X-mas social, PH101 presentation and hands-on airsealing seminar

Toast with all NY Passive House members to a great year for Passive House. We have had tremendous growth of PH projects, media attention (thank you NY Times for this NYC centric and that article this month), code seminars and presentations.

Foursevenfive will open the doors of their offices/showroom to have drinks and exchange experiences on how to deal with PH specific issues. We will start at 6:30 with 30 minuted Passive House 101 presentation.

If you are familiar with PH already, you can come a little later when the socializing start. At 7:30 there will be a quick hands-on workshop in which you can experience sealing your structure/windows in an airtight way with Pro Clima tapes and intelligent vapor barriers.

As we never get tired of talking about Passive House (ask our significant others....) we will be at Union street for the rest of the evening. Hope to see you there.

The NYPH team

NYPH code workshop 2 - 12/6 at 7pm

NYPH Code Workshop 2 reminder

,   Quick reminder regarding NYPH's second Code Workshop tomorrow at 7pm. Please RSVP to events@nypassivehouse.org to let us know you will be attending. The first workshop was a great success and we want to keep the momentum going.   Issues discussed were: - Elevator, trash chute, bulkhead vents - Plumbing vent - air admittance valve (one will be present) - Ventilation rates, ductwork and dampers - Exhaust/supply distance for individual ventilation of units - Exterior insulation issues - 90 minute bulkhead door - clarification - Wood furring in non combustible construction - Condensate, propose to drain to dishwasher connection These ideas will have to be worked out in detail so they can be proposed to the BSB (see links below). Any additional items please submit any items that you think could be improved upon. Chris Benedict RA and Floris Keverling Buisman will review the submitted materials and guide the discussion/working groups. This member-only workshop will be on 12/6 at 7pm at the Paul Castrucci Architect offices at 179 Rivington street #1A, New York NY. Please RSVP to events@nypassivehouse.org    Thank you for your time and input as we work to improve the viability of Passive House projects in and around New York City.   Sincerely,   The NYPH Team   PS Check NYC DOB Building Sustainability Board protocol   and the NYC/Urban Green Council Greening the code proposals how to set up code amendments (summary, proposed legislation, rule or study, supporting information),