Design: Melinda Beck Cities such as New York are at serious risk from climate change, and have the power and responsibility to take the lead on solutions. This Symposium will explore potential scalable regenerative technologies for the world’s largest urban constructed environments. The material science of carbon storing building components is receiving much needed attention,...
Design: Melinda Beck This workshop will introduce participants to the new Honeybee-PH software toolkit. This software allows users who are familiar with the Rhino, Grasshopper, and Honeybee tools to quickly move their building energy models into the powerful WUFI-Passive and PHPP calculators in order to assess heating, cooling demand as well as overall building energy...
BIG NEWS: Alpen High Performance Products is pleased to announce that we will be co-sponsoring the 2023 Passive House Network conference in Denver, Colorado.😊 Link: https://phnconference.org SAVE THE DATE: Join us online Sept 28th 2023, and in person Oct 4-5th 2023, at the McNichols Civic Center Building (144 W. Colfax Avenue). Thirty sessions over 2 ½ days...
NYC-based Passive House architect and educator, In Cho, while encompassing policy support, groundwork-building, and training within the Passive House AEC community, recognizes the critical need for a multifaceted approach to address the urgent environmental and social crises we face today. True change emerges when knowledge isn't just a static repository but a catalyst for action....
The Trades Campus of the Chamber of Crafts Trier, Germany, is a vocational and further training centre with a good 11,000 m² TFA. It comprises classrooms, a canteen and event space along with a great variety of specialised workshops. The latter range from hair dressing to dental technology, joinery, welding, electrical installation, vehicle mechanics, and...
November 10-12, 2023 The International Passive House Open Days are a great opportunity to learn about Passive House and energy efficient buildings. Get in contact with current owners and learn first-hand what it is like to live in a Passive House and what the building or retrofitting process was like. Register
Our November Construction Tech presentation is a case study on the Beacon Hill Passive House, the first certified Passive House (Phius) in the state of Missouri. While the team had previously deployed just about every type of wall assembly out there, experimented with different waterproofing and air sealing strategies, tried different glazing packages... this was the first...
Event Form Presenter: Todd Kimmel 1:Understand the impact and benefits of stone wool insulation in relation to energy efficiency and carbon emissions. 2: Identify design strategies to improve the environmental footprint of buildings, along with improving the health and well-being of building occupants related to acoustical, thermal comfort, indoor air quality and fire protection 3:...
The first tour (House 1:The Von Mueller House in Midwood/Flatbush Area) will be offered at 11:30 AM–1:00 PM and the second tour (House 2: Park Slope House in Park Slope Area) will be from 2:30–4:00 PM. It is a 45 minute car drive between both homes. We are organizing a bus to transport attendees from House 1 to...
How much carbon could be saved by 2050 if NYC expanded the range of buildings eligible for office to residential conversions? Arup is a global firm dedicated to sustainable development, and they recently answered a simple question: how much carbon could be saved by 2050 if New York City expanded the range of buildings eligible...
About this event This presentation will focus on Dextall’s prefabricated wall systems and navigating New York City’s Local Law 11 & 97 challenges in mid-to-high-rise buildings. Presenters: Aleksandra Zatorska and James McGorty I.Introduce key challenges associated with NYC Local Law 11 & 97. II. Identify the advantages of Dextall’s ventilated rainscreen offerings. III. Overview of...
Hugh Whiriskey, Founder and Director of Partel, will join us for a Component Spotlight event featuring Superior Weather Tightness and Protection for Modern Methods of Construction. The presentation will focus on recently developed EXOPERM MONO SA 250, which responds to the modern construction challenges and further complements Partel’s range of breathable membranes. It combines all the...
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