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

Climate Week 2023

Posted by NYPH , September 19, 2023 - Member News, News

[embed]https://youtu.be/raUUQVwPs7g[/embed] Climate Week NYC We Can. We Will. September 17-24 2023 Organized by Climate Group Learn More >   Join Us at our Symposium: Regenerative Metropolis on Friday, September 22 from 12 PM - 7 PM and learn about the solutions to decarbonize the building industry. Learn More >    

Workshop: Honeybee-PH

Posted by NYPH , September 18, 2023 - Member News, Tools

The Passive House Plugin for Honeybee: Use the powerful Rhino+Grasshopper platform to streamline and simplify your Passive House energy modeling. Leverage the capabilities of your existing Ladybug/Honeybee workflows to produce Certification-ready Passive House models in a fraction of the time. Read More >     Join Ed May for an introduction Workshop: Metropolis Performance: Honeybee-PH Plugin ToolKit" on Saturday, September 23 from 10 AM - 12 PM Register now >…

Passive House Incentives Take Energy Efficiency to a New Level

Posted by Andreas Benzing , September 17, 2023 - Financial Incentives, Member News

The Sponsors of Mass Save® offer incentives and assistance to support the construction of Passive House multi-family buildings (five units or more) with deep energy savings. Certification and performance incentives are available to assist builders and developers in achieving Passive House certification or similar levels of efficiency. Since the launch in August 2019, over 70 Passive House Feasibility studies have been completed, and 119 buildings, with over 6,700 units, are…

Building Sector ‘Inertia’ Impedes Multi-Family Passive House Projects

Posted by Kendall Rocco , August 23, 2023 - Member News

Proponents of Passive House, a globally recognized standard for energy-efficient building design, say multi-family Passive House projects in the United States have hit cost parity with conventionally designed buildings, but systemic inertia is holding back widespread adoption. Passive House accounts for less than 1% of all multi-family construction in the U.S. in the past decade, writes the Passive House Network (PHN) in its recently-published report, Safe At Home: How all-electric, multi-family…

Exclusive Offer for iPHA Members

Posted by NYPH , August 6, 2023 - Member News, Tools

Limited Time Offer: 30% Discount - Exclusively for iPHA Members! Dear iPHA Member In partnership with iPHA, we are delighted to offer new customers an incredible opportunity to access flixo at a discounted rate of 30% in the first year! We have agreed an exclusive discount for iPHA members. For the next four weeks, you have the unique opportunity to purchase flixo at an incredible 30% off the regular price.…

Call for Papers

Posted by Andreas Benzing , August 6, 2023 - Events, Member News

Retrofit. Have an impact. 27th International Passive House Conference in April 2024 in Innsbruck Darmstadt, Germany. The 27th International Passive House Conference will be held in April 2024 in Innsbruck in Austria! The focal theme of the conference will be "Retrofit. Have an impact.” In order to effectively bring the building sector on course towards climate protection, reliable energy retrofits are indispensable. The conference will take place at the University…

Who is Desana?

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

Learn more about Desana Leadership Desana has been the leader in brick rainscreen systems for nearly a decade.  It was Desana that engineered and introduced the first mechanically attached brick rainscreen systems (Corium & Tru-Brix) to the North American market. Desana is pleased to be the industry’s pioneer pushing the envelope of brick rainscreen design, research, and installation.  Each of our systems are designed and manufactured to meet the project’s…

Pratt Brooklyn Ice Box Challenge

Posted by NYPH , June 8, 2023 - Member News

The First-Ever US Collegiate Designed and Built Ice Box Challenge, Pratt Institute, 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 May 1-8, 2023 Pratt Institute School of Architecture is delighted to announce that after making many stops around the globe, the Ice Box Challenge will next land at 200 Willoughby Avenue in Brooklyn NY, USA from May 1-8, 2023 for the First-Ever US Collegiate designed-build Ice Box Challenge. Read More