Session Policy and codes Everyone

State of Change

Alexander Gard-Murry, Passive House Massachusetts; Paul Ormond, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources · 2026 Conference

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As Passive House requirements spread in Massachusetts, how are the outcomes being felt? Housing production remains robust in communities that adopted Passive House codes, and at utility scale, mass adoption cuts heating and cooling peaks enough to avoid costly grid upgrades.

Key points

  • How Massachusetts designed its Passive House code requirements: voluntary adoption by municipalities, the most favorable building types, and supportive training and incentives.
  • The effect of those requirements on housing production, from real data in adopting communities.
  • Examples of mass adoption of Passive House already underway.
  • The policy tactics Massachusetts used to advance mass adoption.

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