Alpen Retrofit Window Project Receives Department of Energy’s Retro 30 Award

Posted by NYPH , January 16, 2024 - Envelope, Member News

Pacific Tower retrofit recognized as the 1st secondary window upgrade project in the US to achieve 30%+ building shell performance improvement. LOUISVILLE, Colo., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Alpen High Performance Products (Alpen), the leading American manufacturer of high efficiency window technologies for commercial and residential markets, today announced a retrofit project, the Pacific Tower in Vancouver, WA, as a recipient of the Department of Energy’s 2023 Retro 30 Award.…

Future Housing Initiative: Project Progress & Next Phase Launch

Posted by Bright Power Inc , January 15, 2024 - Construction, Member News

  December 1, 2023 Bright Power and Building Energy Exchange joined forces to launch The Future Housing Initiative—an endeavor to help drive the transition to low-carbon, multifamily housing with real world data and analysis of building performance. The Future Housing Initiative is aimed at creating a national, equity-centered database of real-world performance data on low-carbon multifamily buildings. It will include important metrics such as the resident quality of life, health,…

WHY VENTILATE?

Posted by Alex De Gagné , January 8, 2024 - Member News, Ventilation

To bring in oxygen. All living beings consume oxygen. Breathing turns oxygen into carbon dioxide (CO2), which can cause headaches, tiredness and concentration issues. Ventilation removes carbon dioxide from the house while introducing fresh air. To control humidity. Human activity creates humidity (breathing, baths, showers, cooking, laundry). For example, a family of four can release about 20 litres of water vapour in the air of the home every day. Excess…

Henson is a Passive House Accelerator!

Posted by Scott Henson , January 8, 2024 - Envelope, Member News

by Beth Weissman Press, Sustainability September 20, 2023 Happy Climate Week! Henson Architecture is proud to be Passive House Accelerator‘s Sponsor of the Week. Passive House Accelerator is an important global catalyst for Zero Carbon Building. We are excited to share our developing work with this inspiring organization sharing innovation in Passive House design and construction to the Passive House community as well as the broader public. Henson has completed…

Top Reasons for Considering Installing a Heat Pump

Posted by Mitsubishi Electric , January 8, 2024 - HVAC, Member News

December 5, 2023 More than Half of U.S. Homeowners Ranked Government Incentives as One of Their Top Reasons for Considering Installing a Heat Pump, According to Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC Survey SUWANEE, Ga. – Dec. 5, 2023 – According to a survey of U.S. homeowners conducted by Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS), 63% of American homeowners have heard of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and 54% ranked government incentives…

The Impact of Building Energy Code

Posted by NYPH , January 2, 2024 - Energy, Member News, Policy

Building energy codes represent a significant savings opportunity for U.S. home and business owners. Model energy codes for residential and commercial buildings are projected to save (cumulative 2010-2040): $182 billion energy cost savings 840 MMT of avoided CO2 emissions 16.1 quads of primary energy These savings equate to the annual emissions of: 187 million passenger vehicles 225 coal power plants 106 million homes Learn More >

the new industry catalogue

Posted by HANNO Werk GmbH & Co. KG , January 2, 2024 - Envelope, Member News

Long awaited, finally here: On 32 pages, the industry catalogue now also informs in English about proven and innovative Hanno solutions for sound, thermal and vibration insulation. Discover how you can improve acoustics and room climate in various industrial areas with the high-quality Hanno products and download the catalogue in our service area:   Learn More >

iPHA Webinars free for NYPH members

Posted by NYPH , January 2, 2024 - Architects, Member News, Passive House Institute

Welcome to the iPHA Webinar vault. Here, you can find the recordings of previous iPHA webinars and enjoy them at your leisure. The iPHA webinars are a member benefit free of charge for NYPH/iPHA members, iPHA members can log in and view the webinars directly online and are offered throughout the year. Each webinar offers two live sessions covering the same presentation, so people worldwide can join at a starting…

Emerging Ecologies Exhibition, MoMA

Posted by George Kontaroudis , December 15, 2023 - Member News

The climate talks at COP28 concluded this morning with a deal to “transition away from fossil fuels”, not phase them out. I have already expressed my distrust in the leadership of the summit, but I also have acknowledged that thousands of people with the best intentions were there. Headlines can sometimes be distracting, so before expressing an opinion, I plan to dig deeper, read the proceedings and reports from people who…

Passive House Conference 2023- George Kontaroudis Architect

Posted by Kendall Rocco , November 10, 2023 - Member News

The annual Passive House Conference was held recently in Denver, Colorado and hosted by the Passive House Network. Attending the Passive House conference always leaves me inspired, energized, and optimistic, and never more so than this year. I have the sense that this is a pivotal moment for Passive House and that scaling-up is imminent. The need for climate change mitigation and adaptation has by now been made heartbreakingly clear…

NYPH at the Carbon Newbie Summit

Posted by NYPH , October 7, 2023 - Events, Member News

The Carbon Newbies summit assembled expert speakers from various climate-related fields, who provided short and pointed explanations on the basics of climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, and what we as individuals can do about it.  The audience was excited and engaged, and the presentations initiated many interesting conversations.  Thank you, George, for your captivating and effective presentation on Passive House!   Read more