2010 Offerings

This program, the first of its kind in North America, is being led by PHIUS director Katrin Klingenberg. Ms. Klingenberg originally studied Passive House design at the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt, Germany, under the tutelage of Dr. Wolfgang Feist, the Institut's founder and director. She is a tireless teacher of Passive House techniques and has been involved in the design and construction of Passive Houses across the U.S. since 2003. PHIUS has been conducting Passive House Consultants’ Training since mid-2008, and applies the learning objectives of the Passivehaus Institut.

The Program is an overview of:

•Principles of Passive House Design - Heat Transfer, Airtightness, Super-insulation, Ventilation and Moisture Control

•Instruction in the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP), our powerful and precise energy modeling software

•Mechanical Systems

•Construction Examples

•Materials Selection

•Quality Assurance

  

The program is usually designed as a series of three, three-day sessions. These sessions are meant for those architects and building system designers who want to learn how to successfully implement Passive House design principles in residential, commercial, and retrofit scenarios. There will be a significant emphasis on PHPP training.

Completion of all three 3-day programs and passage of a Final Exam can qualify participants as Certified Passive House Consultants. Consultants and their qualifying projects will be featured on an upcoming database of projects on this website.

The training sessions are progressive, so Phases must be taken consecutively - i.e., Phase I must be completed before Phase II can be started and Phase II must be completed before Phase III can be started.

Registration for the following programs: $695 per Phase

We also plan to schedule a program in the Boston area, and are waiting for confirmation of venue and dates.

If you would like to receive the PH Consultants’ Training Application, with instructions and more program info, please email us at: training@passivehouse.us

The following is not a complete list of our offerings for the year, but it is a list of ones in the western US, which we have confirmed and which are most rapidly approaching. Further announcements will be coming soon regarding Canada, the East Coast, and here in Urbana, IL !

Upcoming Programs

Seattle  Spring/Summer ‘10

Integrated Design Lab

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Phase I – April 28-30

Phase II – June 10-12

Phase III – July 8-10

Berkeley, CA  Spring/Summer ‘10

Pyramid Conference Room

Berkeley, CA

Phase I – May 3-5

Phase II – June 7-9

Phase III – July 5-7

Toronto   Summer ‘10

Ryerson University

Toronto, ON

Phase I – June 16-18

Phase II – July 14-16

Phase III – August 18-20

DC  Summer ‘10

The Alliance to Save Energy

Washington, DC

Phase I – June 21-23

Phase II – July 26-28

Phase III – August 30-September 1

Boston  Summer '10

The Green Roundtable/NEXUS

Boston, MA

Phase I - June 24-26

Phase II - July 29-31

Phase III - August 26-28

Colorado   Summer/Fall ‘10

American Mountaineering Center

Golden, CO

Phase I – August 12-14

Phase II – September 9-11

Phase III – October 7-9

Urbana  Fall  ‘10

Urbana Civic Center

Urbana, IL

Phase I – September 27- October 1 (5 days)

Phase II – November 29- December 2 (4 days)

If you are interested in finding out more about upcoming trainings or would like to apply, please contact us at: info@passivehouse.us

(Subject: "Consultants' Training")