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 Colorado
Description: A pilot program to bridge the gap between municipal climate commitments and real-world housing delivery was developed in partnership with the City of Fort Collins, uniting a multidisciplinary team around a single question: Can Passive House be built affordably, repeatedly, and in direct service of community need? Currently underway, the partnership demonstrates that the gap between policy ambition and on-the-ground action can be closed.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain how pre designed plans and panelization improve Passive House performance predictability and affordability.
- Identify strategies for integrating prefabricated construction into municipal housing programs.
- Analyze how system-based housing delivery can support both operational and embodied carbon reduction.
- Apply scalable approaches to increase access to high-performance, affordable housing for first-time buyers.
Presentation 2: Resilience rising from the ashes: How a diverse, grass-roots community in Altadena is rebuilding passive homes after the Los Angeles fires
Description: How does a community of homeowners displaced by wildfire, with no building or architecture experience, navigate the Passive House landscape as they work to rebuild? How do we collaborate when everyone has unique Passive House designs and strategies? Despite differences, find out how the group gained valuable insights and lessons along the way.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify how to talk to potential PH customers after suffering a devastating loss.
- Describe the changes Passive House practitioners can make to improve the rebuilding process.
- Investigate the areas where Passive House practitioners can collaborate with homeowner groups.
- Explore the governmental roadblocks that prevent wider Passive House adoption for post-fire rebuilds.
CEUs:
Upon completion of all modules a Certificate of Attendance will be automatically issued for AIA & PHI credit. Please self report to both AIA & PHI using the codes provided.
