Hi this is Sara Bayer and I’m a board member of New York Passive House. We are a nonprofit organization with a vision to help create a carbon-neutral, healthy, resilient, and durable built environment for New York, centered around the adoption of all electric Passive House construction. Our members consist of built environment experts across the entire industry. We strongly encourage the Building Code Council to incorporate the emissions limits…
NYPH, PHN, PHIUS support for City of Yes
New York Passive House worked with Passive House Network and PHIUS to submit a joint letter of support to New York City's Carbon Neutrality initiative that is accomplished through the passage of revised zoning regulations. Joint letter of support We believe revising Zone Green to a 5% FAR bonus for an “ultra-low-energy building” will be an effective, performance-centered way to promote the adoption of high-performance buildings and expedite New York…
City of Yes to Carbon Neutrality Zoning Text Amendment Comments
Dear NYPH membership, The NYPH Local & State Policy Working Group excited to share an opportunity for us to all be involved in shaping the future of zoning regulations in NYC. The Department of City Planning has recently embarked upon a 3-phase update to zoning text referred to as the City of Yes, with the first phase being particularly interesting to our work. This phase is titled the City of…
New updated Vision & Mission
1. Our Vision: Our vision is a carbon-neutral built environment for New York, centered around the broad adoption and implementation of Passive House, achieving healthy, resilient, and durable buildings for all. 2. Our Mission: Our mission is to serve as the New York hub of Passive House through collaborative advocacy, policy initiatives, education, and resources. 3. Our Values: Our values as an organization are to promote and practice collaboration, transparency,…
