Passive House training for builders, tradespeople, and construction managers. Start with the four-hour introduction to Passive House trades, get certified as a Passive House Tradesperson, and keep learning with courses and sessions for AIA and PHI credit.

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Introduction to Passive House Trades

4 AIA LU/HSW

How Passive Houses are built, from enclosures to mechanical systems.

Certified Passive House Tradesperson (CPHT)

32 AIA LU/HSW

Training for builders, tradespeople, and construction managers, delivered with Emu Passive, preparing you for the PHI exam.

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Everything for the people who build Passive Houses: enclosures, airtightness, windows, and mechanical systems, with the training meant for everyone. Change any filter to see more.

  • Certification courses: CPHD/C and CPHT, the training that prepares you for PHI’s exam.
  • Specialized courses: courses PHN developed on the topics Passive House practice needs most, on demand, live online, and in person. Nearly all carry AIA credit, and most PHI credit as well.
  • Paid sessions: on-demand recordings with AIA and PHI credit. Some are free to watch, with the credit paid.
  • Free sessions: on-demand recordings, free to watch, without credit.

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71 courses and sessions

Certification courses 1

Specialized courses 7

Paid sessions 17

  • Session · Policy and codes

    Emu Report on Energy Standards: California Results

    Enrico Bonilauri, Emu Passive; Ken Levenson, PHN (in conversation)

    1 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    Watch free · credit $1.99

  • Session · Climate and resilience

    The Dark Side of a Bright Future

    Sam Bloch

    1 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    Watch free · credit $1.99

  • Session · Mechanicals and ventilation

    Mechanical Mastery

    Matthew McGovern, Tower Enterprises; Faiz Malek, Swegon; Zachary Koch, Mitsubishi; Dylan Martello, Steven Winter Associates (moderator)

    1.25 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Climate and resilience

    Home Security

    Meredith McDaniel, MAAM Architects; Darin Dusan, Joubert Homes; Edie Dillman, B. Public Prefab; Jonah Stanford, B. Public Prefab; Anne Barrett, Yale University (moderator)

    1.25 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Practice and business

    The Business Case

    David Komet, Urban Earth; Bruce Becker, Becker + Becker; Mike Doty, Nuveen Green Capital; Stuart Decrew, Yale University (moderator)

    1.25 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Mechanicals and ventilation

    Mechanical Control

    Robb Aldrich, Steven Winter Associates; Andrew Peel, Peel Passive House; Narasimha Rao, Yale University (moderator)

    1.25 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Enclosures

    Material Thoughts

    Floris Keverling Buisman, 475 High Performance Building Supply; Mike Horgan, Cairn Collaborative; Caroline Dunn, Cairn Collaborative; Andrew Ruff, GOA Architecture (moderator)

    1.25 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Mechanicals and ventilation

    Keep it Fresh

    Eric Richards, Systemair; Szabi Fekete, Zehnder America; Andrew Peel, Peel Passive House (moderator)

    1.25 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Climate and resilience

    Community Built

    Karen Ramsey, Building Wellness, LLC; Leo Cheng, ResilientHAUS; Jaime Rodriguez Jr., ResilientHAUS; Eddy Voltaire, Design Construction & Sustainability Inc. (moderator)

    1.25 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Carbon and electrification

    More Optimization

    Steve Hessler, New Energy Works; Louis Koehl, Handel; Gabrielle Brainard, SOM (moderator)

    1.25 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Practice and business

    Journey of Improvement

    Brandon Pietras, Bernheimer Architecture; Adam Watson, L&M; Cheryl Saldanha, SGH; Carlos Cardoso, Beyer Blinder Belle (moderator)

    1.25 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Building types

    Pride of Place

    George Kontaroudis, Ikc; Stas Zakrzewski, ZH Architects; Bria Josephs, b.a. forma (moderator)

    1.25 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Building types

    Middle Matters

    Hilary Padget, pHdesign; Anthony Harrington, pHdesign; Craig Toohey, Collective Carpentry; Nicholas Jones, Eversource (moderator)

    1.25 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Retrofits and EnerPHit

    Opening Plenary

    Bruce Becker, Becker + Becker & Hotel Marcel; Vanya Chan, Passive House Institute; Mike Woolsey, Swegon; Katelyn Meehan, Wells Fargo; Darren Macri, Wythe Windows; Ken Levenson, The Passive House Network

    1 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Policy and codes

    State of Change

    Alexander Gard-Murry, Passive House Massachusetts; Paul Ormond, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

    1.25 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Certification and verification

    Lessons Learned

    Sarah Lewis, Passivhaus Trust; Beth Campbell, Passive House Massachusetts

    1.25 AIA LU · 1 PHI credit

    $19

  • Session · Mechanicals and ventilation

    Multifamily Ventilation Duct Leakage: Targets, Strategies, and Lessons Learned

    Kelly Fisher, Peel Passive House Consulting; Michael Schmidt, Steven Winter Associates

    1 AIA LU|HSW · 1 PHI credit

    Watch free · credit $1.99

Free sessions 46

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