iPHA Webinar: Updates to the building certification criteria

2022 has seen a significant revision of Passive House Institute's building certification criteria following the release of the English PHPP10. Another smaller update will be released by the end of this year. Zeno Bastian, PHI's project manager for criteria development, will give you an overview of the most relevant changes that affect the Passive House, EnerPHit and PHI Low Energy Building standards. You can choose from two sessions: Session 1:…


The future of building: Supporting Passive House training uptake at higher education institutions

This session will provide a solution to an often cited concern in the design and construction industry: a lack of capacity. The speakers will discuss their experiences integrating modules on fabric-first design and construction into coursework at higher education institutions and how Passive House can benefit higher education facilities by providing high-quality campus buildings and preparing students for the future of design and construction. Speakers Wolfgang Feist, Founder, International Passive…


Passive House Camp

Exclusive event for iPHA Affiliates, Building Certifiers and Course Providers. iPHA and PHI are pleased to announce the Passive House Camp taking place September 26- 29. South West College will host the event at their Passive House Premium Ernes Campus in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The camp will provide an opportunity to network, exchange and gain insight into Passive House developments from all over the world. We're excited that the annual…


Call for Papers is open now. Sub­mit your ab­stract by Septem­ber 2nd, 2022!

The 26th In­ter­na­tion­al Pass­ive House Con­fer­en­ce will take place in March 2023 in Wies­baden, Ger­many. About The In­ter­na­tion­al Pass­ive House Con­fer­en­ce is the year's premi­um Pass­ive House event, where about 1000 thought lead­ers and in­nov­at­ors from around the world gath­er. Here you will find a wide range of net­work­ing op­por­tun­it­ies! Present­a­tions, work­shops and build­ing tours al­low you to share your ex­per­i­en­ce with oth­er pro­fes­sion­als and to learn more about the latest Pass­ive House de­vel­op­ments. Fur­ther­more, the…


Let’s save fossil energy! NOW!

Passive House Institute: #EfficiencyNOW shows ways towards independence from fossil fuels Darmstadt, Germany. The call of the hour is to save fossil energy. To achieve this goal quickly, the Passive House Institute has started the #EfficiencyNOW campaign. The research institute explains how each one of us can contribute towards becoming more independent of fossil energy, and ultimately phasing it out altogether. On Passipedia, the Institute provides guidelines on how to…


Passive House Residents Offer Insights into Buildings of the Future

Open days in November make visits to many projects around the world possible (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 10 September 2015) [caption id="attachment_5522" align="aligncenter" width="793"] Passive House Institute[/caption] Darmstadt, Germany. Low-cost, comfortable, sustainable – that's the future-proof formula for the buildings of tomorrow. During the International Passive House Days from 13 to 15 November, everyone will be able to see how this concept is already working, when several hundreds of…


Monitoring Confirms Energy Efficiency of Passive House City District

Press Release, Passive House Institute, 1 September 2015 Report on measurements in Heidelberg’s Bahnstadt project now available online   Passive House City District in Heidelberg, Germany (Image Credit: Passive House Institute) Darmstadt, Germany. The Passive House district of Bahnstadt in Heidelberg (Germany) has passed the test: according to a report on recent measurements, the values being strived for in relation to energy efficiency were met in full. In 2014, the…


Upgrades in New PHPP 9: PER, Classes, Criteria

From the Passive House Institute (PHI): For almost 20 years, Passive House criteria have constituted guidelines for an excellent level of energy efficiency, cost-effectiveness and comfortable living conditions. To date, more than 1 million square meters of Passive House floor area has been certified through the quality assurance system set up in parallel.  Through the course of time, these criteria have been carefully adapted and augmented several times in line…