This session explores the key lessons learned by the PeelPHC certifier team over the course of several years certifying buildings. The impact of certification on performance, cost, project timelines, and more will be discussed. Best [...]
OD-PH2021-11 – School, School & More School: a process of continual Passive House learning Science is at the heart of Passive House, but it is in its application - intersecting with cultures, communities, and [...]
OD-PH2021-12 – Feeding the Masses: making Passive House commercial kitchens work What could be more opposite to Passive House than a commercial kitchen? Do we write off the multitude of cafeterias and restaurants that [...]
OD-PH2021-13 – All Aboard! strategies for Passive House outreach, training, and employment The skills of Passive House and high-performance sustainable building can be specific and intentional, but they are not difficult. As we set [...]
From Walmart to Whole Foods, being more sustainable has become baked into business plans. But there’s much more to be done. And Passive House supermarkets are showing the way. Take a deep dive into [...]
OD-PH2021-15 – The Future of Affordable Housing: an examination of modular versus traditional site-build Passive House Woodlawn Senior is a five-story, 80-unit project located in the Bronx, NY, nearing completion and used a traditional [...]
OD-PH2021-16 - Home on the Prairie: an American archetype remade for 2050 and beyond From Indigenous teepees to settler cabins, to Frank Lloyd Wright designs, home on the prairie captures our imagination. See a [...]
The Buildings of Excellence is a $40 million competition that recognizes the design, construction, and operation of very low or zero carbon-emitting multifamily buildings. Three winning projects will be explored: The Rise is a fully [...]
As part of a global transition towards ‘outcomes-based codes’ US policymakers are now exploring various options for including the impact and calculation of embodied carbon into standardized code. This session will look at where [...]
OD-PH2021-19 - Keeping It Real: the Passive House Standard meets American builders A contractor that “gets” Passive House, transforms the construction process and makes high-quality business as usual. Yet initial builder concerns can leave them [...]
OD-PH2021-21 – Small-Town EnerPHit: where sustainable energy funding meets sustainable community building Smart infrastructure investment can ignite greater prosperity for the many. The town of Kane Pennsylvania is leading such an effort by investing [...]
OD-PH2021-22 – Where the Rubber Meets the Road: handing Passive House buildings over to operations & management Find out why, after the Passive House is built, the critical question is; Are operations and management [...]
Housing shortages, restrictive zoning, underserved communities, poor public health, a climate emergency, and environmental and social injustice, are just some of the intersecting forces at play as we seek to transform the built environment to [...]
OD-PH2021-20 - Passive House Community Amenity: The Clayton Community Centre Community centers by their very nature are ambitious, often serving a diversity of populations, needs, and desires. Few community centers are more ambitious than [...]
Passive House goals and methodology change the way architects and builders think and work, making the architectural design itself a driver of climate, health, and social solutions. This one-hour course dives into the basic [...]
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