Thank You!
We appreciate everyone—sponsors, members, speakers, volunteers, vendors, and attendees—who made this Symposium our best-attended event yet. We had a sold-out venue and the maximum number of exhibition tables. Without your contributions of resources, time, and information, we couldn’t have made this happen. We hope you had a great time and will join us again next year!
We’re always looking to improve: share your thoughts with our feedback form.
Continuing Education
This event was approved for 6 AIA LU/HSW Credits, 6 Phius Credits, and 8 PHI Credits. Get your credits by filling out the form at phmass.org/ceu.
Note: we can only send credits to people who signed in at the event. If you attended but somehow missed signing in, email us at education@phmass.org to sort things out.
Presentations
Our speakers have generously agreed to make their presentations available as PDFs. You can view the presentations in this folder.
Photos
We had a photographer (Mike Ritter) on site between 8:30am and 12:30pm. You can view his photos (and share them on Social Media) in this media drive using the password Attendee_PH_Symp. Please credit Mike Ritter/PHMass.
We would also love to get any photos you took of the event, which you can upload and view in this Google Drive.
Schedule
8:00-9:00am: Registration & Breakfast
9:00-10:00am: Introduction & Keynote
- Raising Standards, Lowering Costs
- Alexander Gard-Murray, Passive House Massachusetts
- In the Zone: What Would Goldilocks Say About This Messy Moment?
- Zack Semke, Passive House Accelerator
10:30am-12:00pm: Design Session
- Leveraging Optimization in the Delivery of Cost-Efficient, Energy-Efficient Affordable Housing
- Mike Steffen, Walsh Construction
- Who Stole My Flashing? Controversies in Passive Enclosure Design
- Matthew Colturi, SGH
- Cheryl Saldanha, SGH
12:00-12:55pm: Lunch
1:00-2:10pm: Build Session
- The Price of Prevention: Avoiding Cost Overruns in Passive Building
- Britt Clark, Sustainable Comfort
- Christopher Straile, Sustainable Comfort
- Building Smarter: Minimizing Risk, Minimizing Cost
- Mike Kizelewicz, Dellbrook|JKS
- Jess Morrissey, NEI
2:40-3:50pm: Certification Session
- Submission Ready: The Best Strategies to Avoid Costly Certification Delays
- Spencer Gorman, New Ecology
- Nathan Wicksman, New Ecology
- Choosing your Performance Path: Navigating Energy Code Compliance Options for Affordable Housing
- Gabby Aitcheson, ICON Architecture
4:20-5:30: Case Study Session
- Designing for Equity and Efficiency: Passive House Meets Affordable Multi-Family Housing
- Ben Wan, RODE Architects
- Madeline Lee, Just A Start
- Pushing Boundaries: Cost-Effective Strategies for Internal Load-Dominated Buildings
- Lauren Gunther, DiMella Shaffer
- Conn O’Farrell, SWA
- Christyn MacDougall, DiMella Shaffer
5:30-7:00pm: Reception
Sponsors
Our Passive House Symposium was only possible because of the generous contributions of our Symposium Sponsors.
