Passive House De­sign­er / Con­sult­ant course

Posted by NYPH , October 3, 2023 - Industry News

Happening: Oct. 12th – Dec. 15th Learn first-hand from experts at the Passive House Institute, how to design energy-efficient & cost-optimal buildings worldwide! A prerequisite is a general knowledge of Passive House, which you can conveniently acquire via the approx. 3-day e-learning Passive House Fundamentals: https://elearning.passivehouse.com You also need a good level of English (B2 or equivalent), basic knowledge of building physics, as well as the ability to use Microsoft® Excel. E-learning "Passive…

Vancouver To Be Home To World’s Tallest Passive House Building

Posted by NYPH , May 3, 2022 - Construction, News

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Canadian developer Brivia Group has selected downtown Vancouver as the location of its newest and most sustainable project yet. CURV, a 60-storey residential development between Burrard and Thurlow Streets, will be the world’s tallest passive house building – a modern, low carbon and energy efficient building that contributes to a healthier planet, mirroring the environmental ethos of the city of Vancouver. Passive House is the highest standard for energy efficiency in commercial…

New York pension leaders back calls for less fossil fuel financing

Posted by NYPH , April 12, 2022 - News

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(Reuters) -New York pension officials on Monday said they will support shareholder resolutions filed at major banks seeking quick cuts to the financing of new fossil fuel development, pushing climate issues to the fore of another springtime shareholder meeting season. Shareholders should support resolutions filed at Bank of America Corp, Goldman Sachs Group Inc and four other banks "in order to mitigate the systemic risks posed by unfettered climate change,"…

Let’s save fossil energy! NOW!

Posted by Andreas Benzing , April 11, 2022 - Industry News

Passive House Institute: #EfficiencyNOW shows ways towards independence from fossil fuels Darmstadt, Germany. The call of the hour is to save fossil energy. To achieve this goal quickly, the Passive House Institute has started the #EfficiencyNOW campaign. The research institute explains how each one of us can contribute towards becoming more independent of fossil energy, and ultimately phasing it out altogether. On Passipedia, the Institute provides guidelines on how to…