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Interested in becoming an accredited Passive House certifier? The call for participants for the Building Certifier Course 2025 is now open! 🌱 Applicants need to fulfil minimum requirements to be eligible. The submission deadline is May 5, 2025, so don’t wait — apply today! 📅 Find out more about the course here: https://ow.ly/oozs50VhTIE For more information or if you have any questions, please contact the Passive House Institute at glenn.yacoub@passiv.de.

The Passive House Network presents a new course: Multi-family Passive House This live-online course is an in-depth look at basic strategies for delivering successful, all-electric, decarbonized Passive House apartment buildings teams want to build, and families want to live in. https://lnkd.in/e8bCQnZP

Offizielle Eröffnung der BürgerMitteBaesweiler mit NRW-Ministerin Ina Scharrenbach. Die Stadt hat das alte Rathaus mit Passivhaus-Komponenten energetisch saniert und den Anbau im Passivhaus-Standard realisiert. Der Komplex verbindet nun Verwaltung und generationenübergreifende Begegnung. Der neue gesellschaftliche Mittelpunkt wird bereits vielfältig genutzt. Das Gebäude ist auf dem besten Weg, als Passivhaus zertifiziert zu werden. https://ow.ly/gyRa50Vm7cR Fotos: © Stadt Baesweiler

Zwei Passivhaus-Webinare zu aktuellen Themen: 1. Heizen mit Wärmepumpen auch im Altbau (26. März) 2. Hocheffiziente Sanierung als gesellschaftliche No-Regret-Maßnahme (23. April) Die Teilnahme an den Webinaren ist gebührenfrei. https://ow.ly/cJi850VlltA Foto: Passivhaus on Tour in Weiterstad: Energetische Kernsanierung eines Schulgebäudes mit Passivhaus-Komponenten. Dabei wird auch eine Wärmepumpe installiert. © Passivhaus Institut

Exciting news from Asunción, Paraguay, where the #IceBoxChallenge is officially underway! The boxes have arrived at Shopping del Sol, where they were installed before today's big kick-off. The challenge, running until March 29, raises awareness about the importance of sustainable construction and #EnergyEfficiency in the fight against climate change and is organized by iPHA's affiliate LATAM Passivhaus Institute | Instituto Latinoamericano Passivhaus (ILAPH) and the @Paraguay Green Building Council to highlight energy-efficient building design. 🧊🏆 Want to learn more? Visit the official website and follow along! https://lnkd.in/e3TCjyME

Have you read the latest from the Passive House Accelerator? Building in harmony with nature is a reality on BC’s Sunshine Coast. The Treehouse, a high-performance home, was designed to preserve the old-growth forest while meeting #PassiveHouse standards. Featuring screw pile foundations, fire-resistant materials, and strategic overhangs, it’s a model of sustainable design and conservation. Thoughtful architecture can truly coexist with nature! Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/esWP3SXH

Schon über 400 Anmeldungen! Das Thema trifft offensichtlich einen Nerv: Heizen mit Wärmepumpe auch im Altbau. Das Passivhaus Institut und seine deutschsprachigen Netzwerke laden am kommenden Mittwoch, 26. März um 19 Uhr zum Passivhaus-Abend ein. Die Teilnahme am Webinar ist gebührenfrei. Am besten jetzt noch anmelden. https://ow.ly/Mjwg50VjZCT

Grüne Broschüre: Hier wird das Passivhaus-Konzept sehr anschaulich erläutert. Inklusive ausführliche Kapitel zu den Themen "Nachhaltige Energieversorgung von Passivhäusern“ sowie „Passivhaus und erneuerbare Energien“ https://ow.ly/pqmR50Vj9j4

The ZEB Summit 2025 programme is live! This year's event brings together leading voices in policy, design, and construction to explore the future of high-performance, zero-emission buildings. With a lineup of expert speakers, including PHI's Jessica Grove-Smith, technical deep dives, and practical workshops, this is a great opportunity for anyone interested in the future of the built environment. 📍 Join at the RDS or online on 1st May 2025. Check out the program and reserve your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/e9SPZ9hU

🌱 Check out this Passive House Thursday Long Read from Passive House Plus! In 2017, architect Fran Bradshaw of Anne Thorne Architects designed a unique straw-bale home in Norfolk, aiming to meet the #PassiveHouse standard. The home combines high-performance technologies with natural materials to create a comfortable, energy-efficient space. With features like airtightness, high-performance windows, and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, this sustainable home also showcases a traditional timber frame and self-supporting straw-bale walls, enhancing both sustainability and quality of life. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/oGW450VhWp4