week of OCTOBER 12 | 2020
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Next week from our Annual Sponsor, Huber:
October 20 & 21, 2020
12:00 – 2:00 PM
"Join Peter Yost and Steve Baczek, our industry’s top guns on building enclosures and integrating material selections, to discuss the changes in the energy code as they relate to the Building Enclosure. 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
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October 13 @ Noon - 1:00 PM
Learn about HVAC retrofit energy savings and how to ventilate to achieve a healthy buildings, understand
Indoor Air Quality.
FREE
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October 13, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
A plain-English introduction to high-performance construction concepts, Passive House fundamentals, and their application in the real estate
market. Ideal for property owners, managers, developers.
CEU: 1 AIA LU | HSW
FREE
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October 13, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Join PASSIVEhouse Massachusetts for their October
meeting, featuring a presentation and discussion on
ventilation strategies and central energy/heat recovery
(HRV/ERV) systems for large Passive House buildings.
FREE
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Weekly @ Noon - 1:00 PM
11-part series exploring innovative and successful
climate change solutions across CT and the nation.
FREE
October 15 ─ Environmental Justice and the Urban Natural Environment
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October 15 @12:30 - 1:30 PM
How stone wool insulation can be used as exterior insulation to assist with moisture management.
FREE
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Check for green building programs - webinars, workshops, training, happy hours galore -
on the CTPH website calendar which includes these programs and more.
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Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM
October 14: Amy Egerter and Martha Campbell from the Rocky Mountain Institute's REALIZE initiative. REALIZE has the goal of standardizing retrofits that are affordable and convenient using semi-industrial approaches.
Video from past Happy Hours
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Thursdays @ 6:00-7:30PM
October 15: Wood Foundations with Mike Guertin and Jake Bruton explore the topic of permanent wood foundations (PWFs) -- built using pressure-treated lumber with crushed stone footings, what the residential code has to say about PWFs, discuss some advantages, and tackle tough questions from skeptics.
Video from past sessions
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from Passive House Accelerator
Now on their seventh episode, featuring interviews with the leaders, practitioners, and change-makers in the global Passive House movement.
The latest episode features Giorgia Tzar from the International Passive House Association (iPHA) discussing the 24th International Passive House Conference with host Matthew Cutler-Welsh.
Listen
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from Steven Winter Associates
Episodes explore how we can create a more sustainable built environment by focusing on efficiency, accessibility, and health. 3 episodes feature Passive House:
"Passively Built with Jesse Thompson –
A Look at Air-Sealing and Ventilation"
"Developing Boston’s Tallest Passive
House with Brad Mahoney"
"Your Top 10 Passive House Questions,
Answered"
Listen
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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."
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October 21-23
How Mainers and Maine buildings provide keys to
long term environmental and economic sustainability for Maine and further abroad.
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October 22-23
Online educational sessions covering cutting edge green building and sustainability topics and industry best practices. Hear experts from across the region and beyond as they gather to discuss their current work, opportunities for social, environmental, and economic impact, and challenges ahead in the sustainability field.
8 AIA LU-HSWs (GBCI CE hours pending)
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October 22
More critical than ever, this virtual summit brings the full leadership eco-system together to discuss how healthy,
accessible spaces are being redefined.
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October 29
Featuring the CTPH-sponsored
Passive House category
Keynote speakers:
Dr. Joseph Allen (Associate Professor of Exposure Assessment Science at Harvard's Department of Environmental Health) and John Macomber (Senior Lecturer in the Finance unit at Harvard Business School), co-authors of Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity.
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PHIUS 6th Annual Passive Projects Design Competition
Projects must be listed as fully certified in the PHIUS+ Certified Projects database. Projects can be submitted in one or more of the five qualifying categories:
- Single Family
- Multifamily
- Affordable
- Commercial / Institutional
- Source Zero
Additionally, two projects from the above winners will be awarded:
- Best Overall Project of this year’s competition
- Best Project by a Young Professional (35 or under)
Instructions and entry form
Due Tuesday, October 13, by 11:59pm ET
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Begins November 2
Phase I: Online Sessions (self-paced, recommended 4-6 weeks)
Phase II: Online (12 days)
AIA Phase I: 40 LU/HSW units; Phase II: 40 LU/HSW units
GBCI 32 CEU / Building Performance Institute 37.13 CE credits
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Begins November 2
PHIUS+ Raters focus on single-family residential projects. The course is geared toward experienced RESNET and BPI professionals, and provides grounding in passive building principles as well as a guide to onsite quality assurance for the PHIUS+ program.
Part 1: self-paced online modules
Part 2: 9-hours of live instruction
CEUs: 14 AIA HSW / 14 CPHC / 14 RESNET
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Begins November 9
This training prepares third-party Quality Assurance and onsite verification professionals to understand the application of passive building and verification principles for multifamily and commercial projects pursuing PHIUS+ Certification.
Part 1: self-paced online modules
Part 2: 9-hours of live instruction
CEUs: 14 RESNET / 18 CPHC
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Email calendar@ctpassivehouse.org to include your event on our calendar.
Email newsletter@ctpassivehouse.org if you have an item for our newsletter.
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Membership
Connect with a community of like-minded professionals. We share resources, education, and the knowledge and skill sets of our peers.
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.
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Thanks to our annual sponsors
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