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week of March 8 | 2021  

PH SESSIONS

Next Eversource Passive House program


4-Part Building Science Workshop Series

Begins this week

 
On behalf of Eversource, a proud sponsor of Energize Connecticut, and in partnership with Connecticut Passive House, we are pleased to offer the Eversource CT Passive House Training 4-part Building Science Workshop Series at no-cost.  These exciting and informative virtual workshops will be presented by Steven Winter Associates.  Registration will open soon.
FREE
CEUs: PHIUS CPHC | AIA/HSW

 
Workshop 1: Intro to PH and Building Envelope
March 12 @ 9:00am – 12 noon
Register


Workshop 2: Carpentry, Window Installers, Air Barrier, and Insulation Trades
March 19 @ 9:00am – 12 noon
Register

Workshop 3: HVAC and Plumbing Trades
April 9 @ 9:00 am – 12 noon
Register
 
Workshop 4: QA/QC Techniques for Ensuring Success
April 16 @ 9:00am – 12 noon
Register

PH Real Estate | Marketing Passive House 

March 9 @ 12:00 - 1:00

Explore the multiple angles through which we could better market Passive House to the broader public and thus raise the overall demand for Passive House structures. Look beyond the typical frameworks through which Passive House is marketed (e.g., sustainability and energy savings) using three broad categories of benefits: wellness, economics, and environmental sustainability.
NYPH members FREE | $25 general admission

Passive as the Platform:
Getting to Net-Zero with Passive House 

March 9 @ 6:00 - 7:30

PASSIVEhouse Massachusetts' monthly meeting. It's a simple equation that is not well enough understood. Join us as we explore the implication of this concept and why Passive House is essential for getting to Net-Zero at scale. 
FREE

Passive House Design Build for Architecture Students

March 9 @ 6:00 - 7:00

Examine issues of curriculum, pedagogy and student expectations through the example of PH01:BRK, a student designed passive house in Brookings, South Dakota that is part of a larger initiative of self-sustaining design-build projects. 
PHIUS members FREE | $10 General Admission
CEUs: CPHC CEU pending, AIA pending

Educational buildings in the UK 

March 10 @ 12:00 - 1:00

The times of Sars-CoV-2 have brought a lot of focus to the need of proper and reliable ventilation systems. This is especially true in classrooms, where high occupancy often occurs. Architype, WARM and E3 have worked on several Passive House schools in the UK and will share their experiences throughout the years.
iPHA members FREE | €30 general admission
 

Let's Clear the Air | Building Ventilation Symposium
Ventilation, High Performance, & Passive House

March 10 @ 2:00 - 5:30

This symposium provides a common frame of reference, greater clarity and shared understanding, in the pursuit of growing high-performance building and Passive House markets.
Tackle the questions: Why does the Passive House methodology demand certain testing and how did we get here? What’s next? What are the implications for whole building systems design and long-term performance? 
NAPHN members FREE | $10 general Admission
 

Mass Timber + PH
An All-Timber Neighborhood in Berlin
 

March 11 @ 12:00 - 1:00

An All-Timber Neighborhood in Berlin, Weißensee, all about sustainable living for all generations and the social context of a neighborhood. The buildings are not just constructed as mass timber but also apply the passive house concept. The result is an amazing reduction in carbon emissions but also a substantial reduction of the embodied carbon we usually see in our buildings.
FREE
CEU: 1 PHI Credit

 

PHIUS+2021 Prescriptive Path

March 11 @ 6:00 - 7:00 ET

Dive into the PHIUS+2021 Prescriptive Path, only available for single family attached and detached residences. It will summarize the high level requirements, describe how they were derived, and preview the tools available to design and verify compliance.
FREE
CEU: CPHC pending

Virtual Pro Tour:
Mid-Rise Passive House & Urban Density Study
 

March 12 @ 12:30 - 2:30

A mid-rise project built to Passive House standards that includes 30 units of affordable housing and an early education center. The team will share design strategies, mechanical systems and energy use, sustainability issues, and the developer perspective behind this award-winning project. 
$20 NESEA members | $25 non-members
CEUs: AIA pending | PHIUS pending
Check for green building programs - webinars, workshops, training, happy hours galore -
on the CTPH website calendar which includes these programs and more.  

OF INTEREST

Technologies that Improve the Air We Live In 

Four-part series @ 12:00 - 1:00 PM

The webinar will begin by addressing the question "What is air intelligence?" We'll then look at solutions to help detect, visualize, and improve common indoor air quality issues in both residential and commercial settings, including airborne particles, carbon dioxide, odors and gases, formaldehyde, ozone, and humidity control.

January 12: What Does Air Intelligence Really Mean?

February 9: Making A Difference In Single Family Home Design

March 9: Daikin & Multifamily: There Is A Better Way!

April 13: Why Daikin Is A Leader In The Commercial HVAC Building Sector

Presented and sponsored by Daikin
FREE
CEUs: AIA 1.0 LU/HSW pending | BPI 1.0 credit hour

CT Green Bank 2021 Webinar Series 

@ 12:00 - 1:00 PM 

The Connecticut Green Bank invites you to join us as we explore the Renewable Energy of Community in our 2021 webinar series! Be a part of our community by joining the conversation.

March 2: Energy Trends and Transformations 
March 10: Environmental Finance
April 14: Financial Innovation: Ways to Invest in the Green Economy
April 22: Earth Day Conversation

FREE

Building a Vision: The Slate School

March 11 @ 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Patriquin Architects share their journey with The Slate School in North Haven.  The Slate School was the 2019 CTGBC Green Building Awards Best-In-Show Winner, and has won many awards for its innovative design, use of materials, and gentle site impact.
CTGBC members $10 / Non-members $25

SUMMITS

Women/xn in Passive House Trades

March 8

On International Women’s/Womxn’s day, join a discussion of Passive House construction careers and gender as six panelists present on their construction pathways, mentoring experiences, and how Passive House and technological changes are affecting their careers.
More

Housing 2.0 from Green Builder Media 

March 11, 18, 25, and April 1, 8

The Housing 2.0 program will empower building professionals—with a special focus on production builders—to design and construct higher performance, healthier, more sustainable homes at a fraction of the cost.
5-week sessions offered quarterly.  (Next rounds begin in June, September, and November)
More

NESSBE (Northeast Summit for a Sustainable Built Environment) is a biennial northeast regional summit meant to include a larger community of building professionals, owners, academics, policymakers, advocates and students in a conversation about sustainability in the built environment. 

We have less than a decade to reverse current greenhouse gas emissions trends to avoid the most devastating effects of climate change. The intention of this summit is to explore the means and solutions for meeting this challenge in the built environment, while improving the quality of life for all CT residents, and lifting up our most vulnerable communities.

With 17 high quality educational sessions and over 60 experts, NESSBE will help give you the tools to take climate action.
Schedule and Registration 

TRAINING

PHIUS Rater

March 22, 24, 26

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. 
CEUs: 14 AIA HSW | 14 CPHC CEU | 14 RESNET CEU    

PHIUS Verifier 

April 5, 7, 9

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. 
CEUs: 14 RESNET CEU | 18 CPHC CEU  

PHIUS Certified Passive House Consultant 

Phase II Begins April 12

(must complete Phase I first)

Learn to design to the PHIUS+ climate-specific building standard.

Phase I -- Online self-paced: Pre-recorded videos and modules featuring experienced PHIUS instructors; comprising about 35-40 hours of learning material. Complete prior to the Phase II training.
Phase II -- Online Live: Design exercises, and WUFI Passive and THERM software training, 3 hours per day over two weeks
CEUs: Phase I: 40 AIA LU/HSW & Phase II: 40 AIA LU/HSW | 32 GBCI | 37.13 BPI

PHIUS Certified Passive House Builder 

(April class is full)
Begins May 10

The PHIUS CPHB training program prepares construction professionals to meet the passive house challenge.  Topics range from design theory and climate-specific detailing to materials, techniques, project management, and quality assurance.

Phase I: An 8-hour online prep course completed prior to the Phase II training
Phase II: Live instruction for 8 days, online delivery, 3 hours per day over two weeks
CEUs: 32.5 CPHC / 32.5 AIA HSW / 12.75 BPI

NAPHN's PHI Certified Passive House Designer

On-Demand

This is a core Passive House training and is appropriate for a wide range of building professionals and stakeholders that want to know the guts of what makes Passive House tick and build a foundation of knowledge to integrate Passive House to meet your personal goals. Student profiles include architects, MEP and structural engineers, facade, energy and sustainability consultants, contractors, developers, policymakers, regulators, and more.
CEUs: 35 AIA LU/HSWs

Emu's PHI Certified Passive House Tradesperson

April 1 (Enrollment Deadline March 25)

This course is for design/build & construction professionals who are concerned about moisture control, air sealing, thermal bridging, healthy indoor air, durability, resiliency, and affordability of high-performance.
 

GATHER

Construction Tech Tuesdays 

Tuesdays @ 7:00 PM

March 9 | Sandra Rohler, Cornerstone Architecture The technology, technique, and technical aspects of her latest project, Little Mountain Cohousing in Vancouver, and her insight into high-performance tradespersons training.
Join 15 minutes early for pre-show networking and stick around for Overtime.

Passive House Accelerator Global Happy Hour

Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM

March 10 | Manon Meskens: Belgian Retrofit Case Studies  The architect director of A2M New York City, will present two Belgian retrofit case studies. Manon’s Passive House experience spans small, residential projects to large-scale, urban plannings throughout Europe.
Video from past Happy Hours

The BS* + Beer Show (*building science)

Thursdays @ 6:00-7:30PM  

March 11 | Building Monitoring: Show Me the Data  A presentation covering the basics of enclosure monitoring, typical instruments and sensors, and types of measuring; implementation, as well as real-world scenarios and guidance on how to interpret the data.
To prepare for what is sure to be an information-heavy show, check out Ben’s recent GBA article, “Why We Need Building Sensors” and on this episode of the BS* + Beer Show, Doug covered the topic of diagnostic tools.

LISTEN + WATCH

Passive House Podcast

New episodes Mondays  

March 8 | Gabby Brainard & Nina Sharifi In celebration of Women’s Day, an interview with Nina Sharifi and Gabrielle Brainard. discussing their envelope retrofit guide project, the overlap of architecture and technology in PH project delivery, and the experience of women in the industry.

Better Construction with Sean McStay podcast and YouTube

New episodes Saturdays

"A podcast and YouTube channel where I interview people in the Passive House, net-zero, and overall better construction industry on topics like design and construction techniques, products, and details that lead to a better-built environment. There is a new interview every week."

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