News and Events
News
An interactive map of Passive House consultants is now available under Links and directly here. Find a certified Passive House consultant in your region (or neighborhood)!
The Passive House Planning Package is available in English
Includes provisions for cooling load calculation and IP unit conversion. Learn more about PHPP software here and also follow this link to the Passivhaus Institut's PHPP page (in English).
Passive House wins 2007 and 2009 Solar Decathlon
The overall winner of October's prestigious Solar Decathlon was the outstanding entrant from Darmstadt, modeled using the PHPP, consulted by the Passivhaus Institut, and built to PH standards! Second place went to the University of Illinois’ Gable House, PH design by PHIUS and a certified Passive House. Check it out!
Upcoming Events
5th North American Passive House Conference November 4-7, Hilton Portland, Portland OR. More info coming soon!
May 28-30
14th International Passive House Conference
Dresden, Germany
Berkeley, CA Spring/Summer ‘10
Pyramid Conference Room
Berkeley, CA
Phase I – May 3-5
Phase II – June 7-9
Phase III – July 5-7
Seattle
Integrated Design Lab
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Phase I – April 28-30
Phase II – June 10-12
Phase III – July 8-10
Toronto Summer ‘10
Ryerson University
Toronto, ON
Phase I – June 16-18
Phase II – July 14-16
Phase III – August 18-20
DC Summer ‘10
The Alliance to Save Energy
Washington, DC
Phase I – June 21-23
Phase II – July 26-28
Phase III – August 30-September 1
Boston Summer '10
The Green Roundtable/NEXUS
Boston, MA
Phase I - June 24-26
Phase II - July 29-31
Phase III - August 26-28
Colorado Summer/Fall ‘10
American Mountaineering Center
Golden, CO
Phase I – August 12-14
Phase II – September 9-11
Phase III – October 7-9
Urbana Fall ‘10
Urbana Civic Center
Urbana, IL
Phase I – September 27- October 1 (5 days)
Phase II – November 29- December 2 (4 days)
Past Events
April 19-23
ACI Home Performance Conference 2010
Austin, TX
March 26
Passive House Northwest Regional Meeting
Olympia, WA
March 9-11
Boston, MA
March 4
Better Buildings: Better Business Conference
Wisconsin Dells, WI
February 24
2010 RESNET Building Performance Conference
Raleigh, NC
January 7-9
Jessup, Maryland, The EnviroCenter
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase III
2010
2009
November 12-14
Jessup, Maryland, The EnviroCenter
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase II
November 6-7
International Day of the Passive House
November 3
Positive Net Energy Homes Workshop
Santa Rosa, CA
November 2
PG&E Positive Net Energy Homes Workshop
San Ramon, CA
October 22-24
Urbana, IL, Urbana Civic Center
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase III
October 16-18
4th Annual North American Passive House Conference
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
October 3
International Solar Day - Solar House Tours
September 24-26
Jessup, Maryland, The EnviroCenter
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase I
September 3-5
Urbana, IL, Urbana Civic Center
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase II
August 20-22
Portland Area, McMenamins Edgefield, Troutdale, OR
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase III
August 17-19
Seattle, Integrated Design Lab, University of Washington
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase III
August 12-14
San Francisco Area, Pyramid Conference Room, Berkeley, CA
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase III
July 23-25
Urbana, IL, Urbana Civic Center
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase I
July 6-17
Parsons, NY
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phases I, II and III
June 25-27
Seattle, Integrated Design Lab, University of Washington
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase II
June 22-24
Portland Area, McMenamins Edgefield, Troutdale, OR
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase II
June 17-19
San Francisco Area, Pyramid Conference Room, Berkeley, CA
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase II
June 11-13
Urbana Civic Center, Urbana, IL
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase III
June 3-5
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Westborough, MA
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase I, II, and III
May 26-28
Seattle, Integrated Design Lab, University of Washington
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase I
May 21-23
Portland Area, McMenamins Edgefield, Troutdale, OR
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase I
May 13-15
San Francisco Area, Pyramid Conference Room, Berkeley, CA
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase I
May 7-9
Urbana Civic Center, Urbana, IL
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase II
March 26-28
Urbana Civic Center, Urbana, IL
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
Phase I
June 3-5
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Westborough, MA
U.S. Passive House Consultants' Training Programs
March 4-6, April 1-3
February 4-5
Portland, OR
February 8
Seattle, WA
Jamuary 29-31
Passive House Consultants' Training - Phase III
2009
2008
December 4-6
Passive House Consultants' Training Program Phase II
November 19-21
November 7-9
3rd Annual North American Passive House Conference
October 31-Nov.2
5th Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions
October 13-15
Passive House Consultants’ Training Program Fall-Winter 2008-2009, Phase I Urbana, IL
October 8-9
ACI New England Conference 2008
September 29-30
9/29 Pacific Energy Center, San Francisco, CA
9/30 Energy Training Center, Stockton, CA
September 18-20
Passive House Consultants' Training Summer-Fall 2008, Phase III Urbana, IL
July 21-23
Multifamily Buildings 2008 New York City
July 17-19
Passive House Consultants' Training Phase II Urbana, IL
Passive House Consultants' Training
May 20-22, Urbana, Illinois January 19-23, NYC
April 11-13
12th International Conference on Passive Houses, Nürnberg, Germany
April 7-11
ACI Home Performance Conference 2008, Pittsburgh
"Passive House Design & Verification" and "Passive House Design: Basics & Metrics"
Smith House presented in "How Low Can You Go? Case Studies of Low Energy Buildings"
February 25-27
Energy Design 08, Duluth, MN
"Passive House: A Guide to Ultra Low Energy Buildings"
2008
2007
November 13-20
Dr. Wolfgang Feist, Founder and Director of the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt, Germany visited and lectured here:
November 16
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, Chicago
"Passive Houses in Europe and the US"
November 15
University of Illinois/e-co lab, Urbana, Illinois
"Improving Energy Efficiency By a Factor of 10: Groundbreaking Examples From Europe"
November 13
eeGlobal, Washington DC
"Energy Efficiency: The Cornerstone for Creating Carbon Neutral Buildings"
November 9-11
International Day of the Passive House
November 2-4
2nd North American Passive House Conference, Urbana, Illinois
October 9-11
EEBA 07, St. Paul, MN
"Advanced Passive Homes"
September 20-22
West Coast Green 2007, San Francisco
" Adapting the European Passive House Concept in the USA"
July 11-13
ACI Summit, San Francisco
"Moving Existing Homes Toward Carbon Neutrality"
April 13-15
Retrofitted to Passive House standards: the Drexel & Weiss factory.
Dr. Wolfgang Feist and Katrin Klingenberg at Fairview I and II, Urbana, Illinois
Participants in the 2nd Annual Passive House Conference inspect the downstairs construction of the Fairview II house in Urbana, Illinois
Participants in the 2nd Annual Passive House Conference inspect the upstairs construction of the Fairview II house in Urbana, Illinois
Participants in the 2nd Annual Passive House Conference tour the Smith house in Urbana, Illinois
Consultants’ Training Session
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