The 1st Annual Design Award Winners
The 1st Annual PHN Climate Design Awards Winners Announced The Passive House Network is honored to present the first annual Climate Design Award winners. Spanning all of North America’s dynamic topography, [...]
Stepping up to Passive: Policies We Want
The Path Forward: Stepping Up to the Passive House Policies We Want The 2023 Passive House Network Conference is off to a roaring start. Yesterday, Passive House enthusiasts from this continent [...]
We Can’t Wait: The PHN Conference Bolsters Passive House as a Rapid Climate Solution
We Can't Wait: The 2023 PHN Conference Bolsters Passive House as a Rapid Climate Solution. The 2023 Passive House Network Conference, held in Denver, encourages swift adoption of proven climate mitigation [...]
The Weekend View: Mass Timber
Wood if We Could: Mass Timber for Academic & Public Buildings A big part of building Passive House is an awareness of the materials being used. It takes energy to produce these [...]
The Weekend View: Sawkill House
Reclaiming the Future: America's First Certified EnerPHit Wooden Row House Sawkill Lumber is a Brooklyn-based supplier of reclaimed and new wood products. The owner, Alan Solomon, found himself supplying products to [...]
The Weekend View: Carrick Library, America’s First Certified Passive House Public Library
More Than a Space for Books: America's First Certified Passive House Public Library Is Passive House just for houses? You’ve probably been asked this question before. And the answer, of course, [...]
The 2023 PHN Conference Presents: Workshops and Buildings Tour
Stop By Early or Stay a Little Late: Announcing the 2023 PHN Conference Workshops and Buildings Tour We'll be flying in early for six incredible workshops and sticking around another day [...]
The Weekend View: Getting Political with Building Performance Policy
Getting Political: Lessons from Building Performance Policy Battles in Minneapolis With all the exciting news of the completion of Bright Haus #1, we thought it would be a great time to [...]
Bright Haus #1: Minneapolis’ first certified Passive House affordable housing project
Bright Haus #1: A Milestone 15 Years in the Making On August 14th, Minneapolis’ first certified Passive House affordable housing project was celebrated with a plaque mounting ceremony. Complete with triple [...]
The Weekend View: Passive House in our Schools
Back to School: A Case Study for Passive House in Academic Buildings If you haven’t heard this week’s great news yet, here are the bullet points: last Tuesday, a judge [...]
