Passive House Training Opportunities!

There are a growing number of options for Passive House consultant training and continuing education courses in the Northwest. More detailed information about them is available on the American Passive House Network website. In brief, Passive House Academy and CanPHI are providing training aimed at the international consultant accreditation program overseen by the PHI in Germany. The Passive House Alliance US sponsors training focused on an accreditation program, aimed specifically at the North American market, overseen by  PHIUS in Illinois. Both the PHI and PHIUS have their own building certification programs – again more information is available at American Passive House Network.

Upcoming Trainings:

PHIUS CPHC Exam Boot Camp Online Webinar May 1-5, 2012

• Online offerings from Phius for their 2012 Certified Passive House Consultant Examp Prep or CPHC Refresher
• http://passivehouse.us/passiveHouse/2012PHIUSBootCamp.html

PHIUS Certified Passive House Consult‹ants Training June 4-8, 2012 (Seattle), June 11-15, 2012 (Portland)

• Principes of Passive House design - heat transfer, air-tightness, super-insulation, ventilation and moisture control

• Using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) energy modeling software

• Minimizing mechanical systems (Energy Recovery Ventilation)

• Passive House materials selection

• Passive House construction case studies for different North American climate zones

• Quality Assurance

(Info provided from Earth Advantage website - link below)

Portland, OR:

• June 11-15, June 26-29th 2012, 8:30-4:30pm  800 SW 3rd Ave, Suite 800, Portland, OR 97204

Seattle, WA:

• June 4-8, June 19-22nd, 2012, 8:30-4:30pm   811 First Ave., Suite 380, Seattle, WA  98104

Full Course details, bookings, & Contact Information at http://www.earthadvantage.org/education-events/certification/certified-passive-house-consultant-training/

Passive House Academy Exam Prep in Seattle May 22-23, 2012

• For existing CPHC's who wish to take the International Passive House Institute exam.

For more information and registration go to:

http://passivehouseacademy.com/courses-exam-prep-seattle-May2012.html

WUFI Moisture Migration Software training in Seattle June 7-8, 2012

• Basic building envelope design principles

• Heat and mass transfer fundamentals

• Validation of modern hygrothermal simulation tools

• Necessary input data: where can I get them and what accuracy is required?

• The Do’s and Don’ts of WUFI-ORNL

• What do the results tell me – performance predicting

• Mold growth predictions – new post-processing modules

• Development and future extensions of WUFI-ORNL, future standards and guidelines

• See also New Features of WUFI 5

For more information and for registration go to:

http://www.section08.com/wufi/WUFI-BROCHURE-Seattle-2012-0607-08.pdf