Description

Overview: Grassroots grit, municipal vision, and industry leaders respond to crises of destruction and affordability with creativity and Passive House, in Colorado and California.

Presentation 1:

Municipal Partnerships, Workforce Training, and Attainable Housing Scale Passive House in Colorado

Presented by Karen Ramsey, Building Wellness, LLC

A pilot program to bridge the gap between municipal climate commitments and real-world housing delivery was developed in partnership with the City of Fort Collins, uniting a multidisciplinary team around a single question: Can Passive House be built affordably, repeatedly, and in direct service of community need? Currently underway, the partnership demonstrates that the gap between policy ambition and on-the-ground action can be closed.

Presentation 2:

Resilience rising from the ashes: How a diverse, grass-roots community in Altadena is rebuilding passive homes after the Los Angeles fires.

Presented by Leo Cheng and Jaime Rodriguez Jr., ResilientHAUS

How does a community of homeowners displaced by wildfire, with no building or architecture experience, navigate the Passive House landscape as they work to rebuild? How do we collaborate when everyone has unique Passive House designs and strategies? Despite differences, find out how the group gained valuable insights and lessons along the way.

1.25 AIA & 1 PHI CEUs

Moderated by Eddy Voltaire, Design Construction & Sustainability Inc.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain how pre designed plans and panelization improve Passive House performance predictability and affordability.
2. Identify strategies for integrating prefabricated construction into municipal housing programs.
3. Investigate the areas where Passive House practitioners can collaborate with homeowner groups.
4. Explore the governmental roadblocks that prevent wider Passive House adoption for post-fire rebuilds.