Passive House California (PHCA)

Save the date! Regenerative Metropolis, will be focused on aligning decarbonized architecture with regenerative practices of other large systems such as agriculture, forestry, and urban planning. Please mark your calendars for what we believe will be a hopeful, visionary, and actionable event! New York Passive House DATE: Friday, September 27, 2024 TIME: 9:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. VENUE: Parsons School of Design, New York Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/nrTT50SXSva

Tomorrow Tuesday, June 18th @ 12:00pm Passive House California (PHCA) community meeting - Learn how #California utilities like Southern California Edison (SCE) is putting into place plans to support the state’s goals for carbon neutrality by 2045, and to meet the challenge of a clean energy future! Hear from Dave Intner as he: --> Provides an overview of near and long-term goals and strategies for decarbonization in the electric utility sector -->Addresses common misconceptions about how the growing trends toward building and transportation electrification will impact the electric grid -->Discusses opportunities for grid-interactive technologies to support electrification in a way that is beneficial to the electric grid #energyefficiency #futureforward #efficiencyfirst #passivehouse #passivhaus #architecture #sustainability #cliamteaction #buildingbetter

Join Building Decarbonization Team Lead, Rob Haw for an introduction to #PassiveHouse, including its design features and benefits to homeowners and the planet! 🌱 Learn about Climate Action California's ambitions to get the Passive House Standard incorporated into California's existing building code to make it easier for developers to adopt this approach. After the presentation, stay for a Q&A! Please RSVP to attend: https://lnkd.in/gQ5EU9MB  

Want to learn how to translate a 3D architectural model into an actionable energy model following #PassiveHouse principles? Join The Passive House Network on June 11th from 1-1:30pm EST/10am-12:30pm PST; PHN/PHCA members receive 20% off! Register: https://lnkd.in/eiYbqEP7 #passivhaus #efficiencyfirst #sustainanble #sustainabilitymadesimple #climateaction #architecture #design #buildingbetter #cleanair #health #futureforward

🌞 Happy Monday! Start the week off right and take advantage of these upcoming #passivehouse opportunities - take a look at PHCA's June newsletter for new CA incentives, trainings, webinars, and community meetings! #passivhaus #efficiencyfirst #architecture #design #buildingbetter #futureforward #cleanair #climateaction

🎤 Join the conversation, April 25th @ Noon with The Passive House Network! The Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index is a nationally recognized metric for residential energy efficiency that’s integral to numerous government programs and financial incentives. Yet the HERS results of Passive House buildings leave practitioners scratching their heads, as powerful Passive House Performance levers sometimes barely budge the HERS needle. Find out why and how you and your Passive House team can be successful and co-exist with HERS going forward. Learning Objectives: --> Outline the primary components of HERS ratings and Passive House standards. --> Explain how the priorities of HERS and Passive House evaluation diverge. --> Describe how divergent priorities affect the resulting energy performance evaluations. --> Outline how Passive House teams can successfully co-exist with HERS. #efficiencyfirst #sustainability #climateaction #enerfyefficiency #cleanair #buildingbetter #design #architecture #construction #futurehomes #passivehouse #passivhaus

🙌 Tomorrow, 4/16 Join Passive House California's Jason Scheurer and Christian Kienapfel for our April community meeting! Discover the implications of California’s SB9 & ADU’s, and learn how to apply the international Passive House standard to small-scale buildings Learning objectives: --> Overview of ADU’s & SB9 California Law --> The five basic Passive House principles --> The specific building assembly details that meet Passive House performance targets for mild climates – SoCal in particular --> Lessons learned for designing high performance buildings in milder climates #sustainability #climateaction #effiencyfirst #buildingbetter #energy #cleanair #healthyhome #effiency #passivehouse #passivhaus #california #architecture #design #construction

🌻 April is a time of rebirth and new beginnings - check out our April newsletter and begin your journey of #efficiencyfirst Passive House building and design. Link: https://lnkd.in/gGK7Gk2Z #passivhaus #sustainability #energyefficiency #cleanair #healthyhome #buildingbetter #future #design #architecture #building #construction #climateaction #climatereadiness #resilience

#PassiveHouse goals and methodology change the way architects and builders think and work, making the architectural design itself a driver of climate, health, and social solutions. 🌱 Join Steve Mann and 3C-REN (Tri-County Regional Energy Network) for an intro course to Passive House to: --> Understand how the five fundamental principles of Passive House design contributes to the health, safety, and welfare of occupants ❤️ --> Describe why and how hygienic ventilation and energy efficiency results in occupant thermal and acoustic comfort, improved occupant health outcomes, and economic affordability 🏡 --> Create a data driven design by using Passive House tools: PHPP, DesignPH, and Therm 📊 --> Identify common adjustments to the design and construction process to ensure Passive House standards are met via case studies ✅ #efficiencyfirst #sustainability #architecture #design #buildingbetter #construction #passivhaus #energyefficiency #cleanair #healthyhomes

Who doesn’t like a good beer/cheese/wine combo? 🍷 🧀 Join AIA San Francisco, ROCKWOOL Group, Turner Construction Company, & Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) for a happy hour networking/training event! Catering provided by La Fromagerie SF 🥖 With the advent of the Buy California Clean Act and Cal Green 2024 code updates building professionals must commit to creating spaces that encompass not only appropriate measures for the health, safety and welfare (HSW) of building occupants but also take responsibility for Designing and Building projects with Documented and compliant EPD counts. Learn to: 1 – Design a BCCA/Cal Green compliant Project, including the limits for BCCA and how to read an EPD. 2 – Overcome common challenges in building a BCCA/Cal Green compliant project from both the design and build perspective. 3 – Document steps in a BCCA/Cal Green Project, including the role of the subcontractor. 4 – Evaluate the responsibilities of the Architect and the General Contractor as they pertain to achieving Compliancy. Register: https://lnkd.in/gFgKdJYA #efficiencyfirst #sustainability #BCCA #CalGreen #passivehouse #architecture #design #energyefficiency #cleanair #climateresilience #happyhour #sf #contractor