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Passive House Progress: U.S. Certification Data as of July 2024

Passive House Progress: U.S. Certification Data as of July 2024

"The Passive House Certification Gossip" reveals that we now have an impressive 2,152,780 square feet of certified Passive House space in the USA! That's a lot of comfortable living and working the eco-friendly, efficient way.

[published by the Passive House Institute]

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Blow Away Inefficiency: Blower Door for Passive Homes!

Blow Away Inefficiency: Blower Door for Passive Homes

Are you in the process of building a new Passive House or renovating for EnerPHit certification? We're here to support you. Whether you require a single, one-time blower door test during your Passive House project or need help identifying air leaks after completing the building envelope, we're at your service. We can also assist with the final certification test for Passive House Institute (PHI).

Comfort First, Efficiency Always - Test, Seal & Save

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Clean your Panels

Cleaning of photovoltaic panels at Passive House Los Angeles (PHLA+)

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“Ice Box Challenge” Los Angeles

The Icebox Challenge is a contest and It will be comprised of two small structures (5’x5’ – h: 11’), one built to the Title-24 California Building Code, and the other, built to the PASSIVE HOUSE Standard optimized for the local climate. Each Ice Box contains 500 pounds of ice. The Ice Boxes will be left outside for 7 days (between September 6th & September 13th), and then opened, measuring the amount of ice left in each box. How much ice is left will indicate how well each Ice Box keeps out the summer heat. High-performance buildings are reliable, affordable, comfortable buildings that keep the indoors in and the outdoors out. They stay comfortable and quiet throughout the year, including through summer heat waves, winter storms and power outages.

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