In addition to PHMass’ own educational offerings, there are a number of opportunities through various organizations for education, certification, and training on Passive House. If you are interested in arranging training through PHMass, contact us at education@phmass.org.
Phius
Phius (formerly Passive House Institute US) is focused on research, training curriculum, and technical standards and is committed to making high-performance passive building the mainstream market standard. They offer a wide variety of resources, certifications, and training programs.
Passive House Institute
The Passive House Institute (PHI) is an independent research institute that has played an especially crucial role in the development of the Passive House concept internationally and offers its own set of resources, certifications, and training programs.
Passive House Network
The Passive House Network is a high-performance building literacy program working in partnership with the Passive House Institute and the International Passive House Association to provide a global knowledge community to scale these efforts.
Emu Passive
Emu offers professional passive house training, consulting services, and component/systems analysis for all aspects of the design and construction of high quality building envelopes and healthy indoor environments.
Built Environment Plus
Built Environment Plus, formerly known as the USGBC Massachusetts Chapter, is a membership-based community advocating for green buildings at the state and local level. Built Environment Plus provides green building education, networking, advocacy, and leadership opportunities for the sustainable building practitioner community and beyond.
Studio for High-Performance Design and Construction
Housed in a state-of-the-art Passive House facility in Newton, MA, StudioHPDC is a classroom and educational center for sustainable design & construction, providing hands-on workshops, classroom trainings, and discussion series, as well as hosting community events and social gatherings.
Passive House Accelerator
Passive House Accelerator LLC is an online community and education provider for passive house techniques specifically and the broader zero carbon movement.
Peel Passive House Consulting
Peel Passive House Consulting was founded to support the development of the Passive House Standard in Canada and internationally. They work with developers, architects, self-builders, consultants, governments, and manufacturers to support the design, construction, and certification of Passive House and low energy buildings, both residential and non-residential.
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) is today the region’s leading membership organization promoting sustainable energy practices in the built environment. As professionals in the fields of renewable energy and building, they embrace whole systems thinking as the path to sustainability.