Cecil Scheib, New York University
• Michael Syracuse, fxcollaborative

Moderated by Richard Yancey

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Learn about Hotel Marcel’s all-electric mechanical systems by Swegon & Mitsubishi, and how their integration continues to evolve in commercial Passive House buildings.

Presented by

• Matthew McGovern, Tower Enterprises
• Faiz Malek, Swegon
• Zachary Koch, Mitsubishi

Moderated by Dylan Martello, Steven Winter Associates

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Families and teams intentionally prioritize Passive House resilience after losing everything in the 2025 Los Angeles Fires.

Presented by

• Meredith McDaniel, MAAM Architects
• Darin Dusan, Joubert Homes
• Edie Dillman, B. Public Prefab
• Jonah Stanford, B. Public Prefab

Moderated by Anne Barrett, Yale University

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

From Massachusetts & the United Kingdom, from the C-Suite to the trades, realizing the full power of Passive House means training, learning, and sharing.

Presented by

• Sarah Lewis, Passivhaus Trust
• Beth Campbell, Passive House Massachusetts

Moderated by Dori Lam, PassivhausMAINE

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Passive House strategies raise the bar for serving diverse populations from Spanish Seniors in Catalonia to families on the Upper West Side.

Presented by

• Oliver Style, Praxis
• Todd Poisson, BKSK Architects
• Will Russell, BKSK Architects

Moderated by Esther Van Eeden

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Generate value, wealth, and security with Passive House as an integral component of your business plan. Understand how comfort, health, and energy efficiency can drive net operating income, return on investment, provide access to more favorable financing, and create a higher value asset.

Presented by

• David Komet, Urban Earth
• Bruce Becker, Becker + Becker
• Mike Doty, Nuveen Green Capital

Moderated by Stuart Decrew, Yale University

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Integrated heat pump water heaters in multifamily get figured out, while innovative combined mechanical systems are piloted in Canada.

Presented by

• Robb Aldrich, Steven Winter Associates
• Andrew Peel, Peel Passive House

Moderated by Narasimha Rao, Yale University

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Materiality of adobe in California and mass timber in New York, new-build and retrofit, and the elasticity of Passive House approaches.

Presented by

• Floris Keverling Buisman, 475 High Performance Building Supply
• Mike Horgan, Cairn Collaborative
• Caroline Dunn, Cairn Collaborative

Moderated by Andrew Ruff, GOA Architecture

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

A two-part look at the architecture and engineering of a 217-unit affordable housing project as it pushes toward net zero.

Presented by

• Crystal Ng, Curtis + Ginsberg Architects
• Mark Ginsberg, Curtis + Ginsberg Architects
• Elias Dagher, Pennoni

Moderated by Lois Arena, Steven Winter Associates

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Certified ventilation system options and capabilities from Systemair and Zehnder, from single-family to complex commercial buildings.

Presented by

• Eric Richards, Systemair
• Szabi Fekete, Zehnder America

Moderated by Andrew Peel, Peel Passive House

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Grassroots grit, municipal vision, and industry leaders respond to crises of destruction and affordability with creativity and Passive House, in Colorado and California.

Presented by

• Karen Ramsey, Building Wellness, LLC
• Leo Cheng, ResilientHAUS
• Jaime Rodriguez Jr., ResilientHAUS

Moderated by Eddy Voltaire, Design Construction & Sustainability Inc.

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Operationalize the PHPP and drive building commissioning to meet the mark in new construction and retrofits.

Presented by Matthew Bowers, Auros Group

Moderated by Marine Sanchez, RDH Building Science

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

As the Passive House revolution proceeds in Massachusetts, how are the outcomes being felt in the building and utility industries?

Presented by

• Alexander Gard-Murry, Passive House Massachusetts
• Paul Ormond, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

Moderated by Jimena Fernandez, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

High-quality Passive House components and material selection can be an affordable, sustainable catalyst for stronger project delivery for both operational and embodied carbon benefits.

Presented by

• Steve Hessler, New Energy Works
• Louis Koehl, Handel

Moderated by Gabrielle Brainard, SOM

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

The flexibility of Passive House retrofits with PHI’s EnerPHit program is pushed to the limit.

Presented by

• Nidhi Shah, RACE-Studio
• Buck Moorhead, Buck Moorhead Architect

Moderated by Roxanne Ryce-Paul, NYC School Construction Authority

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Discover how Passive House can support our children through a school in Washington State & a healing lodge for indigenous youth in British Columbia.

Presented by

• Andrew Peel, Peel Passive House
• Mike Fowler, Mithun

Moderated by Sarah Smiley Smith, Yale University

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Compare energy standards, models, and results. How difficult is it? What can we do to accelerate the recognition and acceptance of Passive House performance?

Presented by

• Keith Saechao, Frontier Energy
• Marine Sanchez, RDH

Moderated by Bronwyn Barry, Passive House BB

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Affordable housing improves as Passive House design and delivery improve, with examples in Jamaica, Queens, and across the region.

Presented by

• Brandon Pietras, Bernheimer Architecture
• Adam Watson, L&M
• Cheryl Saldanha, SGH

Moderated by Carlos Cardoso, Beyer Blinder Belle

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

A renovated Greek island getaway and a Connecticut home work within the constraints of place and provide invigorating, inspiring destinations for living.

Presented by

• George Kontaroudis, Ikc
• Stas Zakrzewski, ZH Architects

Moderated by Bria Josephs, b.a. forma

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

While luxury and affordable housing have found their groove, let’s track down the “missing middle” and the business case for it.

Presented by

• Hilary Padget, pHdesign
• Anthony Harrington, pHdesign
• Craig Toohey, Collective Carpentry

Moderated by Nicholas Jones, Eversource

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Technical and performance outcomes continue to develop, while challenging us to transcend and transform the world we act in.

Presented by

• Jessica Grove-Smith, PHI
• Timothy Lock, OPAL

Moderated by Ken Levenson, The Passive House Network

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs