Passive House Video Library

Passive + Renewables = Net Zero Energy. It is a simple equation that is not well enough understood or utlilized. In this presnetation, we intrdouice the concept as a theme for 2021. Then guest speaker Ken Levenson (NAPHN) gives his take on the concept and shares lessons learned. Guest speaker Tim McDonald (Onion Flats) then showcases a Net Zero Passive House project of his. We then end with Q&A and discussion

Join us for a roundtable discussion on the role of Passive House in achieving net-zero emissions, electrification, and improving indoor health and air quality, including ongoing policy initiations like the EZ Building Code and Net-Zero Roadmap Bill. Will discuss how Passive House provides a platform for these transitions and fuels our efforts to to dramatically reduce the climate impact of buildings. Learn what local groups are working on, how PHMass can support them, and how we can all work together to create a healthy, comfortable, and carbon-free built environment.

In our December meeting we discussed the ongoing update process to the state’s PH incentive programs as well as the effort to update the Stretch Building Code to include Net-Zero and Passive House.

For our July Virtual Meeting we welcomed special guest Dylan Martello (Senior Building Systems Consultant, CPHD, Steven Winter Associates) for a presentation on Internal & Solar Heat Gain in Multifamily Buildings: Passive House Solutions. Watch now with Q&A sections included.

Representatives and participants of the Mass Save Passive House Incentive Program discuss in detail the process of going through the program, including conducting Feasibility Studies, Charrettes, and Energy Modeling, as well as the certification and approval process and incentive payment and net performance bonus calculations.

Presenters:
Luke McKneally, ICF
Kristen Simmons, ICF
Lauren Baumann, New Ecology
Ashley Wisse, New Ecology
Ian Johnson, Linnean Solutions
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Mass Save Incentive Program info here for reference.

Michelle Apigian, CPHC, ICON Architecture, joins us to discuss her latest Passive House project, Harbor Village in Gloucester, as well as lessons learned from the nearly-complete Finch Cambridge affordable housing building.

Tim McDonald, CPHC & Principle of Onion Flats, joins us via Zoom to discuss his latest large Passive House project, Front Flats.

For more info on this amazing project, pease refer to the this article.

While multifamily Passive House projects are just getting off the ground here in Massachusetts, in other parts of the US and Canada they have been in existence for many years. This workshop from explores lessons learned from many of these groundbreaking projects.

Featuing:
Dan Whitmore, CPHC, PHIUS Certified Builder training instructor
Monte Paulsen, CPHC, PHI Building Certifier

This workshop produced for the Martha's Vineyard Builders Association and the Island Housing Trust features Passive House Builder Mike Dutra discussing the ins and outs of constructing homes and buildings to the Passive House standard.

Recorded at our January member meeting, this presentation features Ken Neuhauser and Wes Stanhope of Building Evolution Corporation, Ed Sople of Dellbrook JKS, and Julie Klump of POAH, discussing their approach to estimating costs on a large Passive House project.

This December we welcomed a collection of speakers presenting on Innovations in Low-Carbon Materials. Featuring:
Tom Chase, from New Ecology, providing an overview of embodied carbon in buildings (at 0:00).
Elise Strobach, from the Device Research Lab at MIT, discussing AeroShield, a super-insulating nano-glass material for use in energy efficient windows (at 13:30).
John Klein, founder of John Klein Design and a Research Scientist at MIT, presenting on Mass Timber at (at 24:00).
Rob Conboy, CEO of Glavel, discussing how they turn recycle glass into a cost-effective alternative to sub-slab foam insulation (at 37:30).