Building Certification Verification Requirements: Including Multifamily

This 3-hour course comprehensively examines project verification requirements for building certification by the international Passive House Institute. Participants will gain a critical understanding of key Passive House performance drivers and what project verification of those drivers requires and doesn’t require. Note: We encourage experienced and novice Passive House practitioners alike to attend. If you are new to Passive House or the international Passive House standards, we recommend you watch PHN’s free 1-Hour…


Become a Blower Door Technician

Interested in becoming a Level 1 Blower Door Technician? You're in luck - our first training course of the season is May 13-17, 2024 and is the first step on your journey for your certification! Click the link below to register and get started on becoming an ABAA certified blower door technician: Register here    


Transform Your Architectural Visions with Dextall Studio!

Are you ready to revolutionize the way you design and construct sustainable buildings? Join us on May 22nd for an exclusive webinar showcasing Dextall Studio – our game-changing software that’s setting new benchmarks in the construction industry! 📅 Date: May 22nd ⏰ Time: 12-1PM 🌍 Location: virtual Why You Can’t Afford to Miss This: Read More


Dextall Prefabricated Wall Systems: Navigating NYC’s Local Law 11 & 97

Watch Now >   COURSE DESCRIPTION: 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. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Introduce key challenges associated with NYC Local Law 11 & 97. Identify the advantages of Dextall’s ventilated rainscreen offerings. Overview of the thermal values Dextall’s insulated wall panels offer. Highlight current research and development projects. Learn to reduce embodied…


Workshop: Honeybee-PH Plugin for Passive House Modeling

Hello Ladybug Tools community, I am excited to let everyone know that we are ready to share the first public version of the new Honeybee-PH v1.0 plugin for Ladybug Tools. This new LBT plugin is designed to make it easy to utilize LBT models for Passive House design and certification to both the International PHI standard and the US Phius standard. This new plugin replaces the older LBT2PH , and has…


Northeast Fall Cohort 2023

The Passive House Network hybrid Certified Passive House Designer course and PHI certification exam for professionals in the Northeast. The hybrid format allows students to leverage the benefits of on-demand, live-online & in-person training. *Exam Date: December 5th. Starts September 6th New in 2023: CPHD course registrants will now receive access to the on-demand Using PHPP in Passive House Design and Certification course that is jointly provided by PHN and Peel…


Spring 2023 New England CPHD/C On-Demand hybrid training

Don’t wait any longer. This Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD/C) course is for professionals in New England. Starts March 31. Flexibly paced. Financial incentives available CT/MA. Register & gain access to on-demand content today. Learn More > PHN’s Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant course is the premier training program for Passive House building professionals with: â—Ź 8-week hybrid on-demand and live online instruction. â—Ź 6 weeks class instruction and 4 weeks…


Here Is How Innovation Impacts The Construction Workforce Shortage Crisis

Dextall, a circular-economy construction technology company committed to empowering property owners, developers, and their partners to transform America’s built space, attacks the skilled labor issue head-on. Dextall’s digital system – capable of eliminating up to 24 months of project design coordination and construction inefficiencies – gives client stakeholders the advantage of end-to-end project cost analysis for the entire building lifecycle, starting with the earliest design stages that tap instantly into…



Ventilation | 02_Codes & Ventilation: Requirements, Standards

 Barry Stephens | Ventacity Systems | barry@ventacity.com | Transcript [divider] [table id=36/] [divider] As energy efficiency and health in buildings simultaneously advance, codes are evolving to meet these two goals. And the COVID-19 epidemic has driven these two factors to the fore in discussions across North America and the world. This session with explore evolving codes and standards, and also look at the response to the pandemic with regards…



VeriPHier Training Announced

Passive House Certification by the Passive House Institute and its worldwide network of accredited certifiers has a long track record of reliable quality assurance.  Yet as Passive House grows in adoption, financial lenders and regulators may require further onsite third-party verification.  To meet these requirements the North American Certifiers Circle is establishing a new optional third-party verification program called VeriPHy.  VeriPHy provides a framework for third-party verification and the requisite professional training…