Form Follows Energy: Achieving the Passive House Standard for Habitat
for Humanity (free)
Monday, June 4, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Earn 1 HSW/SD CEH | 12-1pm ET | 9-10am PT | Register Now at No Cost According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), over
43% of the energy consumed in our country is used to run our
buildings. Most of this energy comes from the burning of fossil
fuels. The burning of fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases that are
changing our climate. We must find a way to dramatically reduce the
amount of energy our buildings consume. How can we design and construct our buildings to meet this challenge?
One way is through the Passive House Standard. Passive House is one
of the world’s most rigorous building energy performance standards,
requiring a dramatic reduction in energy consumption while yielding
other benefits such as superior comfort, durability and health. This webinar focuses the design and construction of a Passive House in
northern Vermont. This house was the first Certified Passive House in
the U.S. for Habitat for Humanity, the first Passive House in Vermont
and the first to be built modular. The webinar will discuss the principles of Passive House design:
Envelope specifications; insulation, air sealing, and thermal bridge
free details; mechanical systems; and modeling in the PHPP. The
webinar will then walk you through the construction of the Passive
House. The webinar will also review the monitored data on energy
consumption, temperature and indoor air quality. Lastly we will
review lessons learned and think about what is to come. ---Greg
for Humanity (free)
Monday, June 4, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Earn 1 HSW/SD CEH | 12-1pm ET | 9-10am PT | Register Now at No Cost According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), over
43% of the energy consumed in our country is used to run our
buildings. Most of this energy comes from the burning of fossil
fuels. The burning of fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases that are
changing our climate. We must find a way to dramatically reduce the
amount of energy our buildings consume. How can we design and construct our buildings to meet this challenge?
One way is through the Passive House Standard. Passive House is one
of the world’s most rigorous building energy performance standards,
requiring a dramatic reduction in energy consumption while yielding
other benefits such as superior comfort, durability and health. This webinar focuses the design and construction of a Passive House in
northern Vermont. This house was the first Certified Passive House in
the U.S. for Habitat for Humanity, the first Passive House in Vermont
and the first to be built modular. The webinar will discuss the principles of Passive House design:
Envelope specifications; insulation, air sealing, and thermal bridge
free details; mechanical systems; and modeling in the PHPP. The
webinar will then walk you through the construction of the Passive
House. The webinar will also review the monitored data on energy
consumption, temperature and indoor air quality. Lastly we will
review lessons learned and think about what is to come. ---Greg
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