NAPHN16 Tickets – Best Price During March 22-23 FLASH SALE

Posted by NYPH , March 15, 2016 - Events, General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Uncategorized

Get your tickets for #NAPHN16 The Third Annual North American Passive House Network (NAPHN) Conference & Expo will be held June 13th and 14th, 2016, in NYC The conference will feature industry leaders discussing the critical aspects of Passive House adoption: finance, policy, retrofits, technology, big buildings, net-zero, multifamily and commercial buildings.  View the conference program here. The scientific consensus is clear–we must decarbonize by 2050 to prevent the worst effects…

Pioneers of German “Energy Revolution” will be at Passive House Conference in Darmstadt

Posted by NYPH , February 25, 2016 - Events, General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Passive House Institute

Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker and Franz Alt will discuss building sector potentials   20th International Passive House Conference Darmstad, Germany  •  April 22-23, 2016. (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 24 February 2016)  Darmstadt, Germany. Eminent guests are expected at this year’s Passive House anniversary celebration: two of the masterminds of the German "energy revolution" will come to Darmstadt on 22 and 23 April. At the 20th International Passive House Conference,…

First Passive House Projects in Greece and Turkey Now Certified

Posted by NYPH , February 11, 2016 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Passive House Institute, Real Estate

Passive House Building Standard Provides Incredible Efficiency in the Mediterranean Climate (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 11 February 2016) [caption id="attachment_6482" align="alignleft" width="300"] Passive House Turkey - Photo Credit: Gaziantep Municipality[/caption] Darmstadt, Germany. With intelligent architecture, considerable energy savings are possible in every climate. The latest examples of this now stand in Greece and Turkey. A complex of terraced houses and an environmental education center are the first buildings to fulfill…

Passive House Academy Announces 2016 Training Dates with NYSERDA Discounts

Posted by NYPH , February 9, 2016 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Passive House Institute

The Passive House Academy (PHA) has announced several new dates for Passive House professional certifications.  There is no better time to register than the present, as NYSERDA has offered to extend its 60% course fee discount on several of the year's upcoming New York State courses.  Funding will be offered to New York State residents for New York classes on a course-by-course basis until it runs out, so register for…

New Passive House Office Building in Frankfurt Now Certified

Posted by NYPH , January 21, 2016 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Passive House Institute, Real Estate, Uncategorized

Visits to take place around the International Passive House Conference 2016 (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 21 January 2016) [caption id="attachment_6433" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo Credit: City of Frankfurt[/caption] Darmstadt, Germany. Curved façades, but a straightforward energy concept: a new office building in Frankfurt, Germany, clearly shows the potential of sustainable building design, with an architectural style that is not only elegant but also intelligent. The result is a 90 percent…

Sallan Foundation Snapshot: “Actively Passive” by Richard Yancey, Founding Executive Director of BEEx

Posted by NYPH , January 15, 2016 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Real Estate, Uncategorized

This week, the Building Energy Exchange (BEEx)‘s Richard Yancey shared some of his insights regarding Passive House in the Sallan Foundation website’s Snapshot Column.  In the editorial, Yancey describes his inadvertent first visit to a Passive House. As he stepped away from the hot, noisy, and smelly NYC summer streets and into the building, Yancey describes his experience, stating, “The interior felt like an oasis; a refuge from the street noise and heat; a…

2016 Resolution: Irish County of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Will Only Build Passive House Buildings

Posted by NYPH , January 11, 2016 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Real Estate

In the English-speaking world, it can easily be argued that Ireland and New York are Passive House Examples for the rest of the Anglophone World to follow.  It's not hard to see how the cold winters of Ireland and the old buildings of NYC would benefit from Passive House Institute (PHI)-certified new-builds and EnerPHit-certified retrofits.  Since knowledge-sharing is one of the best ways to grow a new industry, it's never a bad…

20th International Passive House Conference Back in Darmstadt for its Anniversary

Posted by NYPH , January 6, 2016 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Passive House Institute, Real Estate

International Passive House Conference Program Now Available Online (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 6 January 2016) 20th International Passive House Conference April 22-23, 2016 in Darmstadt, Germany Discounted Early Bird Registration Open Now - Reserve Your Spot Today! Darmstadt, Germany. The Passive House is now 25 years old; to celebrate this, the International Passive House Conference is returning to Darmstadt – the city in Germany, in which this success story began. On…

Green Building Advisor Presents: 10 Misconceptions about the Passive House Standard

Posted by NYPH , December 29, 2015 - Financial Incentives, General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Real Estate

[caption id="attachment_6239" align="alignright" width="300"] Passive House in British Columbia, Canada (Image Source: Green Building Advisor)[/caption] You probably already know that the international Passive House standard is the only building standard which delivers up to 90% reductions in building heating/cooling energy demands, paving the way to net-zero.  But if you are still having trouble explaining this German concept to your friends and colleagues, worry no more, as the Green Building Advisor has debunked…

The Height of Efficiency: The Atlantic Magazine Highlights Passive House in NYC

Posted by NYPH , December 22, 2015 - News

"Passive-house structures consume a fraction of the energy used by otherwise comparable buildings.... The most rigorous energy-efficiency standard in the world [is] called Passive House." (The Atlantic) This is a very exciting time for Passive House in NYC, as we turn our eyes to the upcoming Cornell Tech Passive House building, currently under construction on Roosevelt Island, New York, and anticipated to be the world's tallest Passive House structure upon completion.…

World’s First Passive House Premium Now Certified

Posted by NYPH , November 3, 2015 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Passive House Institute, Real Estate

(Press Release, Passive House Institute, 3 November 2015) Darmstadt, Germany. One of the world’s most sustainable buildings stands in Bavaria: as the first of its kind, a mixed residential and commercial project in the town of Kaufbeuren has met the criteria for a Passive House Premium certification. With a heating demand of only 8 kWh/m²a, it is uniquely energy efficient. At the same time, a 250 m² photovoltaic system on…

World’s Largest Building Retrofitted to EnerPHit Standard Now Certified

Posted by NYPH , October 27, 2015 - News, Passive House Institute, Real Estate

Innsbruck University project open to public during International Passive House Days (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 27 October 2015) Innsbruck, Austria. A completely modernized university building in Innsbruck, Austria demonstrates the energy saving potential available with refurbishments. Through integrated planning, the heating demand of the building was reduced from 180 kWh/m²a to just 21 kWh/m²a. The project thus meets the criteria of the EnerPHit Standard for retrofits with Passive House…