Passive House is a revolutionary approach to building design that aims to create ultra-energy-efficient buildings that are comfortable, healthy, and resilient. In this video, we provide a comprehensive overview of the principles of Passive House, including how it works, what sets it apart from traditional building methods, and the benefits of adopting this standard for your next building project.

We delve into the key components of Passive House design, such as insulation, air sealing, heat recovery ventilation, and passive design. We also explain the key performance metrics that buildings must achieve to be recognized as Passive House certified, and how Passive House performance, combined with carbon-sequestering materials and clean clean energy, provides the path to zero carbon building.

Darmstadt/Wiesbaden, Germany. Highly energy-efficient buildings are indispensable for climate protection. The 26th International Passive House Conference demonstrated that a high energy efficiency is also necessary for other reasons: social justice, good air quality for example in schools and health care buildings, and protecting the power grid against overloading are other good reasons to build and retrofit buildings in a better way.

Passive House Multi-Family – Good for All is Good for One (webinar recording). How Passive House Qualities Benefit both Occupants & Owners

In 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 9 (SB9) to further address California’s housing shortage. SB9 went into effect January 1, 2022. This law establishes a streamlined process to develop two primary residential dwelling units on one eligible single-family zoned parcel, and to split one eligible single-family zoned parcel into two separate parcels of approximately equal size. SB9 also provides more flexible property setbacks and parking standards and extends subdivision approval expirations for eligible parcels

3d Printed House at Woodbury University, Los Angeles

Woodbury School of Architecture students in the design studio of professor Kishani De Silva invited us to attend the 3d concrete printing for their Solar Decathlon competition contribution. The Solar Decathlon is the U.S. Department of Energy’s global challenge to college students to design and build zero-energy buildings. It was very impressing and exciting to see their building growing layer by layer.

PARAVANT Architects participated in the Zoning Holiday Passive House Design Competition. On February 1, 2023 the Zoning Holiday Design Party took place in San Francisco, CA attended by developers, architects and advocates.

International Passive House Awards.

Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) 10 - imperial. An article by Mary James published at the Passive House Accelerator.

Happy New Year 2023 from Passive House Los Angeles & PARAVANT Architects.

What - NO ZONING??? That's certainly a party! PHN is collaborating with YIMBY Law/Action and Home3 Inc. to celebrate by hosting a Call for Designs for Passive House 5-plex designs for California.

HRV | how to change the filters on your Zehnder HRV unit. Video provided by Small Planet Supply

A new HRV is entering the North American Passive House Market, Brink.

iPHA webinars now as replay on Passipedia available, free access for Passive House California (PHCA) members

The book “Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle”, and Lloyd Alter as a guest speaker at the Passive House Accelerator.

Passive House Network (PHN), The Economics of Residential Passive House, Residential Electrification with the Passive House Standard

The 2022 California Energy Code has introduced significant changes for multifamily occupancies, from how these occupancies are to be classified and organized within the code to the introduction of new Mandatory and Prescriptive Measures facilitating preparation for future multifamily all-electric buildings.

Passive House Accelerator | Buildings Magazine | Fall 2022

The International Passive House Open Days

Passive House at COP27 | Sharm El Sheikh

Efficiency – when, if not now? Advantages of high energy-efficiency – Passive House