Politics, Our Roots and π…..
Written by Dr. Shane Colclough, Dip EE, BSc, MIE, MBA, PhD, MIEI, CEng, EurIng I am reminded of the 1st meeting I had with Prof Wolfgang Feist when attending the Passivhaus conference in Dresden. One [...]
Call For Conference Session and Workshop Proposals
Building owners, industry professionals, manufacturers, and policymakers, at Passive House 2020, NAPHN's Annual Conference & Expo, on June 11-12, in New York City, will share how they leverage the international Passive House Standard and choose their futures. [...]
Report from the International Passive House Conference in China
Join NAPHN Chapter, Passive House Rocky Mountains, for their monthly online meeting and presentation. They focus on a new Passive House and high-performance design topic each month, last month's is a recap of the International [...]
Certification of Buildings – How to Handle Ground Floor for Commercial Purposes?
As we design more and more commercial Passive House buildings we increasingly see split use buildings. If you are a PH certifier this information is crucial to relay to your clients and to also show [...]
Open Windows and Ventilation
Written by Mike Woolsey. Several construction concepts exist that intend to dramatically reduce building energy consumption. Among the concepts is Passive House, which describes ways to design and construct buildings so that their heating and [...]
The Growing Influence of Passive House on North America’s Energy Codes
On June 3rd, California’s Codes and Standards (CASE) team released a list of measures it will explore for the 2022 code cycle. The list includes a proposal to explore a ‘Passive House Prescriptive Pathway’ in [...]
NAPHN19 Announces Dr. Diana Urge-Vorsatz as Dinner Speaker
NAPHN19 conference team are pleased to confirm Prof. Dr. Diana Urge-Vorsatz will deliver the address at our VIP Dinner, scheduled for Thursday, June 27th, at The Park. Dr. Urge-Vorsatz was part of the Intergovernmental Panel [...]
PHPPv9 Passive House Energy Modeling Software Adopted by British Columbia Building Code
The Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) v. 9, or newer, has been formally approved for use under the 2018 Building Code for the Canadian Province of British Columbia. This announcement follows the recent confirmation of [...]
NAPHN19: Build the World We Want – Announces Program Highlights!
Global Experts to Speak at North America’s Premier Passive House Event North American Passive House Network is pleased to announce the program highlights for NAPHN19, occurring June 27-28, in New York City. From new university [...]
SAVE THE DATE!
We are excited to announce that the annual NAPHN19 Conference + Expo will take place in New York City on June 27-28, 2019. Join us in New York City, the epicenter of Passive House activity, [...]
