Pacific Winter 2026 Cohort
Welcome
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 12 weeks from kick-off to completion and includes registration for the international CPHD/C exam and exam preparations. The 12-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, Q&A, and Open Review sessions.
Weekly Schedule
Module(s)
Weekly Events
Week 1
January 12-16
Module 1: Introduction
Live-Online Kickoff: Meet & Greet
January 15th | 12-1 PM PT
Week 2 & 3
January 19-30
Module 2: Insulation
Module 3: Airtightness
Module 4: Thermal Bridging
Module 5: Windows
Live-Online Q&A Session #1
January 29th | 12-1 PM PT
Week 4
February 2-6
Webinar 1: Building Envelope
Module 6: Ventilation
Live-Online Webinar: Building Envelope
February 5th | 9-12 PM PT
Week 5
February 9-13
Module 7: Heating & DWH
Module 8: Cooling
Module 9: Certification
Live-Online Open Review
February 12th | 9-10:30 AM PT
Week 6
February 16 -20
Module 10: Economics
Module 11: QA/QC
Module 12: Bidding
Live-Online Q&A Session #2
February 19th | 12-1 PM PT
Week 7
February 23-27
Webinar 2: Building Services & Economics
Live-Online Webinar: Building Services & Economics
February 26th | 9-12 PM PT
Week 8
March 2-6
Module 13: designPH
Module 14: PHPP
Week 9
March 9-13
Module 15: Exam Prep Course & Wrap-up
Week 10
March 16-20
Exam Prep
Live-Online Exam Review
March 19th | 9-11 AM PT
Week 11
March 23-27
Tech Setup
Tech Setup
Exact Date TBD | 9-10 AM PT
Week 12
March 30-April 2
Exam
Live-Online Exam
Exact Date TBD | 9-11:30 AM PT