The Passive House Network’s Summer Certified Passive House Designer Training will kick off on July 1st. Those who enroll can earn 35 AIA LU/HSW credits upon course completion. There are also lots of Financial Incentives that can support this training for those who qualify.
The BE+ Building Tech Forum is back! Keep your finger on the pulse of industry transformation and connect with 250+ leading architects, engineers, building owners, operators, contractors, manufacturers, utility reps, sustainability consultants, investors, lenders, and more. Featuring 45 x 5-minute lightning talks on building technologies, products, materials, and approaches that push the envelope for sustainability […]
Join PHMass on Tuesday, September 9th from 5:30–7:30 PM for an evening of learning, networking, and great conversation with PHMass’ own Beth Campbell. Beth is an experienced Passive House builder and educator, and has spent the last six months interviewing 40 practitioners involved with more than 20 certified Passive House multifamily projects in Massachusetts. She’ll share the most critical lessons learned and identify professional educational gaps, as well as the educational strategies PHMass will be using to help teams succeed.
Rising energy costs, tenant demands, and decarbonization targets are reshaping the real estate landscape. Owners and operators are under pressure to cut costs, improve efficiency, and future-proof assets — while technology providers, utilities, and financiers are racing to deliver solutions that can scale. Session 1: Money Matters & the Capital RE-Stack How do incentives, financing […]
Marc Rosenbaum, P.E. has studied how to make great buildings for over forty-five years. Much of his recent work has been on Zero Net Energy Buildings, Decarbonization/Electrification, Deep Energy Retrofits, Living Building Challenge, and Passive House. His work has been recognized nationally by ASHRAE, AIA, EEBA, and NESEA, but they didn’t see all the mistakes […]
PHMass is a program partner for this year’s Climate Beacon 2025 Conference. You can find more information about this event at https://www.climatebeacon.org/2025-conference. PHMass will be joining the tour of the Bunker Hill project on Wednesday, October 22. See the conference program for more details and for other events and sessions during the conference. As an […]
Join Emu Passive for a free webinar on Passive House Retrofits as a healthier pathway to the electrification of the existing building stock, in collaboration with Passive House Massachusetts. Electrifying existing buildings is a crucial step toward reducing reliance on fossil fuels, but it introduces certain challenges. These include the risk of diminished resilience in […]
Once a year, the Built Environment Plus community gathers to celebrate industry success in greening the built environment at our annual Green Building Showcase. Join them for a night of project boards, short presentations, discussions, and awards. Attendees include architects, engineers, contractors, developers, owners, facility managers, building users, lenders, suppliers – everyone who plays a role […]
Join Architect, Leigh Overland, and BuildGreenCT this November for an exclusive tour of the Overland Residence, a Passive House-inspired home in Fairfield, Connecticut that exemplifies sustainable building for future generations. Completed in 2021, this residence features several high-performance features including; ICF exterior walls, SIP roofs, in-floor heating & cooling, triple-pane doors & windows, and solar […]
Join RDH Building Science’s David Stanton (Senior Engineer) and John Mann (CPHC, Phius Verifier, HERS Rater) as they present the essentials of airtightness testing—what it is, why it matters, and how to succeed. Massachusetts’ updated energy code and passive building verification requirements mandate whole building airtightness testing. For multifamily projects, these tests can prove complex. […]
The Annual Passive House Symposium is the premier Massachusetts event focused on the world’s leading high-performance building standard. It brings together people from across the industry—developers, architects, consultants, engineers, builders, […]
Register Here Join PHMass on Tuesday, January 13th from 5:30–7:30 PM for a free evening of learning, networking, and great conversation! Did you know that the tallest building in Boston’s […]
The Department of Energy Resources (DOER) is seeking input about user experience navigating the stretch and specialized stretch codes. They would like to hear about any challenges code users are experiencing and any suggested improvements that could be made. There will be a brief framing presentation from DOER followed by a discussion of code user […]