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Pacific Fall 2025 Cohort

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The Passive House Network (PHN) is offering this hybrid Certified Passive House Designer course for professionals in states from Arizona to Washington.

The cohort spans about 11 weeks from kick-off to completion and includes registration for the international CPHD/C exam and exam preparations. The 11-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:

  • 35 AIA LU/HSW credits & certificate of completion.
  • On-demand digital course materials.
  • Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) software (individual license), a digital manual, and Using PHPP in Passive House Design and Certification course access (see below) – plus, PHPPv10-IP Update Sessions.
  • 2 required live online instructor-led webinars.
  • Q&A sessions w/ a Passive House practitioner.
  • Supplemental exam preparation material.
  • Complimentary PHN & iPHA Membership for 1 year.

CPHD course registrants will now receive access to the Using PHPP in Passive House Design and Certification course that is jointly provided by PHN and Peel Passive House Consulting Ltd. In this course, students will learn how to use the PHPP for residential building design and certification. Participants will be guided step-by-step through the relevant worksheets while learning the correct conventions for measurements and calculations. Proper documentation will also be covered in detail. A case study will provide participants with practical experience in completing and documenting PHPP calculations for building certification.

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
September 29-October 3

Module 1: Introduction

Module 2: Insulation

Live-Online Kickoff: Meet & Greet

October 2nd | 12-1 PM PT

Week 2
October 6-10

Module 3: Airtightness

Module 4: Thermal Bridging

Module 5: Windows

Live-Online Q&A Session #1

October 9th | 12-1 PM PT

Week 3
October 13-17

Webinar 1: Building Envelope

Module 6: Ventilation

Live-Online Webinar: Building Envelope

October 16th | 9-12 PM PT

Week 4
October 20-24

Module 7: Heating & DWH

Module 8: Cooling

Module 9: Certification

Live-Online Open Review

October 23rd | 9-11:30 AM PT

Week 5
October 27-31

Module 10: Economics

Module 11: QA/QC

Module 12: Bidding

Live-Online Q&A Session #2

October 30th | 12-1 PM PT

Week 6
November 3-7

Webinar 2: Building Services & Economics

Live-Online Webinar: Building Services & Economics

November 6th | 9-12 PM PT

Week 7
November 10-14

Module 13: designPH

Module 14: PHPP

Week 8
November 17-21

Module 15: Exam Prep Course & Wrap-up

Week 9 & 10
November 24-December 5

Exam Prep

Live-Online Exam Review

November 25th | 9-11 AM PT

Tech Setup

December 4th | 9-10 AM PT

Week 11
December 8-12

Exam

Live-Online Exam

December 10th | 9-12 PM PT