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Highlights from the North American Passive House Conference
PHIUS’s ninth annual conference had great presentations, a look at where the standards are going, and a bunch of the smartest people in building science
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New Passive Building Standards for North America
Why the European Passivhaus standard isn’t appropriate for North American climates
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Video: New Passivhaus Products
Katrin Klingenberg, founder of the Passive House Institute U.S., tours the trade-show floor at the BuildingEnergy 14 conference, pointing out her favorite windows, heat pumps, diagnostic tools, and more
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A New Passivhaus Standard for North America
Katrin Klingenberg explains why the superinsulation standard developed for Central Europe is inappropriate for North America
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Is This Building Passivhaus-Certified?
American and German certifying organizations disagree over whether this Canadian duplex, the Rideau Residences, meets the Passivhaus standard
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Round 3: Wolfgang Feist Discusses the PHI-PHIUS Split
The founder of the Passivhaus Institut in Germany explains why the U.S. group has been cut off from its European parent
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The American Passive House Institute Responds to Dr. Feist
PHIUS calls Feist’s letter “inaccurate, destructive, disappointing and hurtful”
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A New Passivhaus Advocacy Group for the U.S.
Katrin Klingenberg announces the launch of the Passive House Alliance
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The First Project in the D.C. Area to Aim for Passivhaus Certification
Construction commenced in August on a house that will feature peak performance and high-end amenities
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Passivhaus Homes are Extremely Tight and Energy-Efficient
The stringent construction standard — also called Passive House — can be used for new homes as well as for deep energy retrofits of leaky old houses
