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Passive House Makes Waves in California with AB 368 California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 368, titled "Energy: building standards: passive house standards," into law on October 1st. The [...]
New Building Code Provisions Ease Path to Passive House in Washington State And Offer a Template for Other States to Follow Last month, HB 1183 was passed in Washington. It’s [...]
5 Takeaways from the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery A recent report from UCLA and the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery highlights [...]
The Texas Floods: Thoughts & Actions Our thoughts are with the people of Kerr County, Texas, the neighboring communities on the Guadalupe River, and the first responders to the [...]
PHN & Co at the USGBC-CA Green Building Conference The Passive House Network joined our fellow Passive House enthusiasts at the Green Building Conference in San Francisco on May 21st-22nd. [...]
Across the Network With Jason Scheurer Licensed contractor, Certified Passive House Tradesperson, and founder of BEST Techs Contracting, Jason Scheurer is also a board member of Passive House California. Based [...]
Fire Smart Building Wildfire Resilience with Passive House The qualities that make homes more energy efficient, healthy, and comfortable can also provide a better defense against future devastating wildfires and the [...]
How to Rebuild from a Wildfire Stories from the Marshall Fire It was a dry day in Boulder, Colorado, when the Marshall Fire broke out on December 30th, 2021. Winds were [...]
Are Smoke-Tight Buildings Coming to California? A review of California's 2028 Building Energy code draft proposals On January 8th, 2025, as a ring of wildfires devastated sections of Los Angeles, California’s [...]
The LA Fires Our Thoughts and Actions Our thoughts and hopes are with the people of Los Angeles, and especially our Passive House Community members who are affected by the ongoing [...]
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