Policy Entries

Articles Collection

• B.C.’s Energy Step Code: Driving Market Transformation
• Denver City Council Approves Green Code and Lists Passive House Certification as Compliance Path
• Fast Company: How Vancouver is Pushing To Build a City of Zero Emission Buildings
• Report from the International Passive House Conference in China
• Marketing Passive House: Communicating The Value of Passive House Buildings to Clients
• Passive House Past, Passive House Future
• Actively Passive
• A Big Bold Idea: The City of Vancouver Sets a Targets and Maps the Path
• NYC Climate Mobilization Act: A Brief History
• Green Light: Rise of the Energy Efficient Building
• The Architecture Industry Response to Climate Change
• Vancouver Amends Bylaws To Encourage More Passive House Construction
• Boston Releases Zero Emission Buildings Handbook
• Canadian Newspaper to Follow Evolution of a Toronto Passive House Project For the Next Year
• 2020 Renaissance Plan—Seizing the Moment for Transformative Investments
• Vancouver Fire Hall is First Zero Carbon Design Certified Building in BC
• Success of BC Step Code Could Lead to Nationwide Adoption
• Introducing E-Robot, The $5 Million U.S Department of Energy's Retrofit Envelope Prize
• Pittsburgh Hopes to Cut Emissions with Great Transparency
• Scotland's Highland Council Considering the Passivhaus Standard for Schools, Nurseries and More
• Green Zoning: Accelerating Smart Growth in Single Family Zones
• Interview with Jeff Colley, Editor of Passive House Plus Magazine
• DOE Funds Retrofit Technologies
• Support for Climate Act Legislation in NYS Budget Bill
• Passive House Helping Shape State Energy Codes
• Simplifying Policy Transformations
• Joanna Grab & Jennifer Leone: Data (not anecdotes)
• Anjanette Green: RESET Building Standard + IAQ
• Chris Higgins: Vancouvers Passive House Proliferation
• Multifamily Passive House Incentive Programs for Low Income House | Bev Craig
• Passive House Policy Summit
• BC Energy Step Code and Passive House | Robyn Wark, BC Hydro
• Embodied Carbon and Passive House Policy in British Columbia | Anthony Pak
• Local Law 97 and Passive House | Tom Eisele
• Harbor Village Affordable Housing
• NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence Round 3 Announcement and Onsite Presentation at Engine 16
• Putting the Punk into Passive House, Part 2
• Massachusetts Took Passive House to Scale – You Can Too!
• Go Inside This 100% Passive House District in Germany
• Adding High Performance to LA’s Housing
• 2024 Phius Policy Summit April 16-17
• New York State Climate Action Council Finalizes Scoping Plan to Advance Nation-leading Climate Law
• Embodied Carbon Roundtable
• A 50% Cut in Emissions by 2030? We’re here to help, President Biden
• Demystifying Local Law 97
• How New Federal Policy Raises the Bar for Energy-Efficient Housing
• California Campaign for Passive House Pathway
• Scottish Government Seeking Consultation on Scottish Passivhaus Equivalent Policy
• Zero-Emission Buildings Rising in EU
• Are Smoke-Tight Buildings Coming to California?

Podcast Collection

• Passive House Podcast Ep 12: Dr. Diana Ãœrge-Vorsatz, IPCC
• Passive House Podcast Ep 6: Simone Schenkel, Grün Eco Design
• Passive House Podcast Ep 34: Beverly Craig, MassCEC
• Passive House Podcast Ep 35: Tom Eisele, NYPH Policy Advisor
• Passive House Podcast Ep 36: Robyn Wark, BC Hydro
• Passive House Podcast Ep 38: John Palmer, Passivhaus Trust
• Passive House Podcast Ep 47: Chris Ballard, Passive House Canada
• Passive House Podcast Ep 58: Dr. Diana Ãœrge-Vorsatz, IPCC
• Bonus Episode: Ian Findlayson at PhiusCon 2021
• Passive House Podcast Ep 73: Giorgia Tzar, International Passive House Association
• Passive House Podcast Ep 83: Roberto Pecora, ZEBx
• Passive House Podcast Ep 86: Marine Sanchez, RDH Building Science
• Passive House Podcast Ep. 105: Scott Kennedy, Cornerstone Architecture
• Passive House Podcast Ep. 116: Bronwyn Barry, The Passive House Network and Passive House BB
• Passive House Podcast Ep. 119: Mark Lyles, New Buildings Institute
• Passive House Podcast Ep. 120: Ralph DiNola, New Buildings Institute
• Passive House Podcast Ep. 124: Jesse Clarke, Pro Clima
• Passive House Podcast Ep. 126: Jessica Allen, Climasure
• Passive House Podcast Ep. 128: Andrew Steingiser, RDH Building Science
• Bonus Episode: Sean Botham, CityHousing Hamilton (PHCC 2023)
• Bonus Episode: Scott Foster, Senior Advisor, Senior Fellow, and Entrepreneur in Sustainable Energy (PHCC 2023)