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Guest Post: Ben Newell on Zero Energy Residential Optimization Software
This is Ben Newell from Equinox Built Environment Engineering (www.buildequinox.com) writing a guest blog post about our ZEROs (Zero Energy Residential Optimization software) program now linked through...
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The PHIUS Certified Data for Window Performance Program is here
Graham Wright Graham Wright is PHIUS’ Senior Scientist. He’s led the PHIUS technical committee in the development of PHIUS Certified Data Program for Window Performance. Here’s Graham to tell you all...
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Invest in passive houses and buildings: Donate today!
Hi folks, It’s Mike Knezovich again, guest-blogging. In a previous post, I wrote about how I came to the passive house concept and to PHIUS. TrekHaus town homes in Portland, Ore., by Rob Hawthorne. You...
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Climate Data—When to Request a Custom Dataset
Ryan Abendroth–CPHC and former Certification Manager at PHIUS–with guidance on selecting datasets for passive modeling. CPHCs should use the guidelines below to determine which dataset will most...
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CPHC® goes virtual – Training to become a Certified Passive House Consultant...
The PHIUS Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC) training—launched in 2008—is the first and still only training program geared to North America’s unique climates, construction details and market...
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Part 2–NESEA BE 13: A guided tour of passive house trade show exhibitors
This is the second of a three-part series on passive building presence at NESEA BE13. Part one sets the stage for the series and part three completes the tour. Last year’s NESEA passive trade show...
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Part 3: NESEA BE13–the passive building journey continues…
OK, the finale! In part one we looked at the growth of passive building and how it’s reflected in Passive Place at BE13. In part two we embarked on the passive building tour of the BE13 trade show...
View ArticleCalifornia here we come!
I’m just back from San Francisco where I spent five days to meet with stakeholders and contributors to discuss plans for the conference coming up on September 10-14, 2014. The talks were amazing and...
View ArticleThe North American Passive House Conference in San Francisco – a hard act to...
Every year we say “This was the best passive house conference ever, we better stop now, we can’t possibly top this experience, the quality of the presenters, the “meat on the building science bones”...
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Climate Data and PHIUS+ 2015
Adam Cohen is a principal at Passiv Science in Roanoke, Va, a PHIUS CPHC®, a PHIUS Builder Training instructor, the builder/developer of multiple successful passive building projects, and a member of...
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10th Annual NAPHC – best party of the year, maybe ever…
Wow – was that a successful conference! It has been a week and I am still processing it all. Chicago was unlike any other conference — things did not slow down in the office after it was all over, they...
View ArticleTransitioning from PHIUS+ to the PHIUS+ 2015 Passive Building Standard
Lisa White, PHIUS Certification Manager Certification Update: PHIUS will not accept PHPP v9 for PHIUS+ 2015 Project Certification Up until now, Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) has allowed project...
View ArticlePHIUS+ 2018 Webinar Q&A
PHIUS Senior Scientist Graham Wright and Certification Manager Lisa White answer questions that were submitted during and after the live PHIUS+ 2018 Webinar on November 8, 2018. You can view a...
View ArticleWUFI® Passive V.3.2.0.1 validation using ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 140-2017
Good news: PHIUS has completed modeling to validate WUFI Passive according to ASHRAE 140. Read the full report here. ASHRAE 140 is a comprehensive Standard Method of Test (SMOT) for the evaluation of...
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