International Conference attendee’s were also invited on a “tour of projects” covering the saxony area. There were 6 tours. My tour visited 4 projects: A research laboratory, A University building’s retro-fit, a Kindergarten and finally a residential Passive House.
Of the 4, the kindergarten was by far my favorite. It was a truly happy building built [...]
Passiv Haus Institut (DE) now offers a second level of energy certification. In a move to balance the needs for energy conservation with those of heritage buildings that could lose their architectural and historical integrity by receiving a full Passiv Haus retrofits, Dr Feist today outlined the terms of a secondary level of certification: Enerphit. [...]
Thanks to a Federal Grant, Certified Passive House Consultant Tessa Smith, and a host of others, along with Thurston County, There is a draft document circulating Thurston County that clears the way for Passive House and other green building method permit applications. The document recognizes Passive House by name. If adopted, the documents states:
“This policy [...]
Dan and his plans will be taking a stand on February 24th at the next Passive House Seattle meeting to be held at the Phinney Neighborhood Association, Room 3 (in the upper blue building) from 5:30-6:30pm (conveniently just prior to the 7-9pm Eco Building Guild meeting held in the Community Hall that is in the [...]
Thanks to Markus Kolb for bringing the PHNW.org website and blog to its current level. This is an important milestone for Passive House Northwest. Protecting the climate is the overarching issue of our time. The work we do as practitioners and businesses focused on high performance building is crucial in this regard. Yet, there is [...]