PHRC Webinars
Intro to the Passive House Standard for the PA Residential Construction Industry [Archive]
6/18/2019 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Instructor: Sarah Klinetob Lowe (PHRC), Ken Levenson (475 High Performance Building Supply)
Link to Webinar: http://bit.ly/PHRCWebinar_IntoToPassiveHouse
Description
The Passive House design standard is a voluntary above code
program for both new construction and retrofits that focuses on significantly
reducing a home’s energy usage. Primary design principles involved in this
standard are continuous insulation, strict air tightness limits, reduction of
thermal bridging, and a focus on thermal comfort via balanced ventilation and
heat recovery, resulting in homes that can use up to 90% less energy than a
conventional home. This webinar will provide an introduction of this standard
for Pennsylvania’s residential construction industry, including an overview of
the international Passive House standard (PHI) and the Passive House Institute
of the US (PHIUS) standard, the design principles behind each of them, and
details on Pennsylvania case studies built to these standards. It will also
include an overview of the certification process for the homes, as well as
Passive House designers, builders, raters, and verifiers, to inform the
residential construction industry of the logistics of building to the Passive
House standard.
Learning Objectives
Cost
Free to attend; $20 for continuing education credit in live webinar
Credit Hours
Live Webinar: 1.0 L&I Contact Hour, 1.0 PDH, 1.0 AIA LU|HSW, 1.0 ICC Contact Hour (0.1 CEU), 1.0 NARI hour/CEU
Tags: Energy Efficiency, Energy Codes, and Green Building
