Passive House gives guests comfortable rooms and owners efficient buildings, with predictable results that save money and protect the investment. These case studies and guides show how it works for hotels and other hospitality buildings.
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On this page: Case studies · Guides for owners and policymakers · Get trained · Why certify
Case studies
Hotel Marcel
New Haven, Connecticut
A historic Brutalist building renovated into a 165-room, all-electric hotel and conference center.
Texas Pickle Hall
San Antonio, Texas
An indoor pickleball hall for players of every skill level.
Explorer Hotel
Tyrol, Austria
Twenty minutes from the ski slopes of Kitzbühel, a net-zero hotel powered by renewable energy alone.
More projects of every kind are on our Case Studies page.
Guides for owners and policymakers
Brief · PHN, 2026
The ROI of efficiency
How the hospitality industry can meet guests’ changing expectations and protect the bottom line: Passive House as the new baseline for comfort, cost, and efficiency.
Guide · PHN, 2026
Six steps to incentivizing Passive House for new hotels
For policymakers and programs: six steps to encourage the Passive House standard in new and renovated hotels.
Get trained
Passive House isn’t rocket science. It’s basic building science, applied with intention.
Builders and architects already have most of the skills. Passive House training adds the few that matter most, and the focus and integrated thinking that make high performance reliable. It may well change what you expect a building to do. Don’t build the last 20th-century building: build the future.
Course
Certified Passive House Designer or Consultant (CPHD/C)
PHN’s course for architects, engineers, and consultants, preparing you for PHI’s exam.
Course
Certified Passive House Tradesperson (CPHT)
For builders, trades, and construction managers, delivered with Emu Passive, preparing you for PHI’s exam.
Why certify
Certification can open the door to financial incentives, and incentives often drive certification. But its value reaches well past the transaction: a certified building is a better building, made by a better team.
Five reasons to hire a Passive House certifier · Building certification · Building financial incentives
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Checked October 2026.
