Organized globally by the International Passive House Association, the International Passive House Open Days are a great opportunity to learn about Passive House buildings of all kinds, around the US and the world. Get in contact with current owners, tour the project, and learn first-hand what it is like to live and work in a Passive House and what the building or retrofitting process is like. Some will have professionals on hand with the knowledge and tools to explain the technical details of Passive House projects.
See our Open Days Info Sheet.
Participate as a Project Host:
email us at [email protected]
Our basic guidelines:
- Dates, times and duration of open house, over the three days, is/are, at the discretion of the owners.
- The project can be under construction.
- Certification is not required, but a plus.
- A calculated PHPP is required.
- Tours led by someone willing to tell the story of the work (owner, architect, builder, consultant etc…) and speak to the process, systems and components, to their best ability.
- Provide dates, times, and location of open house, with pictures and basic description, to PHN for publicity.
- Preferably hosts set up an Eventbrite to track registrations.
- Attendance should be free.
Check back. More listings coming soon!
All times are local.
Los Angeles, CA
Passive House Single Family Dwelling
Saturday, June 29th, 10AM-Noon
12531 Wagner Street
Explore a small-scale urban infill Single-Family Residence and an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) currently under construction in West Los Angeles. This project adheres to SB-9, a new California regulation aimed at increasing residential units to alleviate the housing shortage in Los Angeles.
Pebble Beach, CA
17 Mile Haus
Sunday, June 30th, 10AM-4PM
2821 Seventeen Mile Drive
This home on a heavily wooded lot along Pebble Beach’s storied Seventeen Mile Drive. It aims to keep as many trees as possible on the site, to demonstrate what is possible in terms of exemplary performance, and to sit lightly on the land in terms of resources and materials.
Pagosa Springs, CO
Pagosa Springs Ambient House
Virtual Tour
This house was designed with superior insulation, solar gains, and thermal mass to remain within a range of comfortable indoor temperatures year-round entirely with passive solar heating and nighttime ventilation cooling. The video describes the performance of the house for 2022 and the lessons learned.
St. Paul, MN
Howell Passive House
Saturday, June 29th, 2-4:30PM
793 Howell Street N
The Howell Passive House started from TE Studio’s BrightHaus affordable housing prototype. The original plans were modified to include additional rooms, a custom-kitchen, and other design elevations. Visitors can also see a Case Study of a New Hampshire Passive House.
Hoboken, NJ
Hoboken Brownstone Haus
Friday, June 28th, 10AM-Noon
914 Hudson Street
This is a gut renovation of a Victorian Brownstone that is currently under construction. It has five floors of living space. The home was expanded at the back on three floors and has a two story bay window maximize natural light. Existing plaster details and elaborate wood moldings will be reinstalled and/or recreated throughout the home.
Livingston Manor, NY
The Catskill Project
June 29th, 11AM-2PM
8 Manor Falls Drive
The Catskill Project is a 90-acre community of beautifully crafted, next-generation homes that actively contribute to residents’ health and well-being. The project was initially conceived in 2018 by a team of passionate experts to bring high-performance, carbon-neutral homes to the market for healthier living.
Manhattan, NY
Engine 16
June 28th, Noon
223 E 25th Street
The adaptive reuse project rehabilitated the former Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine Company No. 16 building in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighborhood. A full-scale Passive House renovation converted the space into a multifamily residence with a community facility on the ground floor.
Beaver, PA
Gardner Residence
June 28th, 29th, & 30th, 1PM-5PM
5260 Tuscarawas Road
This one-story all-electric net-zero house features PV panels, heat pumps, triple-pane windows, airtight construction, a heavily insulated building envelope, and a rainwater conserving system. Wildflower beds have been planted to encourage pollinators.
Philadelphia, PA
Historic Pine Street Passive House
Sunday, June 30th, 11AM-3PM
1722 Pine Street
1722 Pine Street is an Architect/Owner occupied c.1845 four-unit, four-story apartment building in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse-Fitler Historic District. The building recently completed a deep energy retrofit using the EnerPHit retrofit standard and Step-By-Step Best Practices to achieve Passive House performance.
