Greenbuild, the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building, takes place November 18-23 in Philadelphia. This year’s huge Passive House presence is a reflection of the growth of the Passive House standard in the US.
GREENBUILD 2013 is to feature six presentations that focus on Passive House building, three building tours, and on the GREENBUILD EXPO floor there will be a PASSIVE HOUSE ZONE organized by the North American Passive House Network (www.naphnetwork.org), featuring manufacturers and service providers that specialize in Passive House building.
Passive House thermal comfort is achieved to a maximum extent through passive measures such as insulation, heat recovery, passive use of solar energy and internal heat sources. Passive Houses can affordably reduce heating energy demand by up to 90%, while providing the most comfortable and healthy indoor environments. These features also form a safety measure in extreme weather events and power outages by making indefinite sheltering in-place without heating possible.
From the growing necessity to reduce carbon emissions, to the Post Hurricane Sandy demand for “passive survivability” there is growing acceptance of Passive House buildings which will be demonstrated on the national stage of GREENBUILD 2013.
THE EXPO: A Passive House Zone features leading manufactures and educators. Training and Certification: Association for Energy Affordability, Passive House Academy, Passive House Institute (#1959). Airtightness: Pro Clima & 475 High Performance Building Supply (#1964) Insulation: FOAMGLAS (#1965)Windows/Doors/Skylights: Internorm (#1855), Klearwall (#1962), Lamilux (#1964) High Efficiency Ventilation: Air Pohoda (#1961), Zehnder America (#1955), and Professional Associations: New York Passive House, Passive House California, Passive House New Mexico, Passive House Northwest, Canadian Passive House Institute (#1960).
THE PRESENTATIONS: The presentations feature local and international projects, innovative timber framing and in-depth data collection as well as looks at Passive House in relation to LEED, the economics, and an introductory presentation by scientists from the Passive House Institute.
- A11: Net-Zero-Energy Affordable Housing, Philly Style! Wed. 8am, Timothy McDonald, Onion Flats LLC.
- B05: LCT 1 – Case Study for an Eight Story Timber Office Building Wed. 2pm, Nabih Tahan, Nabih Tahan Architect.
- B06: Passive House: the All-Climate Option, Wed. 2pm, Jessica Grove-Smith, Benjamin Krick and Rainer Pfluger – Passive House Institute.
- E07: Introducing Passive House Standard – A Valuable LEED Partner, Thur. 9:30am, Laura Blau –BluPath Design; Paul Thompson – GreenSteps LLC.
- H06: Cracking the Cost Barrier: Do, or Do Not. There is No Try. Fri 9:30am, Galen Staengl, Staengl Engineering, Adam Cohen, Passiv Science.
- H10: Modeling, Metering and Verification of a Passive Classroom Building, Fri. 9:30am, Nick Collins, PAE; Bjorn Clouten, SRG Partnership; Jerry Vessello, Chemeketa Community College.
See all the education sessions here (PDF).
THE TOURS: Featuring local projects by Onion Flats, the tours show how the International Passive House Standard can be made responsive to local context.
TM06: Reimagining the Rowhome: New Housing Design in a Historic City, Mon 2-6pm.
TM08: Making it Modular: Innovations in Building Design & Construction, Mon 2-6pm.
TF06: Rebirth of a Neighborhood: Going Green in Northern Liberties and Kensington, Fri 2-6pm.
Find out more and sign-up here.
See the NYPH blog post describing the tours here.
THE WORKSHOPS: The Passive House Academy is hosting a one day Passive House Primer Course prior to GREENBUILD on November 19th. The Passive House Institute in cooperation with The Passive House Academy is holding an Introductory Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturers Course on November 22nd and an Advanced Passive House Consultants Course the 22nd and 23rd just following GREENBUILD.
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About The North American Passive House Network
The North American Passive House Network (NAPHN) is a virtual information hub that shares up-to-date news, events, and other knowledge resources related to Passive House in the United States. Founded by members of Passive House California, Passive House Northwest, New York Passive House, and Passive House New England, APHN helps promote Passive House across the continent in an inclusive manner. Membership now includes: Passive House New Mexico and the Canadian Passive House Institute.
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