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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Policy That Works: A New Passive House Policy Report from PHN
Policy That Works An investigation into policies driving Passive House adoption in North America From the Policy That Works opening: "There are currently eighty-six (86) multifamily buildings pursuing Passive House certification in Massachusetts. How [...]
Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Low Income Housing Tax Credits The Sleeper Stimulant Policy By Zachary Semke One of the more exciting Passive House policy breakthroughs to emerge in the United States over the past [...]
