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Passive House Designer / Consultant course

Posted by Kendall Rocco , October 3, 2023 - Industry News

Happening: Oct. 12th – Dec. 15th Learn first-hand from experts at the Passive House Institute, how to design energy-efficient & cost-optimal buildings worldwide! A prerequisite is a general knowledge of Passive House, which you can conveniently acquire via the approx. 3-day e-learning Passive House Fundamentals: https://elearning.passivehouse.com You also need a good level of English (B2 or equivalent), basic knowledge of building physics, as well as the ability to use Microsoft® Excel. E-learning "Passive…

Vancouver To Be Home To World’s Tallest Passive House Building

Posted by NYPH , May 3, 2022 - Construction, News

Canadian developer Brivia Group has selected downtown Vancouver as the location of its newest and most sustainable project yet. CURV, a 60-storey residential development between Burrard and Thurlow Streets, will be the world’s tallest passive house building – a modern, low carbon and energy efficient building that contributes to a healthier planet, mirroring the environmental ethos of the city of Vancouver. Passive House is the highest standard for energy efficiency in commercial…

New York pension leaders back calls for less fossil fuel financing

Posted by NYPH , April 12, 2022 - News

(Reuters) -New York pension officials on Monday said they will support shareholder resolutions filed at major banks seeking quick cuts to the financing of new fossil fuel development, pushing climate issues to the fore of another springtime shareholder meeting season. Shareholders should support resolutions filed at Bank of America Corp, Goldman Sachs Group Inc and four other banks "in order to mitigate the systemic risks posed by unfettered climate change,"…

Let’s save fossil energy! NOW!

Posted by Andreas Benzing , April 11, 2022 - Industry News

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…

New Passive House Classes Presented at Vancouver Conference

Posted by NYPH , October 7, 2015 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Passive House Institute, Technical

Criteria combining energy efficiency and renewables take immediate effect (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 7 October 2015) Darmstadt, Germany. Clearly-defined criteria for combining the international Passive House Standard with renewable energy sources are now applicable: the Passive House Institute's new guidelines for building evaluation have come into effect with the introduction of a new version of the planning tool PHPP at the >NAPHN15 Conference in Vancouver. Not only is certification…

Monitoring Confirms Energy Efficiency of Passive House City District

Posted by NYPH , September 1, 2015 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Passive House Institute, Real Estate, Technical

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…

Component Award announced for ventilation in residential buildings

Posted by NYPH , August 13, 2015 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, HVAC, News, Passive House Institute, Technical

Press Release, Passive House Institute, 11 August 2015 Innovators in the field of cost-effective systems for broad application to be honored [caption id="attachment_5342" align="aligncenter" width="779"] Ventilation With Heat Recovery (Image Credit: Passive House Institute)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5341" align="alignright" width="300"] Component Award 2016 (Image Credit: Passive House Institute)[/caption] Darmstadt, Germany. Ventilation with heat recovery is absolutely essential in energy efficient construction. The application of such systems in practice often fails due…

First multi-unit residential building certified to Passive House Plus

Posted by NYPH , August 5, 2015 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Passive House Institute, Real Estate

Press Release, Passive House Institute, 4 August 2015 Housing complex in Innsbruck combines energy efficiency and renewables Photo Credit: Neue Heimat Tirol Darmstadt, Germany/Innsbruck, Austria. The combination of energy efficiency and renewables is the future-proof solution for all buildings, including multi-storey projects – this is demonstrated with a new build in Innsbruck: the apartment complex is the first of its kind to be certified as a Passive House Plus building. This…

China’s first Passive House office building now certified

Posted by NYPH , July 2, 2015 - General Interest - Science & Lifestyle, News, Passive House Institute, Real Estate, Technical

Press Release, Passive House Institute, 2 July 2015 China’s first Passive House office building now certified Local stakeholders turning increasingly to energy efficiency Darmstadt, Germany. The Passive House concept has reached yet another milestone in the growing market of China: The countries’ first office building designed to this highly energy efficient standard has been certified in the city of Zhuozhou. The building owner and occupant is the company Hebei Xinhua…

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