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The best thing since Passive House is here. Check out the Passive House Institute (PHI)'s interactive Component Database. This useful online tool breaks down the individual components of a building, allowing users to click each component name for a list of PHI-certified options and their performance ratings. Designing a PHI-certified Passive House has never been so easy.
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Last week, NYPH proudly announced the release of the newest NYPH publication: A Developer's Guide to Certified Multifamily Passive House Buildings. This publication has been receiving compliments from all around the world, with users commenting on it's applicability and usefulness for the industry. Hard copies of this publication are currently in the making--stay tuned! For additional information, NYPH recommends the International Passive House Association (iPHA)'s book "Active for more comfort: Passive…
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NY Passive House is proud to present A Developer’s Guide to Certified Multifamily Passive House Buildings – an introductory handbook on Passive House and the resources that will help developers make a successful project. Passive House provides many direct benefits: a healthy home, a quiet home, a comfortable home, a well functioning home, an affordable home, a safe home. From low-income affordable housing, to luxury market rate housing, Passive House is the best strategy to optimize…
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NY Passive House is proud to present A Developer's Guide to Certified Multifamily Passive House Buildings - an introductory handbook on Passive House and the resources that will help developers make a successful project. Passive House provides many direct benefits: a healthy home, a quiet home, a comfortable home, a well functioning home, an affordable home, a safe home. From low-income affordable housing, to luxury market rate housing, Passive House is the best strategy to optimize…
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Climate Objectives are Realistic with Energy Efficient Buildings Passive House Experts Present Tried and Tested Solutions at COP21 in Paris (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 1 December 2015) Paris. Whether global climate objectives are met or not largely depends on the building sector. Over a third of the total energy consumption worldwide is used to operate buildings. At the same time, tried and proven solutions with which this consumption can…
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The necessity for a sustainable energy future has set us on the path to a scenario where only renewable energy sources will be used. The current evaluation systems for the energy demand of buildings are based on the traditional energy supply system and will no longer work in the future supply structure. Only Renewable Energy! That is why the Passive House Institute has developed a new, future-proof evaluation system, which…
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(Adapted from NAPHN) We are proud to announce that Passive House Western Pennsylvania (PHWPA) has become the newest member of the North American Passive House Network (NAPHN), now consisting of a total of eight regional groups including NYPH. PHWPA is anchored in Pittsburgh, a city pushing to be a sustainability trendsetter. PHWPA is led by globally recognized Passive House advocates like Brandon Nicholson of NK Architects, and Laura Nettleton and…
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AIA New York’s annual Design Awards program recognizes outstanding architectural design by AIA New York Chapter members, New York City based architects in any location, and work in New York City by architects around the globe. The purpose of the awards program is to honor the architects, clients, and consultants who work together to achieve design excellence. 2016 Schedule January 29, 6:00pm - Submission Deadline February 29, 6:00pm - Winners…
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NAPHN 2016 Conference & Expo: Achieving 80% carbon reductions by 2050, is announced for 2016. NY Passive House is proud to host the Third Annual North American Passive House Network Conference & Expo (NAPHN16). NAPHN16 will be held on June 13th and 14th, 2016, in New York City. The Conference & Expo will featuring the state-of-the-art building strategies, components and professional development necessary to achieve 80% carbon emissions reductions by…
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NYPH is pleased to announce Building Energy Exchange (BEEx)'s new publication, "Passive New York City". This guide is a valuable tool for spreading Passive House across NYC and beyond. (From BEEx) New York City's commitment to an 80% reduction of carbon emissions by 2050 has quickly and dramatically raised the profile of the Passive House standard. As one of the few building energy standards with a record of delivering results…
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(Adapted from AIANY COTE Awards website) Established in 2014 by the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)’s Committee on the Environment (COTE), the COTE program seeks to provide a collective resource to all firms looking to achieve socially and environmentally responsible design. Climate change, political stability, energy and water independence, and human health are all responsibilities of the design community. Modeled on the COTE National Awards, the…
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International Passive House Days from 13 to 15 November 2015 (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 10 November 2015) Darmstadt, Germany. A Passive House building combines energy efficiency with high levels of comfort – those wishing to get their own impression will have the chance to do so from 13 to 15 November. During the International Passive House Days event, the doors of hundreds of buildings are open in many countries…
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