New England Spring 2023 Cohort
Welcome
The Passive House Network (PHN) is offering this hybrid Certified Passive House Designer course for professionals located in New England and surrounding Northeastern states.
The cohort spans about 8 weeks from kick-off to completion and includes registration for the international CPHD/C exam and exam preparations (about 5 weeks). The 8-week cohort includes PHN’s On-Demand CPHD course with 2 Live-Online Instructor-led webinars that dive into passive house calculations, plus Q&A Discussion Sessions facilitated by local Passive House professionals.
Included in this course:
- Digital Course Materials
- Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) software (individual license) and physical manual (Requires Microsoft Excel 2007 or higher)
- CPHD/C exam registration
- Exam preparation materials, activities, a supplemental preparations course
- Q&A sessions w/ a Passive House professional
- 1 Site Visit to Passive House project (minimum)
- Certificate of completion and 35 AIA LU/HSW credits
- Upon passing the CPHD/C exam participants will receive certification as either a Passive House Designer or Passive House Consultant, depending on your qualifying credentials.
Benefits of learning with the New England Cohort
In addition to the on-demand course (listed at the bottom of the page), your group enrollment gives you access to the following:
Group Course Schedule
This schedule breaks down the course content into weekly segments of approximately 2-3 hours of content.
Additional time requirements for the two 3-hour Instructor-led webinars will be needed, plus kick-off and Q&A sessions.
Weekly Schedule
Module(s)
Weekly Events
Week 1
March 27-April 2
Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: Insulation
Live-Online Kickoff: Meet & Greet
March 31st | 3 PM ET
Week 2
April 3-9
Module 3: Airtightness
Module 4: Thermal Bridging
Module 5: Windows
Week 3
April 10-16
Module 6: Ventilation
Module 7: Heating & DWH
Live-Online Q&A Session #1
April 12th | 3 PM ET
Week 4
April 17-23
Webinar 1: Building Envelope
Module 8: Cooling
Module 9: Certification
Live-Online Webinar: Building Envelope
April 19th | 12 – 3 PM ET
Week 5
April 24-30
Module 10: Economics
Module 11: QA/QC
Live-Online Q&A Session #2
April 26th | 3 PM ET
Week 6
May 1-7
Module 12: Bidding
Module 13: designPH
Live-Online Q&A Session #3
May 3rd | 3 PM ET
Week 7
May 8-14
Webinar 2: Building Services & Economics
Module 14: PHPP
Live-Online Webinar 2: Building Services & Economics
May 10th | 12 PM – 3 PM ET
Week 8
May 15-21
Module 15: Exam Prep Course & Wrap-up
Live-Online Q&A Session #4
May 17th | 3 PM ET
Site Visit: TBD
Date | Time TBD
Week 9-12
May 22-June 18
Exam Prep
Live-Online Exam Review
June 8th | 12 PM – 2 PM ET
Tech Setup
June 15th | 10 AM – 11 AM ET
Week 13
June 19-22
Exam
Live-Online Exam
June 22nd | 10 AM – 1 PM ET
