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2017 New Gravity Housing Conference
Come say hi at the 475 booth! The New Gravity: Climate Change and the Imperative of High Performance Affordable Housing The reality of climate change will fundamentally alter the way buildings are designed, built, and operated in the coming decades. At the same time, the need for quality affordable housing that can withstand increasingly extreme and volatile weather continues to grow. Building healthy, safe, and accessible places to live that will both limit and adapt to climate impacts is a…
Find out more »NAPHN Designer Training – Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD/C): New York City
NAPHN’s Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant course is the premier training program for Passive House building professionals. Supported by a 25+ year history of global technical leadership by the Passive House Institute, and over 7 years of successful American instruction, from Maine to California, by the Passive House Academy – this course is specifically designed to teach the international Passive House Standard to American professionals making Passive House buildings in the U.S. construction industry. With 5 days of in-class instruction, and…
Find out more »Film Screening – “Tomorrow” by Melanie Laurent and Cyril Dion [aka “Demain”]
JOIN US! You might have landed here from a listing on the Tomorrow website for a screening at Passive House Center. You might have been invited by a friend. However you got here, we're glad you made it! While the average foursevenfive.com visitor is used to coming to this site to use 475 as a resource for European knowledge and materials (adapted to the US market) for creating high performance, Passive House, low carbon and carbon positive buildings, this might…
Find out more »PH Rocky Mountains – Passive House in Colorado – Ft Collins Museum of Art – Aug 17 – 6 pm to 8 pm
Andrew Michler will lecture on the Passive House building system as a Global Phenomenon. Andrew is a Certified Passive House Consultant and designer. He developed the first certified International Passive House in Colorado, which is the state’s most energy efficient home and has been on the cover of international architecture magazines and covered extensively in design media. Developed in Germany but utilized around the world, Passive House refers to a rigorous, voluntary standard for energy efficiency for any type of…
Find out more »475 Webinar: High Performance Historic Masonry Retrofits – Aug 22, 2017 : 1 pm EST
Register for FREE at the bottom of this page. The goals of historic preservation and energy efficiency and comfort often seem in conflict, as higher insulation levels can pose new risks to these timeless structures. Yet it need not be so. This comprehensive presentation discusses strategies for minimizing the apparent conflict while allowing for the highest possible performance – ensuring that the integrity of the structure won’t be compromised, and making a more robust structure for the next 100 years: preservation and…
Find out more »NYPH: THermal Bridge Modeling for Advanced Users – August 22nd – 6 pm to 9 pm EST
Ready to step up your technical skills game? Join NYPH member, Ed May and John Mitchell of bldgtyp for a two hour course on Thermal Bridge Modelling for Advanced Users! This course is targeted to: Passive House Consultants, Designers and Tradespersons Building Design Professionals Manufacturers of high performance building envelope elements Learning Objectives: Get familiar with the rules and procedures for THERM Provide detailed overview on the model creation and program use Learn how to use THERM to create PSI-Values…
Find out more »NAPHN Designer Training – Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD/C): New York City
NAPHN’s Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant course is the premier training program for Passive House building professionals. Supported by a 25+ year history of global technical leadership by the Passive House Institute, and over 7 years of successful American instruction, from Maine to California, by the Passive House Academy – this course is specifically designed to teach the international Passive House Standard to American professionals making Passive House buildings in the U.S. construction industry. With 5 days of in-class instruction, and…
Find out more »NAPHN Designer Training – Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD/C): Philadelphia
NAPHN’s Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant course is the premier training program for Passive House building professionals. Supported by a 25+ year history of global technical leadership by the Passive House Institute, and over 7 years of successful American instruction, from Maine to California, by the Passive House Academy – this course is specifically designed to teach the international Passive House Standard to American professionals making Passive House buildings in the U.S. construction industry. With 5 days of in-class instruction, and…
Find out more »NAPHN Designer Training – Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant (CPHD/C): Los Angeles
NAPHN’s Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant course is the premier training program for Passive House building professionals. Supported by a 25+ year history of global technical leadership by the Passive House Institute, and over 7 years of successful American instruction, from Maine to California, by the Passive House Academy – this course is specifically designed to teach the international Passive House Standard to American professionals making Passive House buildings in the U.S. construction industry. With 5 days of in-class instruction, and…
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