The Passive Rowhouse Manual: Current Trends in Passive Rowhouse Design

Online - Zoom

Rowhouses are a ubiquitous building type in old cities such as Philadelphia (and also Chicago), in part because they are space-efficient and cost effective, with inherent energy efficiency. They also support beautiful walkable urbanism. People love them and can afford to live in them. But almost all do not perform like they could. Rowhouses can...

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Prescription for Better Buildings: 2021 Phius CORE Prescriptive Path from Start to Plaque

Online - Zoom

Details This course presents the new Phius 2021 core prescriptive path and prepares Passive House practitioners to certify their buildings with it. It covers background context, origin of the prescriptive checklist, provides step by step instruction and offers case study examples. Course Objectives Learn about the origins of the Phius 2021 prescriptive path Learn how...

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Evanston Green Home Tour: Mid-Construction Passive House Project

1210 Maple Ave, Evanston IL 60202 1210 Maple Ave, Evanston, IL, United States

Join Illinois Green & Phius Alliance Chicago for a mid-construction tour of a unique passive home in Evanston! This modern home, located in one of Evanston’s historic districts, is on track to be Evanston’s first certified Passive House, one of the most rigorous building certifications for comfortable, energy efficient, and resilient homes. With tight construction...

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High Performance Building Tour: Academy for Global Citizenship

Academy for Global Citizenship 4647 W 47th St, Chicago, IL, United States

Join Phius Alliance Chicago and Illinois Green Alliance for a guided tour of one of the first targeted Living Building Challenge projects in the Midwest – the first phase of the Cultivate Collective Campus, anchored by the Academy for Global Citizenship (AGC). The facility, opening this fall, includes AGC, an early childhood education center, a...

$10

Homeowner’s Perspective: Living in a Passive House (Tour of Acorn Glade)

Acorn Glade 4737 Puffer Rd, Downers Grove, IL, United States

Join us at the Acorn Glade Phius Source Zero house for a project tour and homeowner's perspective. Jen and Tom Smith will provide insights into their 6 years in this Phius certified Net Zero house, and architect and CPHC Tom Bassett-Dilley will discuss the design concepts, and how this house advanced best practices in design,...

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