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.
Participate as a Project Host:
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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.
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.
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.
Livingston Manor, NY
The Catskill Project
June 29th, & 30th, 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.
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.
