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What is a Passive House - An Introduction
According to Wikipedia, the definition of a passive house is “is a rigorous, voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building, reducing its ecological footprint. It results in ultra-low energy buildings that require little energ… more...
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0 replies | 12742 views | Posted on: 08/07/2017 | Last updated: 03/04/2025
Benefits of Passive House Buildings
"Energy efficiency is a way of managing and restraining the growth in energy consumption. Something is more energy efficient if it delivers more services for the same energy input, or the same services for less energy input" &ndas… more...
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0 replies | 10627 views | Posted on: 02/06/2017 | Last updated: 03/04/2025
Chicago's Willis Tower Goes LEED Platinum
Chicago’s Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, is now the largest US building to achieve the USGBC’s LEED Platinum rating. At 1451 feet tall, the building was the world’s tallest skyscraper from i’s… more...
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LEED (USGBC)
0 replies | 2556 views | Posted on: 01/27/2020 | Last updated: 02/07/2023
PCC Community Markets Opens the World's First Living Building Challenge Petal-Certified Grocery Store
Congratulations to PCC Community Markets for opening the World's First Living Building Challenge Petal-Certified Grocery store in Ballard, Seattle. PCC Community Markets (PCC) is the largest community-owned food co-op in… more...
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Living Building Challenge
0 replies | 2336 views | Posted on: 12/03/2020 | Last updated: 01/19/2023
An Introduction to NGBS Green, Green Certification for Existing Buildings, Free Webinar, January 19, 12-1pm EST
Existing multifamily and mixed-use buildings can use the ICC-700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) to earn green certification when the buildings are renovated to be more sustainable and efficient. The NGBS accommodates building renov… more...
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National Green Building Standard (NGBS)
0 replies | 2007 views | Posted on: 12/13/2021 | Last updated: 12/13/2021
LEED Residential in the Mid Atlantic Region, December 15, 10:30-12 PM EST
In its second generation, the USGBC is guided by four pillars: sustainability, resiliency, health, and equity. USGBC remains committed to a sustainable and equitable world. Now more than ever it is important that we examine programming… more...
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0 replies | 1370 views | Posted on: 11/19/2021 | Last updated: 11/20/2021
Passive House Primer, September 8, 1-2 PM EDT
BE-Ex’s Passive House Primer is an engaging, one-hour seminar on Passive House fundamentals and their application in the real estate market. Available as a free session at the Building Energy Exchange, the Primer is ideal fo… more...
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0 replies | 1606 views | Posted on: 08/25/2021 | Last updated: 08/26/2021
Announcing: On-Demand Passive House Training for All, by NAPHN and BEEx
This summer, North American Passive House Network (NAPHN) and Building Energy Exchange (BE-Ex) announced the launch of a new, coordinated on-demand Passive House training pathway for all those people even a tiny bit interested in the Passiv… more...
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0 replies | 3279 views | Posted on: 08/13/2021 | Last updated: 08/13/2021
NAPHN’s Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD) Training, June 16-18 & 24-25, Online
NAPHN's core Passive House training is appropriate for a wide range of building professionals and stakeholders who want to know the guts of what makes Passive House tick and build a foundation of Passive House knowledge. Stude… more...
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0 replies | 1177 views | Posted on: 06/08/2021 | Last updated: 06/08/2021
Passive House Policy Summit, a Passive House Accelerator Event, April 26, 4 pm PST / 7 pm EST
It’s often said in Passive House circles that we already have the solutions at our fingertips to make buildings part of the climate solution rather than the climate problem. We just need to use them. Passive House Accelerator&rsquo… more...
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0 replies | 610 views | Posted on: 04/18/2021 | Last updated: 04/18/2021
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