Brian Kavanagh, Senator, 26th District, September 18, 2019 I write to request that the New York City Department of Buildings give favorable consideration to including the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) as a Calculation software tool and alternative compliance path in the New York City Energy Conservation Construction Code (NYCECCC) to enhance energy efficiency in new construction and retrofit projects. PHPP is a set of design principles and a…
NYC’s Climate Mobilization Act
NAPHN Policy Resource Guide, June 2019. New York City’s recently adopted climate change bill was initiated by Costas Constantinides, a Queens Council member, in 2017 as Bill #1745. It was modified through the approval process and morphed into Bill # 1253, until it was approved by the City Council on April 18th and signed into law by New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2019,…
Passive House Institute Crosswalk collaboration with International Living Future Institute
This document addresses the International Living Future Institute’s (ILFI) Zero Energy (ZE) certification and the Passive House certification of the Passive House Institute (PHI). ILFI and PHI consider these certification programs to be highly complementary. The energy efficiency requirements of Passive House provide a targeted pathway focused on high energy efficiency for pursuing Zero Energy. The 12-month performance requirements of Zero Energy certification, in turn, provide a mechanism to validate…
Councilmember Costa Constantinides supports Passive House
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I am writing to express my support of NYSERDA’s proposed NYStretch Code-Energy 2018. As the lead sponsor of the Council’s bill to create a New York City stretch energy code, now Local Law 32 of 2018, I am delighted to see a similarly forward-thinking proposal that will encompass the entire state. Here in New York City, building emissions account for over 70% of our greenhouse gas emissions. Across New York…
New York Passive House and MCCI are partnering in a vision to drive down the cost of Monitoring
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New York Passive House and MCCI Corporation are partnering in a vision to drive down the cost of monitoring systems and work towards establishing a North American database of high performance buildings. Passive House is an international standard of building energy efficiency and MCCI is a software company based in Ithaca and New York City with a specialty in the emerging Internet of Things (IoT). New York Passive House is…
There has been a Passive House ‘explosion’ in New York City. The New York Times quotes NYPH members
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There has been a Passive House 'explosion' in New York City. The New York Times piece by Stefanos Chen quotes New York Passive House (NYPH) members Lois B. Arena, PE Eric Bluestone Andreas M Benzing Handel Architects FXCollaborative The New York Times - Real Estate Counting Down to a Green New York New York plans to be carbon neutral by 2050, and housing is one of the biggest polluters.…
Manhattan Borough President supports Passive House section of R408 in the NYStretch Energy Code
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New York City, June 28, 2019 I am writing to you in support of the New York Passive House application and the expedited approval of the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) as a calculation software tool and alternative compliance path for inclusion into the New York State Energy Conservation Construction Code (NYSECCC). It is also critical that the proposed Passive House section of R408 in the NYStretch Energy Code become…
Online registration for NAPHN19 Conference & Expo closes at 11:30pm Wednesday, June 26th
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Sign up as NYPH Member today and save $100! [divider] Online registration for #NAPHN19 Conference & Expo closes at 11:30pm Wednesday, June 26th. After that conference tickets will be available at the door only, for $599. Tickets for NAPHN VIP dinner will be available online until 3pm Thursday but there will be NO tickets available at the door, so register now! Registration for Post -Conference Tours closes at 3 pm Friday, June…
New York State Reaches Landmark Deal On Green New Deal-Style Climate Bill
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Huffington Post 06/17/2019 12:03 pm ET. New York lawmakers reached a deal late Sunday night to pass one of the most ambitious climate bills in the nation, setting the Empire State on a course to shape what the Green New Deal could look like at a state level. The agreement to pass the so-called Climate & Communities Protection Act calls for New York to eliminate 85% of its overall planet-warming…
Validation of PHPP v9.6 using ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 140-2017
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In January 2019, the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) version 9.6 was evaluated in accordance with ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 140, a comparative testing method for building energy programs. The validation tests consist of a series of carefully described sample case building plans. Results from modelling different test cases with the software being tested are compared to those of reference software results. The class II test cases, geared towards annual building energy…
New York’s future is low carbon
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There’s still time to enter round one of the three-round, $30 million Buildings of Excellence Competition. Enter to win the $1 million top prize by June 4, 2019 by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). After that time, round one will be closed and proposals will be evaluated. For a full competition description and associated documents for submissions visit nyserda.ny.gov/boe. Join us today ! NAPHN19 Passive House Conference June 27th & 28th…
PHPPv9 Passive House Energy Model Adopted by British Columbia Energy Step Code
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The Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) v. 9, or newer, has been formally approved for use under the Energy Step Code for the Canadian Province of British Columbia. This announcement follows the recent confirmation of the PHPP as a reliable modeling tool, validated by using ANSI/ASHREA Standard 140-2017 –“Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs,” Specific code language now included in several sections…
