Tom Bassett-Dilley will present on five deep energy retrofits in the Chicago region, highlighting retrofit techniques, materials, and mechanicals, and using energy modeling to demonstrate 75-100% energy reduction.
Our 2022 New Year’s Resolution is to spread our love of Passive Buildings. Please share this great opportunity to learn the basics of Passive House certification with your friends, colleagues, and network, And we hope to see you there as well. We will share the Whys, Hows, and Examples of Passive House design and building...
Join us as we take a deep dive into commercial Phius certification with Lois Vitt Sale of Wight & Company. She'll walk us through insights and lessons learned on the design, mechanicals, and sustainability components of the Techny Prairie Activity Center in Northbrook, IL, which was her second Phius success. It achieved PHIUS+ 2015 &...
Details Over the last year, there have been significant policy successes in Illinois: an incentive program has been established, Phius has been included in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program and will soon be part of the state energy code. However, the ultimate aim is to get more residences, multi-family and commercial buildings meeting...
For this month, we're heading over to the Chicago Architecture Center to join Energy Revolution curators, Doug Farr and CAC staff, for a private, after-hours guided tour and discussion! You are invited for an after-hours small group tour of the ENERGY REVOLUTION exhibit at the Chicago Architecture center with co-curator Doug Farr. Tour the exhibit...