Spring-Summer-Fall-Winter 2009-10

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.

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 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.

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")

Washington, D.C. Area Fall/Winter ’09 (FULL)

The EnviroCenter

Jessup, Maryland

Phase I - September 24-26

Phase II - November 12-14

Phase III - January 7-9

Registration: $650 per Phase

Note: The Jessup program will be the last PH Consultants’ training starting in 2009.

The following sessions are now complete:

San Francisco Area Spring/Summer '09

Pyramid Conference Room

Berkeley, CA

Phase I - May 13-15

Phase II - June 17-19

Phase III - August 12-14

Portland Area Spring/Summer '09

McMenamins Edgefield

Troutdale, OR

Phase I - May 21-23

Phase II - June 22-24

Phase III - August 20-22

Seattle Spring/Summer '09

Integrated Design Lab

University of Washington

Phase I - May 26-28

Phase II - June 25-27

Phase III - August 17-19

Registration for West Coast programs: $650 per Phase

Urbana, IL Spring/Summer/Fall '09

Urbana Civic Center

Phase I - July 23-25

Phase II - September 3-5

Phase III - October 22-24

Registration for Urbana program: $595 per Phase