2016 – 2017 NYPH Board Leadership Finalized

NYPH is proud to announce that its leadership for the next year has been finalized.  It turned out to be a three step process. First, there was an online election by the whole membership with results announced at the September 14th 2016 Annual NYPH Member Meeting. In alphabetical order by last name: 1.  Lois Arena, Steven Winter Associates 2.  Andreas Benzing, Andreas Benzing Architect 3.  Kevin Brennan, Brennan Brennan 4.  Greg…


Passive House Massachusetts Symposium Fall 2016

On October 15th,  Passive House Massachusetts will be hosting a symposium, addressing the policy and practice of Passive House, as well as local projects that involve high-performance buildings. This symposium will be a great platform to connect architects, builders, engineers, home/building owners, policymakers, real estate professionals, students and the general public interested in Passive House. Ken Levenson (President of NYPH) will be delivering the plenary keynote address, examining recent highlights in the…


Save the Date: New York Passive House 2017 Conference & Expo

[caption id="attachment_7732" align="alignright" width="275"] Not just informative, but fun - Passive House conference in New York City[/caption] New York Passive House is happy to announce that the 2017 Conference & Expo will be Friday, June 16th in New York City. Building on the success of our conferences this past June and in previous years, we look forward to new projects and products, new presentations and participants.  So much is happening…


Getting to Zero National Forum, Oct 12-14 2016

The nation’s leading policymakers, design professionals, building owners and commercial real estate representatives will gather at the 2016 Getting to Zero National Forum to share perspectives on the growth of ZNE, learn about best practices for successful projects and collaborate on opportunities for ZNE to transform the built environment. A 10% discount off ticket registration is available for New York Passive House members! Use this link to have the discount code…


The Kate Goldstein Fund Scholarships for Emerging Professionals

Are you an EP? Have you been working in the sustainable building field or a related industry for fewer than five years? NESEA is currently accepting applications for Kate Goldstein Fund Scholarships. In 2014, NESEA established the Kate Goldstein Fund for Emerging Professionals in Sustainable Energy to honor Kate Goldstein’s legacy of leadership, innovation, and ingenuity. Kate Goldstein passed away in India at the age of 28 in 2014.  Kate…


NYSERDA Supports Passive House

In support of New York State’s aggressive carbon reduction goals the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s new incentives are structured to support a “fabric first” approach and then push toward net zero buildings.  NYSERDA recognizes the power of Passive House in establishing very energy efficient, resilient, healthy and comfortable buildings as the basis of achieving our post carbon future – and has established significant cash incentives for Passive House…


Step-by-step towards EnerPHit

Building owners save money with the EnerPHit Retrofit Plan (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 27 July 2016) Darmstadt, Germany. Many home and building owners carry out renovations in a step-by-step manner. To avoid unnecessary additional costs, all planned measures for energy retrofits should be coordinated with each other before the first step is implemented. For this advanced planning, the EnerPHit Retrofit Plan has recently been developed by the Passive House Institute. Many building…


Operation Passive House Clinic

Frankfurt to build world’s first hospital to the Passive House Standard (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 11 July 2016) Darmstadt/Frankfurt/M., Germany. Work has started on the world's first Passive House hospital in the Hochst district of Frankfurt. The previous clinic will be replaced by a new Passive House building with ten operating theatres and 666 beds planned over six floors. The Passive House Institute has provided comprehensive support throughout the…


Passive House experts present sustainable solutions for new builds & retrofits

International Conference returns to Darmstadt for anniversary of building standard 20th International Passive House Conference Darmstadt, Germany  •  April 22-23, 2016. (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 23 April 2016) Darmstadt, Germany. A tried and tested solution is already available for buildings of the future: the Passive House Standard combines maximum efficiency with optimal comfort. How this works, was demonstrated by experts from all over the world on 22 and 23…


Two Victories, One Day – OneNYC: Mayor de Blasio Announces Major New Steps to Dramatically Reduce NYC Buildings’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions

This year, Earth Day feels like NYPH's Birthday!  Excerpts below are taken directly from the NYC Office of the Mayor's article "OneNYC: Mayor de Blasio Announces Major New Steps to Dramatically Reduce NYC Buildings' Greenhouse Gas Emissions", published April 22, 2016.  Read the full article here. NEW YORK—Today Mayor de Blasio announced a suite of new energy efficiency initiatives that will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from New York City’s over…


Job Opportunity: Passive House Consultant / Analyst at The Levy Partnership

The Levy Partnership, Inc., a leading energy and environmental consulting firm, is seeking talented and energetic professionals with a background in Engineering, Architecture or related field to work on Passive House and other high performance building design, consulting and research projects. The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of passive house software tools including PHPP, WUFI Passive and/or THERM as well as AutoCAD skills. Attention to detail and excellent written…


Passive House Conference Presents Solutions for Buildings of the Future

World's 1st experimental project in Darmstadt still saving energy reliably after 25 years   20th International Passive House Conference Darmstadt, Germany  •  April 22-23, 2016. (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 12 April 2016) Darmstadt, Germany. The "birthplace" of the Passive House is celebrating - the world's first building of this kind was built in Darmstadt 25 years ago, and a recent follow-up study has proved the sustainability of this concept. Well…