PHN Presents is our free online series of talks by people doing the work of Passive House: designers, builders, researchers, owners, and policymakers. About ten times a year, a speaker takes an hour to share a project, a study, or hard-won lessons, with time for your questions. Every session is recorded, and the recordings are here.
When: usually at noon Eastern, on a weekday, on Zoom. Register for each session on its page.
Cost: free.
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Next up
Each session is free. Register on its page, and the Zoom link comes by email.
November 24, 2026, Noon-1PM ET
Simplifying Passive House Multifamily Certification
Tomás O'Leary, Managing Director of Mosart
Passive House certification is essential to ensuring that projects meet exacting standards. Put simply, if a project is not certified, then it's not Passive House. However, the certification process, especially for teams unfamiliar with it, can often seem cumbersome and unwieldy. Tomás O'Leary is a Co-Founder of Mosart, an international firm delivering large-scale PHI certified projects across the EU and US. Drawing on two decades of hands-on experience, this presentation will map out a streamlined path to make the Passive House certification process as painless as possible. The session will outline practical strategies for project teams to ensure the process runs smoothly. It will also touch on the PHI “Classic” vs. “Low Energy Building” standards, equipping teams to bring projects through certification efficiently.
Past sessions
Every session since 2020, newest first. Each has its recording, a summary, and the key points; some have the slides.
2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020
2026
Multifamily Buildings Energy Standards Report
Marine Sanchez, RDH Building Science; with Bronwyn Barry
Free to watch
The Dark Side of a Bright Future
Sam Bloch
1 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit
Watch free · credit $1.99
Fire Weather, Urban Conflagration, and Community Resilience: Defensive Strategies & Lessons Learned
Stuart Mitchell, Wildfire Mitigation Advisors
Free to watch
Fire Rebuild Competition: Catalog & Winning Team Insights
Christian Kienapfel, Paravant Architecture; Steve Mann, Home Energy Services; Timothy Lock, OPAL; Laura Lubniewski, University of Buffalo; Katie Seftas, Moss Architects; Jim Bischoff, Moss Architects; Roussa Cassel, Artisans Group Architecture + Planning
Free to watch
52 New Street: Community, Ambition, and Passive House in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Ben Wan, RODE; Madeline Lee, Just A Start
Free to watch
2025
Scaling Sustainability: Lessons from Boston’s Leadership in Passive House Adoption
Esther Van Eeden, Kristen Brozowski, and Maria Navarro, Buro Happold
Free to watch
The Homeowner’s Journey
Ryan Downey and Jessica Bodford; Malcom Flemming; moderated by Edie Dillman, B.PUBLIC Prefab
Free to watch
PHN Presents: California, Wildfires, & Resilience
Mike Horgan, Cairn Collaborative Design-Build
Free to watch
PHI-LEB Multifamily: Demystifying the Low Energy Building certification metrics and strategies in multifamily buildings
Dylan Martello, Steven Winter Associates
Free to watch
Passive House and Fire Resilience: Building Forward
Birgitte Messerschmidt; Andrew Michler
Free to watch
2024
Building For People
Michael Eliason
Free to watch
Pickleball Meets Passive House
David Komet
Free to watch
Lloyd Alter and The Story of Upfront Carbon
Lloyd Alter
Free to watch
Are we measuring the same thing? How HERS and Passive House provide different answers to different questions.
Graham Irwin, Essential Habitat Architecture
Free to watch
Multifamily Ventilation Duct Leakage: Targets, Strategies, and Lessons Learned
Kelly Fisher, Peel Passive House Consulting; Michael Schmidt, Steven Winter Associates
1 AIA LU|HSW · 1 PHI credit
Watch free · credit $1.99
2023
Emu Report on Energy Standards: California Results
Enrico Bonilauri, Emu Passive; Ken Levenson, PHN (in conversation)
1 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit
Watch free · credit $1.99
The Hidden Climate Impact of Residential Construction: A New Report from RMI
Chris Magwood, RMI
Free to watch
Dealing with Heat Waves: Can We Use the PHPP to Size Cooling Equipment?
Oliver Style, Praxis Resilient Buildings
Free to watch
Massachusetts Mandates Passive House Certification: What? Why? How? When?
Paul Ormond, Massachusetts DOER
Free to watch
Crafts Street Senior Housing: A New Pacesetter
John Martin, Elkus Manfredi Architects; Marine Sanchez, RDH Building Science
Free to watch
The IRA: Passive House Funding Opportunities Demystified
Amanda Clevinger and Ion Simonides, Bright Power
Free to watch
2022
The Marshall Fire Journey: Homeowners and Teams Rebuilding Better
Susan Nedell; Kim and Juta Cinco, Baseline Design; Mark Attard, Hammerwell; Michelle and Peter Ruprecht; Rob Harrison, Harrison Architects; Chuck Bower, Joubert Botique Building; Kevin and Casey Lombardo; Morgan Law and Maggie Wohltjen, Shape Architecture; Frank Wetenkamp, Living Craft
Free to watch
The Waring New School: Stretching Passive House
Timothy Lock, OPAL
Free to watch
Introduction to Honeybee-PH: Software Support for Complex Passive House Design
Ed May, Bldgtyp
Free to watch
Keep Your Cool: Exterior Motorized Shading and Controls
Tim Eian, TE Studio; Igor Beletsky, Loxone; Floris Keverling Buisman, 475 High Performance Building Supply
Free to watch
Passive House Certification Tips from a Passive House Certifier
Matt Bowers, AUROS Group
1 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit
Watch free · credit $1.99
Passive House & Resilient Design in the Face of Fire
Andrew Michler, Hyperlocal Workshop
1 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit
Watch free · credit $1.99
Optimizing Form and Function: Meet Single Point Access Blocks
Michael Eliason, Larch Lab
Free to watch
Scaling Up All-Electric Buildings
Lois Arena and Dylan Martello, Steven Winter Associates
Free to watch
Keys to Successful Passive House Implementation in California
Mark Wilhelm and Matthew Joyce, Tierra Resource Consultants
Free to watch
2021
How to Retrofit Buildings in a Climate Emergency: Stepwise EnerPHit
Monte Paulsen, RDH Building Science
Free to watch
Beneficial Electrification: Connecting Climate Justice and Decarbonization
Yu Ann Tan, RMI; Bomee Jung, Topsight Advisors
Free to watch
Scaling Up Passive House in Massachusetts: Policies, Incentives, and Educational Offerings
Beverly Craig, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Free to watch
The Passive Pitch: Communicating the Value of Passive House
Mariana Pickering, Emu Systems
Free to watch
Millhaus Case Study: Finding Harmony Between Health, Comfort, and Performance
Greg Fisher, Greg D. Fisher, Architect
Free to watch
Pushing the Envelope: Climate, Comfort, and Opaque Component Certification
Enrico Bonilauri, Emu Systems
Free to watch
Stacking Up: Carrick Library, America’s First Certified Passive House Public Library
Brandon Nicholson, NK Passive
Free to watch
2020
Getting Political: Lessons from Building Performance Policy Battles in Minneapolis
Tim Eian, TE Studio
Free to watch
Factoring in Electrification: Designs for a Renewable Energy Grid
Bronwyn Barry; Dylan Martello, Steven Winter Associates
Free to watch
Candela Lofts, Hoboken, New Jersey
John Nastasi, Nastasi Architects; Ed May, Bldgtyp
Free to watch
Seeing Clearly: How Quality Windows Drive Comfort, Performance, and Design Freedom
Cheryl Saldanha, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger; Ed May, Bldgtyp
Free to watch
Fundamentals of Online Marketing for Passive House
Johnny Rezvani, 475 High Performance Building Supply
Free to watch
Earning credit
Sessions marked Watch free · credit $1.99 carry AIA and PHI continuing education credit. Watch the recording, buy the credit, and pass the short quiz; your certificate arrives automatically. Each session’s page lists its credits and whether they count toward CPHD/C or CPHT renewal.
Suggest a session
We look for people with a project, a study, or lessons worth an hour: designers, builders, consultants, researchers, owners, developers, and policymakers, from across North America and beyond.
Send a few lines on the talk and who would give it to info@passivehousenetwork.org.
Questions: info@passivehousenetwork.org.
Checked October 2026.