How can prefab construction help you create healthy, low-carbon buildings? Prefab construction is finally taking off! It’s been a stop-and-start journey, but today prefab manufacturing is growing—and so are its advantages. Learn from the field's pioneers as they share insights, cut through the hype, and reveal what is (and is not) working today in the real world.

Join us after The HVAC Summit for Passive Buildings for our Seattle Projects Bus Tour! This is a full-day tour showcasing passive, high performance, and low embodied-carbon buildings across Seattle. Participants will see passive building principles applied to a range of buildings types (custom single-family residence, multifamily apartment buildings, commercial, etc. Register and find more info using the link below!

Join us for our annual spring conference! This year’s conference will focus on HVAC in Passive buildings. Registration now open!

Join the PHNW team at Hellbent Brewing for a casual get-together before the conference! A food truck will be available. We will be outside, weather permitting. If weather does not permit we will be upstairs!

Thank you to Phius Alliance - Cascadia Chapter for providing the first few drinks!

No RSVP required.

Attend and network with others working to transform the building industry across the US. Get the latest, regional, national & international Passive House news. Hear reports on ongoing efforts and help brainstorm new ones. Please invite friends or colleagues who may be interested. Use link below to register!

Attend and network with others working to transform the building industry across the US. Get the latest, regional, national & international Passive House news. Hear reports on ongoing efforts and help brainstorm new ones. Please invite friends or colleagues who may be interested. Use link below to register!

How HERS and Passive Hour provide different answers to different questions.

Learning Objectives:

1. Outline the primary components of HERS ratings and Passive House standards.

2. Explain how the priorities of HERS and Passive House evaluation diverge.

3. Describe how divergent priorities affect the resulting energy performance evaluations.

4. Outline how Passive House teams can successfully co-exist with HERS.

Join the NW EcoBuilding Guild for their April Education Event: “Unveiling Green Roofs” on April 24th at 6:30 PM via Zoom. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from industry leaders, network with fellow enthusiasts, and deepen your understanding of green roofs’ role in sustainable building practices.

Register here!

Discover Artisans Group's innovative approach towards the design and financing for a passive house mixed use development that will house their new office. After the presentation, join us for happy hour at a nearby pre-fab, prescriptive certified passive house. We will walk the site, weather permitting. Please have appropriate footwear!

RSVP here!

Julie Blazek will be presenting on the Mount Vernon Library Passive House project. A summer site visit will also be discussed. If you have any questions, reach out to Ben at benwolkweiss@gmail.com.

Join here! https://phius.zoom.us/j/89928568841?pwd=K09kdjJBWHBVRG1kK3FtSXBxZDlGdz09

Join the NW EcoBuilding Guild for their March Education Event! Guest speaker Duane Jonlin, Energy Code Advisor for the Seattle Department of Constructions and Inspections, will provide an overview of the upcoming changes to the 2021 Washington State Energy Code and provide updates surrounding the status of changes to the Seattle Energy Code.

Register for the online webinar here.

Attend and network with others working to transform the building industry across the US. Get the latest, regional, national & international Passive House news. Hear reports on ongoing efforts and help brainstorm new ones. Please invite friends or colleagues who may be interested. Use link below to register!

Discuss Greenbuild & PHIUSpro events, recap of the Reimagine Buildings virtual conference. Reach out to Ben at benwolkweiss@gmail.com with any questions.

Join here! https://phius.zoom.us/j/89928568841?pwd=K09kdjJBWHBVRG1kK3FtSXBxZDlGdz09

Discover invaluable insights at the NW EcoBuilding Guild’s February Education Event featuring case studies utilizing the BEAM Tool. Use the link below to register!

Eugene/Corvallis area Passive House aficionados!  Join us for an informal gathering to reconnect with your local cohort, as well as exchange experiences with other professionals around the PHIUS prescriptive path as well as the 45L tax credit for high-performance homes. Light refreshments will be provided. Hosted by PHNW Vice President, Peter Reppe. RSVP using the link below.

Join us for a tour of Dan Whitmore’s 3-story single-stair walkup apartment building! Learn more about this project from Positive Energy’s podcast here, highlighting what makes this project so unique! No RSVP required.

Join us for a tour of Dan Whitmore’s 3-story single-stair walkup apartment building! Learn more about this project from Positive Energy’s podcast here, highlighting what makes this project so unique! No RSVP required.

Register for NW Ecobuilding Guild’s Education Session! Join Don Davies, Co-Founder of Davies-Crooks Associates, Marty Josund of Brightstreet, and Ashley Stallworth and Nahele Joshi Bailey of Bio Fiber Industries as they discuss the groundbreaking use of C-Crete—the world's first low-carbon concrete. You may register for this online webinar using the link below.

Join us at Mithūn's stunning Pier 56 office on the Seattle waterfront for an evening of connection and inspiration! Please use the link below to RSVP.

Come see prefab in action! Join us for a construction project tour during the panel install phase of construction. Bring your questions!

Connect with fellow high-performance and passive building professionals in Bellingham at our networking mixer, hosted by Chuckanut Builders. Don't miss this chance to build valuable connections!

Come join us for a presentation on panelization for passive buildings by Resilient Framing Systems. Drinks and apps are on PHnw & Pivot Windows!

At Passive House Network’s 2023 conference, explore how we can build better buildings, better communities and a better world. Share your ambitions: projects, policy, finance, design & art, safety & health, social security & justice.