The Houston Power Outage
What it Means to be Safe at Home: Houston, Heat Waves, and Why We Need Better Buildings Last week, in a storm that killed seven, large swaths of the Houston, Texas area [...]
Pratt Ice Box Challenge
Pratt Ice Box Challenge: Empowering Tomorrow's High Performance Designers If you can’t take the heat, build a better kitchen–that’s the moral of the story from last year’s Pratt Ice Box Challenge, [...]
The Curse, A Review
Credit: Paramount/Showtime The Curse, A Review By Ken Levenson I first watched The Curse in January, and I’m still trying to figure it out. Passive House is a central element of [...]
The ICC Board Has Spoken: Let’s Ignore Them and Get to Work
The ICC Board has Spoken: Let's Ignore Them and Get to Work The recent International Code Council (ICC) board decision to strip decarbonization measures from the model building code is a [...]
All Eyes on Spring Training
All Eyes on Spring Training After Winter CPHD Cohort Sets New Record Certified Passive House Designer Students Enroll in Record Numbers, Learning the Principles of Passive House Design Across the Country. [...]
Building Certifier Scope of Services
Introducing the Building Certifier Scope of Services The scope of services needed to complete building certification by a building Certifier can vary widely depending on project specifics and the experience of [...]
Watch Reimagine Buildings ’24 With Us!
Are you Ready for Reimagine Buildings '24? Reimagine Buildings ‘24, the global online conference that gives you the knowledge, connections, and inspiration you need to make buildings, is right around the corner, [...]
Example Passive House Policy Language
Better Buildings in Your Jurisdiction: An Example of Passive House Policy Language As an organization dedicated to advancing science-based methods of creating a healthier, more sustainable world, we can’t help but get [...]
A Note from the Executive Director, Ken Levenson
A Note from the Executive Director When I helped co-found the organization that would become PHN over a decade ago at a kitchen table in Marin County, California, the promise of [...]
The Weekend View: PHI Path to Certification for Multifamily Projects
The Weekend View: PHI Path to Certification for Multifamily Projects In less than three weeks, the new building energy code mandating Passive House multifamily will be in effect in Boston and other [...]
