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Passive House at the Minnesota State Fair
Passive House Minnesota (PHMN) has a longstanding tradition of showing up at the state fair to educate fairgoers on the power of Passive House.
US Building Policy in the Age of Passive House
The Passive House Networkhas been actively seeding big policy moves across the nation since 2015, and the fruits of that labor are now ripening.…
New Research Highlights Passive House as up to 4.5 Times More Efficient than Standard Codes
New York, N.Y. – The Passive House Network (PHN) will release new research on September 8th showing how Passive House compares to standard energy…
David Komet and Nidhi Shah join The Passive House Network Board
New York, N.Y. – The Passive House Network (PHN) is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors:…
NOMA & PHN Announce New Partnership
The National Organization of Minority Architects and The Passive House Network will work together to advance education, equity, professional development, and high-performance building practices…
When the air outside is dangerous…
When air quality alerts go out across New York City—as they did last week, with smoke from wildfires burning in Canada settling over the…
Who Should Take the CPHD Course?
If you want to make great buildings, this course was built for you. The Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD) course is the premier core…
2026 PHN Conference Photos
We had a blast meeting you in New Haven, CT, for The 2026 Passive House Conference at Hotel Marcel. We hope you enjoyed it…
Scaling Passive House: An International Prespective
Every year, the International Passive House Conference draws practitioners from dozens of countries to share projects, swap solutions, and talk shop. The 2026 edition…
The California Rebuilds Catalog
Last year, the Passive House Network, in collaboration with Passive House California, held the California Rebuilds Design Competition to challenge and inspire the rebuilding…
The Value of a Saved Kilowatt is Rising Fast
In John Steinbeck’s novel East of Eden, Will Hamilton sees that with World War 1 predictably dragging on, the price of a durable food…
The Relevance of Embodied Carbon in the Passive House World – 475 HQ Retrofit Case Study
The Passive House (PH) standard has emerged as a revolutionary building design approach, allowing radical reductions in operational energy use through optimized airtight envelopes,…
