Passive House Buildings : New England Forges Ahead

Posted by NYPH , April 5, 2017 - Uncategorized

"The reasons for designing, building, buying or renting Passive House buildings can vary: predictably low energy bills, superior comfort, outstanding indoor air quality, or reduced carbon emissions. For all these reasons the Passive House market in New England is surging"  This book features 50 Passive House buildings across New England, as an illustration of a better way to design and build our shelters and the places where we work, educate,…

Laundry Rooms are Complicated: Integrating Vented Clothes Dryers in Multifamily Passive House Projects

Posted by NYPH , March 15, 2017 - Technical, Uncategorized

This post was originally produced by the Passive House Group at Steven Winter Associates (SWA). Read more on the SWA Blog. Common laundry rooms are typically provided in market rate and affordable multifamily buildings. Because there are no ventless clothes dryers available for commercial use in North America (such as condensing or heat pump dryers), Passive House (PH) projects must make do with standard coin-operated, conventional vented clothes dryers.  With a…

Job Opportunity: Product Consultant

Posted by NYPH , January 24, 2017 - Jobs

475 High Performance Building Supply seeks a highly motivated New York State product consulting team member interested in working with architects, engineers, builders, and project owners to optimize high-performance solutions for energy efficient and Passive House buildings. We seek an individual who is motivated and ambitious - someone who believes in our mission and wants to help change the world. The consultant will make presentations, build relationships and provide on-site technical…

The irreversible momentum of clean energy

Posted by NYPH , January 10, 2017 - News, Uncategorized

This paper was originally produced on the Science AAAS online magazine, and is reproduced here with permission from The American Association for the Advancement of Science By Barack Obama President of the United States, Washington, DC 20500, USA. Email: press@who.eop.gov. After 20 January 2017: contact@obamaoffice44.org Private-sector efforts help drive decoupling of emissions and economic growth The release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) due to human activity…

NAPHN – The 2016 Roundup and a Look Forward to 2017

Posted by NYPH , January 5, 2017 - Uncategorized

January 2017 LAYING A SOLID FOUNDATION The NAPHN is an organization that has evolved slowly and organically since 2010. We’ve taken some time to carefully determine how best to support the specific needs of our ‘boots on the ground’ membership, while balancing a growing need for the resources and structure that is more efficiently provided by a larger entity. This is no simple task but collectively we’ve made remarkable progress.…

VeriPHier Training Announced

Posted by NYPH , December 18, 2016 - Training, Uncategorized

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…

Advancing Passive House Policy: NAPHN16 policy sessions

Posted by NYPH , December 10, 2016 - Policy

NYPH proudly hosted the 2016 NAPHN conference this past June.   Working with NAPHN and Building Energy Exchange, we hosted two breakout sessions focused on advancing the Passive House building performance standard as a policy framework.  Public and private policy stakeholders from across North America and Europe attended. This briefing - link - summarizes the content. Each session focused on the opportunities and challenges that result from using the Passive House…

Call for Papers for New York Passive House 2017 (NYPH17) Conference & Expo is Announced

Posted by NYPH , December 6, 2016 - Events, News

New York City - From today until January 30th 2017, NYPH is accepting applications for the annual New York Passive House Conference & Expo, NYPH17. With three million square feet (and growing!) of Passive House projects in the pipeline, New York State is experiencing fast growth. This conference will showcase the very best and latest in passive house technology, construction and design - bringing you case studies, information sessions, components…

Passive House in the Age of Donald Trump

Posted by NYPH , December 2, 2016 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, Uncategorized

(Note: This post was first published on the 475 High Performance Building Supply blog and is reproduced here with permission.) As the New York Times, post-election, reminds us: if Trump abandons the commitments of COP21 made in Paris, other countries like India will likely become disincentivized to act. If this comes to pass it will be impossible to prevent runaway global warming, with human population collapse, massive species extinction and unimaginable levels of…

Notes From New York: Lessons From A Growing Market

Posted by NYPH , November 7, 2016 - Uncategorized

(Note: This post was first published on the 475 High Performance Building Supply blog and is reproduced here with permission.) Passive House is growing around the world.  Yet some regions seem to be moving farther, faster. Why? 475’s own Ken Levenson had a chance to explore this question when asked to talk about what’s happening in the New York region as the keynote speaker at the recent Passive House Massachusetts…

2016 – 2017 NYPH Board Leadership Finalized

Posted by NYPH , October 29, 2016 - Uncategorized

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…

Senior Housing Built to the Passive House Standard in Corona

Posted by NYPH , October 28, 2016 - News

On October 25, 2016, Queens community leaders celebrated the ground breaking of the borough’s first senior housing to meet the Passive House Standard for comfort, heath, and energy efficiency. The new structure will also be the first affordable housing site built in Corona in over 30 years. The non-profit developer, HANAC, worked with NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to provide 67 below-market-rate apartments and a pre-Kindergarten school…