PH2020: Choose Your Future broke some new ground in the passive house world by relying on the active participation of participants throughout the conference. We recorded everything so that you can look back and [...]
“exceedingly successful” - ”Next Level!” - ”PH2020 Virtual Conference has responded to COVID19 with lightning speed, effectively...couldn’t ask for more!” - ”Inspiring!” - “This format is so much smarter for these times.” - “...and so [...]
Last year, Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation (CHC) in Ontario took a big, bold step in its quest to provide affordable, comfortable housing for its buildings’ occupants. CHC undertook the first EnerPHit step-by-step retrofit of [...]
NAPHN and its board have been horrified by the senseless murder of George Floyd, and the countless other persons of color who have received unjust treatment and lost their lives at the hands of law [...]
The Passive House Institute (PHI) is first and foremost a research institution, with a dynamic staff that is constantly working to improve its algorithms and software tools for modeling, planning, and certifying Passive House buildings [...]
Passive House Institute (PHI) certification is the framework and map that ensures your team stays on the pathway to achieve the desired high-performance results. Certification is encouraged of professionals designing Passive House buildings, of building [...]
The national network grows to include a long-time affiliate organization as an integrated chapter. New York, NY. May 18, 2020 - The North American Passive House Network (NAPHN) is proud to announce that a new [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
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