Passive House Accelerator

🎙️ Episode 204: How Rapid Housing Can Be Better Housing 🏡🏘️ In this episode of the Passive House Podcast, Co-host Ilka Gronert Cassidy and Mary James talk with Christina Boyer, architect, and Matt Bolin, Managing Principal architect at mcCallumSather. Listen here 👇 https://ow.ly/xgfz50TpmxF

New York’s Buildings of Excellence (NYSERDA) Competition is still accepting proposals for demonstration projects until this Wednesday, September 18, at 3 pm ET. Learn more 👇 https://ow.ly/iALI50TplIU

We are excited to announce that October 18th we will be hosting Reimagine Buildings: How To Decarb. We hope you'll attend the half-day virtual conference and that you'll consider sharing it with any of your friends and colleagues who are ready to tackle climate change in their work. (A big thank you to Zola Windows, the Title Sponsor of RB How To Decarb.) You can learn more and register for the event here 👇https://ow.ly/3vvp50ToqEI

Paul Castrucci Architects has become an Accelerator Partner! The award-winning firm is based in New York City and driven by the need to create impactful change within the built environment and beyond. Learn more about their work by following the link here: https://ow.ly/uvGq50To8SV

Carl Elefante, the past president of the American Institute of Architects, said that “The greenest building is…one that is already built.” Phius believes he is right in many aspects. Buildings in the United States were responsible for 27.6% of the total energy consumed in 2023 and 36.9% of the source energy, totaling 34.5 quadrillion Btus. With a current retrofit rate of less than 2% per year, our existing building stock is quite the task to tackle. Read more 👇 https://ow.ly/qyNc50Tn596

AIA New York State, AIA New Jersey, and AIA Pennsylvania are hosting a dynamic fusion of ideas, innovation, and networking at the Tri-State Fusion Conference in Hershey, PA. Members can discover how to elevate their practice through inspiring keynotes, in-depth sessions, tours, and networking opportunities over four days, earning up to 22 AIA CES credits while exploring cutting-edge trends, from AI in design to revitalizing communities. The link to register: https://cvent.me/kD2aok

This past Wednesday architect Juhee Lee-Hartford River Architects and builder Josh Edmond Josh Edmond as they shared how they retrofitted a historic bank building in Upstate NY into Passive House housing on our Project of the Month edition of PHA Live. If you missed it don't worry we just uploaded the full video to YouTube! Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/eftptwSG

🚧 Construction Tech 🚧 Wednesday 9/18! with Ed May of BLDGTYP, LLC Passive House models can provide tremendous insight to design teams, and can help drive better building performance. However these models come at a cost in both time and money for teams to create. Ed May will join the Accelerator and dive into the question of Passive House models and discuss how teams can get the most value out of these important tools. Learn more: https://ow.ly/WERH50Tn4Yc

📢📢 Last Call for Entries! 📢📢 The 5th round of NYSERDA’s Buildings of Excellence Competition closes on 9/18! Don't wait to enter your high performance, clean and resilient multifamily projects throughout New York state. Winning projects are awarded up to $1M in funding along with support and recognition. Be among the visionary architects and developers who take the lead in achieving beautiful, zero emissions buildings that improve our quality of life and inspire others to do the same. Learn more and apply here: https://ow.ly/9F4k50Tlo9U.

In Pursuit of Passive follows the journey of constructing the first net-zero, Passive House in the Grand Tetons-Yellowstone region—one of the most challenging climate zones in the US. As it showcases what’s possible with green homes today, the film explains the Passive House approach to designing and constructing more sustainable buildings, highlighting the economic and health benefits for homeowners and the solutions it offers to the climate crisis. The film features insights from building and climate experts, including representatives from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), RMI, and Emu Passive along with the home’s designers, Lindsey Love and Lindsay Schack, co-founders of the sustainable architecture and design firm Love Schack Architecture. Watch here 👉👉https://lnkd.in/g7ac_rHb