Politics, Our Roots and π…..
Written by Dr. Shane Colclough, Dip EE, BSc, MIE, MBA, PhD, MIEI, CEng, EurIng I am reminded of the 1st meeting I had with Prof Wolfgang Feist when attending the Passivhaus conference in Dresden. One [...]
PHMN Chapter Success Story
The PHMN Chapter (Passive House Minnesota) recently conducted a 1-week Certified Passive House Tradesperson in Minneapolis. This was the first NAPHN passive house training event in the area and the first Certified Passive House Tradesperson [...]
North American Passive House Network, Building Energy Exchange, and Passive House Academy receive $250,000 Energy Efficiency Workforce Training Grant
North American Passive House Network (NAPHN), New York’s energy efficiency center of excellence, the Building Energy Exchange (BE-Ex), and Passive House Academy (PHA) secure $250,000 grant from New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) [...]
Report from the International Passive House Conference in China
Join NAPHN Chapter, Passive House Rocky Mountains, for their monthly online meeting and presentation. They focus on a new Passive House and high-performance design topic each month, last month's is a recap of the International [...]
Open Windows and Ventilation
Written by Mike Woolsey. Several construction concepts exist that intend to dramatically reduce building energy consumption. Among the concepts is Passive House, which describes ways to design and construct buildings so that their heating and [...]
Passive House Institute Crosswalk with the International Living Future Institute
The official cross-walk between the international Passive House Institute (PHI) and the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) is now out. We've been looking forward to seeing this since I set up the first meeting between [...]
NAPHN is Hiring a Conference Coordinator!
We're on a mission to make Passive House a household word. Join NAPHN and help us make it happen! Conference Coordinator Who we are:NAPHN is a membership-based non-profit, striving to transform the built environment, using [...]
The Growing Influence of Passive House on North America’s Energy Codes
On June 3rd, California’s Codes and Standards (CASE) team released a list of measures it will explore for the 2022 code cycle. The list includes a proposal to explore a ‘Passive House Prescriptive Pathway’ in [...]
Policy Pirates Discover Gold!
Policymaking is a fickle business, fraught with pitfalls and push-backs. Some policies work and others flounder. And every now and then, a policy, code or incentive program actually generates wildly successful outcomes. These are what [...]
NAPHN is Hiring!
We're on a mission to make Passive House a household word. Join NAPHN and help us make it happen! Development & Executive Assistant About NAPHN: North American Passive House Network (NAPHN) is an internationally recognized [...]
