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week of JULY 27 | 2020  

VIRTUAL EVENTS

Check for green building programs - webinars, workshops, training, happy hours galore - on the CTPH website calendar which includes these programs and many more.  

Tomorrow !

 

Designing High Performance Building Details

July 28 @ 4:00 - 6:00 PM

An overview of important concepts, processes and tools that should be considered when designing high performance building details.  
1.0 PHIUS CPHC CEU-approved

Details and Registration
CTPH Members are complimentary -- see your members email from 7/10
Non-members $10

Passive House Virtual Walk-through 

July 28 @ 10:00 AM 

"Hear first-hand perspectives from the viewpoint of architect, GC, CPHC, and tradesperson, featuring live streams from the project site and consultant’s office... Learn the team’s Passive House retrofit road-map at this walk-through."

Details 
FREE

Passive House Buildings in Hot and Humid Climates: An Example

July 29 @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM or 7:00 - 8:30 PM

"The team behind the EnerPHit retrofit of the Star Innovation Centre in Katunayake, Sri Lanka, will detail the challenges in realizing a Passive House building in a tropical climate."

CEU: 1 or 2 CEPH
Details 
€30.00

How to Identify and Drive Down Embodied Carbon in Buildings 

July 30 @ 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 

"An introductory course on embodied carbon geared towards construction professionals and policy makers.  A high-level overview of the importance of embodied carbon, how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the built environment, a summary of calculation tools available to construction professionals."

CEU: 2 PHI Credit points
Details 
$97 for non-Passive House Canada members

Architects Focus | Passive House Details Applied

July 30 @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Baxt Ingui Architects will share lessons learned through design, construction and client feedback as well a deep dive into the details and components of their current projects.

Details
FREE

VIRTUAL GATHERINGS

Passive House Accelerator Global Happy Hour

Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM

July 29: Cycling Towards Industry Transformation: What's Next at NAPHN?   Bronwyn Barry, board president of NAPHN, will be one of the panelists in the closing plenary for PH2020.  Here she will build upon that conversation and go deeper into NAPHN’s plans.
Details
Video from past Happy Hours

Green Building Advisor and Fine Homebuilding's The BS* + Beer Show (*building science)

Thursdays @ 6:00-7:30PM  

July 23: Windows, the sequel: Important Installation Details  We continue our discussion of windows with a focus on high-performance installations.
Details 
Video from past sessions

TRAINING

Peel School of Passive House 

Current offerings: 

Ÿ- Using DesignPH for Passive House Design
- PHPP Variants
- Heat3 Modelling
- Ventilation in Large Passive House Buildings
- Certified Passive House Designer Course
- CPHD Exam Prep Course

Details

2020 Better Building, Better Plants Summit

Session recordings available

"This annual event [from the U.S. Department of Energy] provides the opportunity for professionals to explore emerging technologies and share innovative strategies in energy and water efficiency."
Presentations 

NEWS

Mass Timber and Passive House, Together at Last

from Treehugger

"The marriage of two low-carbon design concepts we love finally happens in North America."

Read more...

Clare Parry: “Now that I live in a Passive House, I never want to move”

from The Fifth Estate

"Clare Parry... is a director of the Australian Passive House Association (and founding chair).  She’s been weathering the lockdown periods in her recently built Passive House in Melbourne, and is thrilled not to be in the “dumb” double brick house she lived in before... Parry is hooked on the luxury of impeccable comfort."

Read more...

CONFERENCES


 
PH2020: Choose Your Future 

LAST WEEK! Wednesday, July 29 @ 1:00 - 4:00 PM, virtual

"Choose Your Future” is a call to action – to recognize the power of individuals to produce change and to build a movement; a call to not forfeit our influence over events but use it.



New Gravity Housing Conference
Climate Change and the Imperative of High Performance Affordable Housing 

August 5-7, virtual

The reality of climate change is fundamentally altering the way buildings are designed, built, and operated in the coming decades.

At the same time, the need for quality affordable housing that can withstand increasingly extreme and volatile weather continues to grow. Building healthy, safe, and accessible places to live that will both limit and adapt to climate impacts is a key challenge for the 21st century. This cutting edge conference... will explore the tools, techniques, and practices that the building community is using to address this challenge across the United States, North America, and globe. 


 
BuildingEnergy Boston 2020
Transforming Existing Buildings 

August 12-14, virtual

The BuildingEnergy Boston Conference + Trade Show is designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.  It brings more than 1,000 industry leaders and emerging professionals together to learn from and share ideas with each other.  The theme of this year's event is Transforming Existing Buildings, with additional emphasis on decarbonization and on bringing more diverse communities into the discussion.  8 different types of Continuing Education Units (CEUs): AIA, APA, BPI, GBCI, MA CSL, PHI, PHIUS CPHC, and RESNET credits. 
Up to 9 PHIUS CPHC credits and 3 PHI credits can be earned

COMING UP SOON

August 4 @ 12:00 Product Showcase | Latest And Greatest Airsealing & Vapor Control
August 5 @ 11:00 New Solutions for New Construction or Major Renovation
August 6 @ 2:00 Zero is the Future of Housing... And No Extra Cost if Optimized
August 6 @ 4:00 Introduction to Just 2.0

August 5-7 New Gravity Housing Conference
August 12-14 NESEA BuildingEnergy Boston

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Member perks include a listing on the Member Directory, projects posted on the CTPH website, free or discounted admission to CTPH events, discounts to partner events, and access to members only resources.  Join today!


Sponsorship
Interested in becoming a Sponsor?  Email info@ctpassivehouse.org to learn about Event and Annual Sponsor opportunities.
Thanks to our annual sponsors


 



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