The Kate Goldstein Fund Scholarships for Emerging Professionals

Posted by NYPH , September 22, 2016 - Uncategorized

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…

Brussels Passive House Study Tour October 2016

Posted by NYPH , September 20, 2016 - Events, Projects

Architects, developers, city/county officials and building design professionals that wish to experience large-scale NZEB projects taking place in a region that is the world leader in sustainable construction should not miss this study tour! Attendees will • Have a guided tour of the first city and region in the world to reach the Passive House standard, mandated in January 2015 • Meet the Brussels officials that made it happen, and…

NYSERDA Supports Passive House

Posted by NYPH , September 15, 2016 - Uncategorized

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

Posted by NYPH , July 30, 2016 - Uncategorized

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

Posted by NYPH , July 12, 2016 - Uncategorized

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…

From kindergartens to retirement homes

Posted by NYPH , June 30, 2016 - Events

(Press Release, Passive House Institute, 29 June 2016) Darmstadt/Innsbruck/Wien. Vienna invites to "Passive House for everyone" - Call for Papers. The Passive House Institute is looking forward to Vienna where the 21st International Passive House Conference will be taking place next year. The date and venue for the Conference have now been confirmed: experts in energy efficient construction will convene at the Messe Wien Congress Centre on the 28th and…

Dublin City Council Votes to Make Passive House Standard Mandatory

Posted by NYPH , June 21, 2016 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Passive House Institute, Real Estate, Technical

Dublin City Council has voted to make the passive house standard or demonstrably equivalent evidence-based approaches mandatory for all new buildings in the city, after a similar policy was enacted in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in February. (From Passive House Plus Magazine) On 30 May the council met to discuss the chief executive’s report on the public consultation in response to the first draft of the development plan, which included…

Passive House experts present sustainable solutions for new builds & retrofits

Posted by NYPH , April 27, 2016 - Events, Uncategorized

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

Posted by NYPH , April 22, 2016 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Uncategorized

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…

Manhattan Borough President and Community Boards Endorse Passive House Implementation

Posted by NYPH , April 22, 2016 - News

This year, on the 46th Anniversary of Earth Day, Passive House efforts have not gone unnoticed in NYC.  New York Passive House applauds Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and the Manhattan Community Boards for their latest passive house endorsements.  This strong leadership shows the world that NYC is ready to set the precedent to mark today as the start of our zero-carbon future. For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 21, 2016…

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

Posted by NYPH , April 21, 2016 - Uncategorized

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…

New Database Provides Overview of Passive House Components

Posted by NYPH , April 19, 2016 - Events, News

Convenient search for certified products (Details at conference in Darmstadt)   20th International Passive House Conference Darmstadt, Germany  •  April 22-23, 2016. (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 19 April 2016) Darmstadt, Germany. Whether just browsing or to find a specific product – a new online database provides a detailed overview of components for Passive House construction. All of the products, which have been independently tested and certified with reference to their energy-relevant…