LEED and Energy Efficiency
LEED and Energy Efficiency: When will the Feds Learn? When energy efficiency and the benefits that derive from it are the primary objective, Passive House has set a clear path connecting the [...]
Open Days Photos -June 2024
That's a Wrap on Open Days '24! Thank you to everyone who made this year's International Passive House Open Days a success! We hope you enjoy taking a look at these [...]
Your Summer Reading List – Passive House Edition
Your Summer Reading List: Passive House Edition Summer is here, and your bookshelf is calling. Whether you’re looking for a book to unwind with at the beach, kill a few hours [...]
Zero Emissions Buildings as the Framework for the Future
A Definition Towards Success: Zero Emissions Buildings as the Framework for our Future What do Zero Emissions Buildings look like? The Department of Energy has just finalized an official definition. The new [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
PHN’s Year in Review: A Look Back at 2023
The Passive House Network Year in Review | 2023 It’s been a big year at the Passive House Network. The 2023 PHN Conference led to some incredible presentations, discussions, and connections, [...]
