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week of OCTOBER 5 | 2020  

ATTEND (VIRTUALLY)

This week from our Annual Sponsor, Eversource:

October 8, 2020

9:30 AM – 3:00 PM


"Join us to learn from the experts from NREL, AKF, The Stone House Group, and Acton-Boxborough Regional School District about how commercial zero energy buildings have been designed and constructed.  Energy Efficiency Consultants from Eversource will also speak about technical and financial support available through energy efficiency programs to support zero energy buildings."
FREE
Register
Later this month from our Annual Sponsor, Huber:

October 20 & 21, 2020

12:00 – 2:00 PM


"Join us to discuss the changes in the energy code as they relate to the Building Enclosure. Listen to presenter Peter Yost, one of our industry’s top guns on building enclosures and integrating material selections. Discussions focus on how performance components of insulation, water management, air leakage, and HVAC relate to a whole as the building enclosure."
FREE
Register
Seats are limited

DesignPH | 07_ Window: Modeling, Components, Mullions and Reveals

October 6 @ Noon - 1:00 PM

Learn how to us DesignPH alongside PHPP, how to edit and adjust a window, understand working process regarding curtain walls, learn the shading tools.
NYPH members $0 / Non-Members $15
1 hr of PHI Continued Educational Credits

US DOE Better Buildings webinar series 

biweekly Tuesdays @ 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Pressing topics facing energy professionals with
new experts leading the conversations.
FREE
October 6 - CPACE Financing Turns 10: Impacts, Challenges, and What Comes Next  Explore the impacts and success stories of commercial property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing, better known as CPACE, over the last 10 years. Attendees will hear about new research and find out what the future may hold for CPACE financing.

Equity and Environmental Justice in Climate Solutions webinar series

Weekly @ Noon - 1:00 PM

11-part series exploring innovative and successful 
climate change solutions across CT and the nation.
FREE
October 8 ─ Energy Justice

Passive House On the Frontlines: Wildfire Smoke & Indoor Air Quality 

October 8, 7:00 PM

Homeowners and occupants share tweaks and additions they are making to ventilation systems to create havens of clean air during climate fire events.
FREE
Check for green building programs - webinars, workshops, training, happy hours galore -
on the CTPH website calendar which includes these programs and more.  

GATHER

Passive House Accelerator Global Happy Hour

Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM

October 7: James Geppner: Retrofit NY (NYSERDA) James Geppner, project manager of Retrofit NY for NYSERDA, joins us to present on retrofits and the changing building market.  James is an expert in behavioral change and market transformation.
Video from past Happy Hours

The BS* + Beer Show (*building science)

Thursdays @ 6:00-7:30PM  

October 8: Building Diagnostics with Doug Horgan and Randy Williams who focus on the techniques and tools used to assess our buildings both during construction and after completion for performance assessment, investigation and directed problem solving.
Video from past sessions

READ

Passive House: Analyzing Design’s Fourth Dimension

from ArchitectureAU

"...the Passive House (Passivhaus) standard has been the cornerstone of the emission-reduction strategy across all of these cities, not only for architects driving better building design, but for government as well."
Read...
 

Passive House – Building The Efficient Home Of The Future

from Forbes

"It is often assumed that being very energy efficient has to also cost a great deal more than the typical house.  However, I have found many examples of more modest priced houses that are certified PH.  The Art House, in VT was built by Habitat for Humanities on a meager budget and is certified PH. 
Read...

CONFERENCES

24th International Passive House Conference

September 20 - October 8

"With a com­pre­hens­ive con­fer­en­ce pro­gram, we will show how the build­ing sec­tor con­trib­utes to a sus­tain­able fu­ture. Des­pite the Corona crisis, cli­mate pro­tec­tion must con­tin­ue and we are con­vinced that en­ergy-ef­fi­cient build­ing is in­dis­pens­able!"
Earn up to 42 PHI credit points 

ILFI Zero Carbon Conference 

October 7-9

The conference will respond to the need to take intentional and equitable action on the climate crisis and forge a collaboration of our community of architects, designers, engineers, contractors, and responsible manufacturers–along with ESG investors and developers taking active steps to accelerate the decarbonization of the built environment.
LFA and AIA CEUs available; self-report GBCI 

AIACT Virtual CACX 2020
Connecticut Architecture Conference and Expo

October 19-20

"Join us for half days on October 19 and 20 to visit simulated exhibitor booths, sit in on relevant and cutting-edge educational sessions, interactive networking, and some fun side events!"  If there are sessions at the same time, they will be available for registered attendees to view in our video archives available after the conference.

"CACX20 may not bring us together in person, but we will be joining forces to learn, share, and experience a new way of interacting."

TRAIN

PHIUS Certified Passive House Builder Training

Begins October 12

From PHIUS & RDH Building Science
"The course offers real-world insights into on-site implementation as well as counseling and advice on both the practical and business concerns specific to passive house. The material covers not only craftsmanship, but also risks and liability to the passive house contractor and guidance in both problem-solving and (more importantly) problem avoidance."
32.5 CPHC CEU, 32.5 AIA HSW, 12.75 BPI CEU

Zero Net Energy Buildings 

Begins October 12

Instructor: Marc Rosenbaum
"Master a comprehensive understanding of all of the key components of a zero net energy building—envelope, systems, and renewable energy sources—and how they fit together to confidently create your own home designs."
25 BPI CEUs, 26 AIA LU, 50 PHIUS CPHC CEUs, 6 NAHB Credits, 26 NARI Credits

Energy Modeling in eQUEST

Begins October 12

Instructor: Chris Schaffner
"Master eQUEST, the free "Quick Energy Simulation Tool" developed by the U.S. Department of Energy and other industry leaders.  You will learn how to build and run energy models. By the end of the course, you should be able to function as the go-to energy modeler on an integrated design team."
20 BPI CEUs

Using PHPP in Passive House Design & Certification

Begins October 13

From NAPHN & Peel School of Passive House
"Learn how to use the PHPP for residential building design and certification. Participants will be guided step-by-step through the relevant worksheets, while learning the correct conventions for measurements and calculations. Proper documentation will also be covered in detail. A case study will provide participants with practical experience in completing and documenting PHPP calculations for building certification."

COMING UP SOON

October 15 Equity and Environmental Justice in Climate Solutions: Environmental Justice and the Urban Natural Environment
October 15 Product Showcase | Design for Moisture Control Using Stone Wool Insulation
October 16 CT Green Bank's Mulitfamily Peer to Peer Network meeting

October 20-21 The Intersection of Building Science and Building Materials
October 21-23 passivehausMAINE Fall Forum 2020

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