Northeast Fall 2022 Cohort
Welcome
The Passive House Network (PHN) is offering this hybrid Certified Passive House Designer course for professionals located in the Northeastern states of NY, NJ, MA, CT, NH, VT, ME, and RI.
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 Review & 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 Review 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 NE 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
Sept 5-11
Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: Insulation
Live-Online Kickoff: Meet & Greet
September 9th | 3 PM ET
Week 2
Sept 12-18
Module 3: Airtightness
Module 4: Thermal Bridging
Module 5: Windows
Week 3
Sept 19-25
Module 6: Ventilation
Module 7: Heating & DWH
Live-Online Q&A Session #1
September 21st | 12 PM ET
Week 4
Sept 26-Oct 2
Webinar 1: Building Envelope
Module 8: Cooling
Module 9: Certification
Live-Online Webinar: Building Envelope
September 28th | 1 PM – 4 PM ET
Week 5
Oct 3-9
Module 10: Economics
Module 11: QA/QC
Live-Online Q&A Session #2
October 5th | 3 PM ET
Week 6
Oct 10-16
Module 12: Bidding
Module 13: designPH
Live-Online Q&A Session #3
October 12th | 3 PM ET
Week 7
Oct 17-23
Webinar 2: Building Services & Economics
Module 14: PHPP
Live-Online Webinar 2: Building Services & Economics
October 19th | 1 PM – 4 PM ET
Week 8
Oct 24-30
Module 15: Exam Prep Course & Wrap-up
Live-Online Q&A Session #4
October 26th | 3 PM ET
Site Visit: TBD
Date | Time TBD
Week 9-12
Oct 31-Dec 2
Exam Prep
Live-Online Exam Review
November 22nd | 12 PM – 2 PM ET
Tech Setup
November 29th | 10 AM – 11 AM ET
Week 13
Dec 5-9
Exam
Live-Online Exam
December 6th | 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM ET
