PASSIVE RETROFITS ARE ESSENTIAL TO REACHING CARBON EMISSION GOALS
Nearly one third of Massachusetts’ total carbon emissions come from its more than 2 million existing buildings. It is essential that these buildings are retrofitted to be energy efficient, healthy, and resilient. While long used in new construction, the Passive House standard is just as effective for existing buildings and can be the key to reducing their emissions.
To do this, owners, contractors, and financiers all need to understand and prioritize the PH standard, new heating/cooling solutions, electrification, and deep energy retrofits. Throughout 2022, PHMass will be providing resources and presentations to meet this challenge. Join us and ensure that all of our buildings, new and old, are affordable to heat and cool, sustain our health, and become part of the climate solutions we need to meet required emissions targets.
NEXT MEETING - SCALING RETROFITS
Sept 13th
Join us for our September open meeting as we continue to discuss Passive House retrofits. This month, we welcome Ryan Merkin, VP Business Development at BlocPower to speak about their approach to scaling existing building retrofits - through services to building owners, including turnkey design, project management and implementation to financing as well as program services to cities and utilities, including our building electrification enterprise software, workforce development services and outreach models. Q&A included.
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Passive House Worldwide - Updates from the Passive House Institute
June, 2022
In celebration of the PHN Conference in Boston, the Passive House Institute’s Jessica Grove-Smith joins us to share updates from PHI and Passive House progress internationally, including retrofit projects and commerical growth.
Watch in Video Library here.
EnerPHit: Program Review & Case Studies
May, 2022
This session features a presentation and discussion on the the Passive House Institute's EnerPHit program for certifying existing buildings to the PH Standard. Historic masonry and wood frame renovation case studies diving into the methodology are included.
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Passive House Retrofit: Oak Bluffs Town Hall
April, 2022
This presentation focus on the high-performance retrofit of a municipal building on Martha’s Vineyard.
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Passive House Retrofit: Ice House Condos on the Cape
March, 2022
Turn-of-the-century, cast-in-place concrete, industrial building to condo conversion on the Cape, with a multitude of enclosure issues. Learn about the existing conditions, repair methodologies, and opportunities used to improve the air leakage, thermal continuity, and durability of the building. We’ll also explore the additional steps that could have been taken to get this building to Passive House performance levels.
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Passive House Retrofits: Project Examples
February, 2022
Christina McPike, Director of Energy & Sustainability at WinnCompanies, presents on three ongoing retrofit projects, including the Eva White Apartments in Boston, the Stone Mill on Lawrence, and the adaptive reuse Tyler School project in CT. Come learn from practical experience how to apply the Passive House standard to existing buildings.
Watch in Video Library here.
Retrofit Standards with PHIUS REVIVE
January, 2022
Katrin Klingenberg, Executive Director of PHIUS, joins us to talk about the new PHIUS REVIVE program for existing buildings and retrofits.
Watch in Video Library here.