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...

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...

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...

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,...