Category: News
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Phius Suspends ENH v2 Certification Requirement
As of this morning, Phius is suspending their requirement that multifamily buildings certify with the DOE Efficient New Homes v2 program (formerly known as Zero Energy Ready Homes). Most items on the ENH checklist will still be required, but the certification requirement for projects covered by ENH v2 is paused indefinitely (projects covered by ENH v1 are…
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Raising Standards, Lowering Costs: Now Accepting Proposals for Annual Passive House Symposium on December 9, 2025
Passive House Massachusetts is excited to announce the date for its next Passive House Symposium, which will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. The theme for this year’s Symposium will be “Raising Standards, Lowering Costs.” Passive House buildings can deliver superior comfort, health, resilience, efficiency, and durability for minimal additional cost (especially when it…
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Introducing our New Education Program Director, Beth Campbell
Like demand for Passive House construction, Passive House Massachusetts is growing! I am so excited to announce that PHMass has hired our first Education Program Director, Beth Campbell. Beth is a seasoned construction professional and educator, with practical experience delivering projects. Starting her career 20 years ago with “tool bags on,” Beth has served as…
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Introducing Our New Executive Director, Alexander Gard-Murray
After an extensive search with many highly qualified candidates, I am thrilled to announce that the Board of Passive House Massachusetts has chosen a new Executive Director to lead our organization: Alexander Gard-Murray. Alexander brings deep experience in building decarbonization, advocacy, and education. He was previously the Director of the Greenhouse Institute, where he was…
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Press Release: PHMass Joins UN Initiative on High Performance Buildings
Press Release July 31, 2023 Passive House Massachusetts signs letter of intent to join the Buildings Action Coalition to support United Nations’ Initiative on High Performance Buildings Passive House Massachusetts (PHMASS) has signed a letter of intent to join the Buildings Action Coalition (BAC) in partnership with the Enniscorthy Forum, other coalition members, and the…
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Public Housing Passive House Project Breaks Ground in Boston
Earlier this month, Mayor Wu and others gathered to break ground for Phase One of The Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment, the largest Public Housing Redevelopment in Boston’s history – with all 15 buildings set to be built to the Passive House standard. From the beginning, the first building and the full redevelopment were planned to…
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Passive House Year in Review 2022
What a year it’s been for Passive House in Massachusetts. Here are just a few highlights of what we have accomplished: We continued our Passive House + Renewables = Net Zero Energy campaign to promote Passive House as the foundation required to meet Net Zero goals. As part of this campaign, we have been integral in…
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Massachusetts Takes the Lead on Passive House
Massachusetts Takes the Lead on Passive House While Massachusetts has been a longtime leader in energy efficiency programing, the state is finally taking the lead on the development of low-carbon buildings by focusing on the Passive House standard. This includes incentives from the Mass Save program, a pilot grant program for affordable housing through the…
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A Surge in Affordable Multifamily Passive House in Boston
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