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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