Passive House 2020 – Choose Your Future – A Virtual Conference

Posted by NYPH , April 1, 2020 - Uncategorized

VISION Choose Your Future” is a call to action – to recognize the power of individuals to produce change and to build a movement; a call to not forfeit our influence over events but use it. [hr] Sign up as member of NYPH and use your unique discount code at checkout. [button link="https://www.nypassivehouse.org/product/professional-member//" bg_color="#ef4731" border="#ef4731" window="yes"]Join Us >[/button] [hr] Register for the Virtual Conference [button link="https://naphnconference.com/" bg_color="#ef4731" border="#ef4731" window="yes"]Register Now…

Call for Architects and Engineers/Network Covid-19

Posted by NYPH , March 30, 2020 - Uncategorized

We are developing a grassroots network of architects, non-profit organizations, service providers, housing and real estate professionals, and engineers to make ourselves available for emergency response to the ongoing covid-19 crisis. Our goal is to support the significant efforts already being made by government and private sector professionals and we are looking for volunteers who can provide any level of support.  With a tremendous task upon New York City in…

NYPH will be moving some of our own events, both existent and newly planned, to virtual platforms

Posted by NYPH , March 25, 2020 - Uncategorized

Dear NYPH community, In this very challenging time, we are all adjusting to this new reality and taking the necessary actions to move forward with our lives. Due to COVID-19, New York Passive House has begun to make appropriate adjustments to our programming and events. We hope that we can continue to provide you with our regular programming initiatives during this time from the safety of your homes. We are…

Utility Programs: NYSERDA`s Strategic Grant Funding, Policy Resource Guide 2019, by Bronwyn Barry

Posted by NYPH , March 9, 2020 - Uncategorized

Workforce Development and Training, Policy Resource Guide 2019, by Bronwyn Barry, Passive House BB Between 2014-2016, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) initiated a workforce training and development program focused on subsidizing courses to promote a broad array of skills and services related to improving building energy efficiency. They contracted directly with fifty training providers who offered various specialty courses. Of the 20,407 people trained via…

Executive order 52 – STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY AGAINST ADDITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT EXPANDS THE SUPPLY OF FOSSIL FUELS IN NEW YORK CITY

Posted by NYPH , March 7, 2020 - Uncategorized

WHEREAS, we face a clear global climate emergency, caused primarily by the burning of fossil fuels; and WHEREAS, we all have a moral, economic, public health, and security imperative to act to protect our planet, fellow human beings, and future generations; and WHEREAS, we must act, and act together at every level, as individuals, as cities, and as a global community; and WHEREAS, climate action by cities can also address…

Committee on Housing and Buildings voted to delete Section R408 Passive House

Posted by NYPH , February 26, 2020 - Uncategorized

On Wednesday, February 26, 2020 the Committee on Housing and Buildings voted 8-0 to eliminate Section R408 Passive House [divider] [button link="https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4277797&GUID=52C734F2-A45B-477B-8209-1D7C6EED8E49&Options=ID|Text|&Search=Intro+1816" bg_color="#ef4731" border="#ef4731" window="yes"]Intro 1816-A[/button] [hr] The proposed bill eliminates the very critical Section R408 Passive House as an alternative compliance path of the NYStretch Energy Code-2020. NYPH does not support the deletion of Section R408 Passive House. [divider] [button link="https://www.nypassivehouse.org/why-it-is-important-to-include-section-r408-passive-house-into-the-new-york-city-energy-conservation-code-nycecc/" bg_color="#ef4731" border="#ef4731" window="yes"]Why Support Passive House[/button] [hr]

Virtually no other standard other than the Passive House Standard delivers low energy buildings that can meet our [80×50] goal

Posted by NYPH , February 20, 2020 - Uncategorized

Green Light, The Rise of the Energy Efficient Building Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships Journal Series Kate Nason 2018 [hr] A Standard that Empowers the Profession The following is a non-exhaustive list of the benefits associated with utilising the Passive House Standard in projects: Practice what we preach: Empowers architects to fulfil their obligation in climate protection and allow us to practice what we preach. Verification tool: Testing of the as-built-quality…

Massachusetts Stretch Energy Code will include a Passive House compliance Alternative

Posted by NYPH , February 14, 2020 - Uncategorized

Changes to the Massachusetts Commercial and Residential Stretch Energy Code A stretch code is an overlay code that provides a path to achieve greater energy efficiency over the requirements of the base code. With the Green Communities Act in 2008, Massachusetts took a national leadership role in building energy codes by being one of the first states to adopt a “stretch energy code.”   There are THREE options available under…

Denver City Council approves Green Code and lists Passive House certification as compliance path

Posted by NYPH , February 13, 2020 - Uncategorized

  We are pleased to share some exciting news from Denver, Colorado. In the City’s efforts to push forward its 80×50 Climate Action Plan, and with the goal of Net Zero new construction by 2035, City Council has approved a voluntary, incentivized “Green Code”. Having identified Passive construction as a critical part of being able to realistically reach Net Zero goals, the Denver Green Code has listed Passive House certification…

Centuries-Old Aesthetics to Converge with Cutting-Edge Technology at Historic Seaport Warehouse

Posted by NYPH , February 11, 2020 - Uncategorized

Elsewhere, the Church plans to install solar panels on the roof, and retrofit the building to the "passive house" standard for energy efficiency, which will reduce the structure's ecological footprint, resulting in an ultra-low energy building that uses very little power for heating or cooling. Trinity also plans to create new retail space on the building’s first floor, while restoring the building’s face to a contextual design, using legacy materials…

Support Section R408 Passive House to be included into the New York City Energy Conservation Code (NYCECC)

Posted by NYPH , January 31, 2020 - Uncategorized

The proposed bill Introduction No. 1816 of 2019 incorporates the latest version of the New York Stretch Energy Code (NYStretch) as required by Local Law 32 for the year 2018. Local Law 32 mandates that the City amend the NYCECC to align it with the latest version of the NYStretch Energy Code-2020 developed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The proposed bill eliminates the very critical Section R408 Passive…

Why it is important to include Section R408 Passive House into the New York City Energy Conservation Code (NYCECC)

Posted by NYPH , January 27, 2020 - Uncategorized

The proposed bill Introduction No. 1816 of 2019 incorporates the latest version of the New York Stretch Energy Code (NYStretch) as required by Local Law 32 for the year 2018. Local Law 32 mandates that the City amend the NYCECC to align it with the latest version of the NYStretch Energy Code-2020 developed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The proposed bill eliminates the very critical Section R408 Passive…