Courses

Overview: Technical and performance outcomes continue to develop, while challenging us to transcend and transform the world we act in.Presentation 1: Latest Developments from the Passive House InstituteDescription: The Passive House Institute has led the [...]

Overview: While luxury and affordable housing have found their groove, let's track down the "missing middle" and the business case for it.Presentation 1: Filling the Missing Middle: Architect-Led Development for Attainable Passive House Description: Passive [...]

Overview: A renovated Greek island getaway and a Connecticut home provide invigorating and inspiring destinations for living.Presentation 1: Retrofitting on a Greek Island: The Inspiration, Construction Challenges, and Delight of itDescription: High-performance prefabrication does not [...]

Overview: Affordable housing gets better as Passive House design and delivery get better.Presentation 1: Sticking to Passive House: Higher Performing Better Buildings Every TimeThe struggle to maintain PH as an objective is not usually due [...]

Overview: A two-part look at the architecture and engineering of a 217-unit affordable housing project as it pushes toward net zero.Presentation 1: Going the Last Mile: Getting to Net Zero in Dense Urban EnvironmentsThe Jennings [...]

Overview: Compare energy standards, models, and results. How difficult is it? What can we do to accelerate the recognition and acceptance of Passive House performance? Presentation 1: A Modeling Crosswalk: Recognizing Passive House Performance [...]

Overview: Discover how Passive House can support our children through projects in Washington State & British Columbia.Presentation 1: Witset Indigenous Youth Healing LodgeThe Witset First Nation addressed the legacy of multigenerational trauma produced by the [...]

Overview: The flexibility of Passive House retrofits with PHI's EnerPHit program is pushed to the limit.Presentation 1: Decarbonizing Public School Districts Through a Phased EnerPHit Approach: A Case Study in LondonDescription: Deep retrofit strategies can [...]

Remarks by PHN, PHI, and event partner Swegon, with presentation on the development of Hotel Marcel by its owner, architect & developer, Bruce BeckerThe opening plenary will feature a presentation by Hotel Marcel's architect, developer [...]

Overview: Materiality of adobe and mass timber, new build and retrofit, and the elasticity of Passive House approaches. Presentation 1: Mass timber renovation in NYC - The Data 1 Year LaterDescription: An urban infill retrofit, [...]

Presentation 1: Integrated HPWHs in Apartments Description: Putting HPWHs inside apartments can be tricky. They make some noise, they blow cold air, and there’s practically no data on how they actually perform in real buildings. [...]

Overview: While luxury and affordable housing have found their groove, let's track down the "missing middle" and the business case for it. Presentation 1: The Biogenic Blueprint: Leveraging High-Tech DfMA to Deliver Low-Carbon, Foam-Free Passive [...]

Overview: Passive House should hit its full potential. Enhanced commissioning and embodied carbon goals are two ways to meet the mark. Operationalizing PHPP as a Day-One Digital Twin for Equitable PerformanceDespite the rigor of Passive [...]

Overview: Passive House strategies raise the bar for serving diverse populations from Spanish Seniors to Upper West Side families. Presentation 1: Mirador de Gracia: Catalonia’s First All-Electric Passive House Certified Elderly Care HomeDescription: As our [...]

Overview: Generate value, wealth, and security with Passive House as an integral component of your business plan. Presentation1: Municipal Partnerships, Workforce Training, and Attainable Housing Scale Passive House in ColoradoDescription: A pilot program to bridge [...]

Overview: Generate value, wealth, and security with Passive House as an integral component of your business plan. Description: Generate value, wealth, and security with Passive House as an integral component of your business plan. Understand [...]

Overview: From the C-Suite to the trades, realizing the full power of Passive House means training, learning, and sharing. Presentation 1: Delivering QualityDescription: Delivering Passive House performance depends on what happens on site. This session [...]

Overview: Families and teams intentionally prioritize Passive House resilience after losing everything in the 2025 Los Angeles Fires. Presentation 1: Passive House Rebuild Description: A case study on working with fire disaster communities, this Altadena, [...]

Overview: A retrofit and a new build, in NYC and Dublin, demonstrate the performance-defining new expectations and value. Presentation 1: Passive House Performance: 1,500 Sensors in Social Housing SchemeDescription: The ability of Passive House to [...]

Overview: Hotel Marcel’s mechanical systems and how their integration continues to evolve in commercial Passive House buildings. Presentation 1: Hotel Marcel HVAC Control Systems Good - Better - BestDescription: Dive into the details of the [...]