Passive House SB9 & ADUs in CA's Milder Climates. Christian Kienapfel, architect and Certfied Passive House Design presented during the Passive House California Community meeting a single-family home per SB9 and an ADU in Los Angeles.

Passive House Accelerator Magazine | Spring 2024 features Passive House project from PARAVANT Architects in Los Angeles.

Two ADUs designed by PARAVANT Architects and built to Passive House standards exemplify how evolving policies, and tastes, are reshaping the urban landscape of Los Angeles. Read the article written by Mary James on the Passive House Accelerator.

New analysis finds Passive House designs for single-family homes will best protect Californians’ health, safety, and comfort from worsening impacts of climate change

Well-sealed, highly energy efficient green building design is barely scratching the surface of its potential in California

It was time for a major spring cleaning of the HRV (heat recovery ventilation) whole house continuous fresh air ventilation system. All filters were replaced and the heat exchanger core got a bath. Now the system is ready to tackle all the pollens in the air to help the ones with allergies breathe easy.

In 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 9 (SB9) to further address California’s housing shortage. SB9 went into effect January 1, 2022. This law establishes a streamlined process to develop two primary residential dwelling units on one eligible single-family zoned parcel, and to split one eligible single-family zoned parcel into two separate parcels of approximately equal size. SB9 also provides more flexible property setbacks and parking standards and extends subdivision approval expirations for eligible parcels

Passive House Los Angeles | PHLA+ | AIA COTE Award

USGBC LA, U.S. Green Building Council Chapter Los Angeles