US Building Policy in the Age of Passive House
US Building Policy in the Age of Passive House The Passive House Networkhas been actively seeding big policy moves across the nation since 2015, and the fruits of that [...]
PHN at ACEEE Summer Study 2026
PHN at ACEEE Summer Study 2026 We’re delighted to see a plethora of Passive House content at this year’s ACEEE Summer Study conference. Passive House Network’s own Policy Director, Bronwyn Barry, [...]
Passive House Makes Waves in California with AB 368
Passive House Makes Waves in California with AB 368 California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 368, titled "Energy: building standards: passive house standards," into law on October 1st. The [...]
New Building Code Provisions Ease Path to Passive House in Washington State
New Building Code Provisions Ease Path to Passive House in Washington State And Offer a Template for Other States to Follow Last month, HB 1183 was passed in Washington. It’s [...]
Pratt Ice Box Challenge
Pratt Ice Box Challenge: Empowering Tomorrow's High Performance Designers If you can’t take the heat, build a better kitchen–that’s the moral of the story from last year’s Pratt Ice Box Challenge, [...]
The ICC Board Has Spoken: Let’s Ignore Them and Get to Work
The ICC Board has Spoken: Let's Ignore Them and Get to Work The recent International Code Council (ICC) board decision to strip decarbonization measures from the model building code is a [...]
Watch Reimagine Buildings ’24 With Us!
Are you Ready for Reimagine Buildings '24? Reimagine Buildings ‘24, the global online conference that gives you the knowledge, connections, and inspiration you need to make buildings, is right around the corner, [...]
Example Passive House Policy Language
Better Buildings in Your Jurisdiction: An Example of Passive House Policy Language As an organization dedicated to advancing science-based methods of creating a healthier, more sustainable world, we can’t help but get [...]
Passive House News Roundup—October 2023
Passive House News Roundup: October, 2023 A blink-and-you-miss-it month, October was full of great Passive House moments, connections, and news. The 2023 Passive House Network Conference started things off with [...]
White House Initiatives, Definitions, and What it Means for Passive House
The Road to Better Buildings: White House Initiatives, Definitions, and What it Means for Passive House When it comes to changing our building codes to reflect the Passive House standards we [...]
