Upcoming events
As part of its mission, Passive House Northwest organizes regional and local events aimed at sharing knowledge about Passive House technology, design, construction, and other related topics, as well as helping connect members of the high-performance building community with each other.
Portland Holiday Party!
Not to be outdone by the Seattle contingent, this close-in SE Portland event is hosted by Resilient Framing Systems from 5:30-7:00PM. Celebrate the season with fellow Passive House professionals at this holiday gathering. Tour Resilient's newly expanded facilities, so plenty of free parking!
No RSVP required, but is appreciated!
Come and enjoy some snacks and drinks, play some festive games and hang out and be merry!
Seattle Holiday Party!
Join us for a holiday party, co-hosted with the Phius Alliance - Cascadia Chapter. RSVP required, 21+. Open to all passive house professionals.
More details and registration coming soon!
Partner Event: Passive House Seattle Monthly Chapter Meeting
Join Passive House Seattle and attend and network with others working to transform the building industry across the US. Get the latest, regional, national & international Passive House news. Hear reports on ongoing efforts and help brainstorm new ones. Please invite friends or colleagues who may be interested.
Please email phs@passivehousenetwork.org for more information. Register using the link below!
Partner Event - Reimagine Buildings: Biomaterials
We’re thrilled to be a Community Partner of Reimagine Buildings: Biomaterials on Dec 6th! 🌿✨
Explore how biomaterials and carbon storage can transform building practices. Get actionable insights to make a positive environmental impact, earn AIA HSW CEs, and be inspired by real-world case studies. Reimagine Buildings: Biomaterials is a joint effort between RMI's HomebuildersCAN and Passive House Accelerator.
Scholarship tickets available! Contact info@passivehouseaccelerator.com with “Reimagine Buildings Scholarship” in the subject line for more info.
Register now 👉 https://events.ringcentral.com/events/reimagine-buildings-carbon-storgae-b3f44f40-d113-4d94-95f2-77075b92c892/registration
Partner Event: Passive House Seattle Monthly Chapter Meeting
Join Passive House Seattle and attend and network with others working to transform the building industry across the US. Get the latest, regional, national & international Passive House news. Hear reports on ongoing efforts and help brainstorm new ones. Please invite friends or colleagues who may be interested.
Please email phs@passivehousenetwork.org for more information. Register using the link below!
Partner Event: Women of Carbon Documentary: Screening and Panel Discussion
The UW College of Built Environments invites you to a screening of the Women of Carbon documentary co-hosted by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Use the link below to register!
House of Horror!
Come to this show and tell event where we show you how to find air leaks in a home's envelope and ducts using a blower door, duct blaster, thermal imager, and smoke. You will discover the location of holes, cracks, and hidden chases that bugs, energy monsters, and ghosts use to come in and out of your home. We will also show and tell how to measure air flow and static pressure in ducts, and discover whether the ducts were built by Frankenstein or a real professional. Come and join us in this live demo where we find out together where the horrors lie in this house. The ghostbusting event will be preceded and proceeded with snacks and drinks.
Register for this free event using the link below!
Partner Event: Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD) Training
The Pacific Passive House Network hybrid Certified Passive House Designer course and PHI certification exam are for Mountain & Pacific Time Zone professionals.
The on-demand and hybrid formats allow students to leverage the benefits of on-demand & live online training to meet their learning preferences best. Students can enroll now for immediate access to materials. Students may use discount code ‘early-bird-fall’ for $100 off the CPHD training. This code expires on September 15. Learn more and register using the link below!
Partner Event: Passive House Seattle Monthly Chapter Meeting
Join Passive House Seattle and attend and network with others working to transform the building industry across the US. Get the latest, regional, national & international Passive House news. Hear reports on ongoing efforts and help brainstorm new ones. Please invite friends or colleagues who may be interested.
Please email phs@passivehousenetwork.org for more information. Use the link below to register!
The Evolution of Passive House
Join us for a quick history of passive building and how the latest approaches are even more impactful and accessible than ever! All ages welcome. Please use the link below for more information and to register!
Partner Event: Sustainable Building Week
Sustainable Building Week works to Keep Portland Green. SBW offers a week of in-person, virtual, and hybrid events to break down siloed thinking to improve cross-disciplinary education, connectivity and future collaboration to promote sustainable practices and design across the city of Portland and beyond.
Partner Event: Building Certification Verification Requirements: Including Multifamily
This 3-hour course comprehensively examines project verification requirements for building certification by the international Passive House Institute. The course focuses on multifamily, but the lessons learned are applicable to all building types. Participants will gain a critical understanding of key Passive House performance drivers and what project verification of those drivers requires and doesn’t require. Learn more and register using the link below!
Samma Senior Apartments Project Tour
Come check out the Samma Senior Apartments Project on our exclusive tour! Use the link below to learn more and register!
Partner Event: Phius Certified Builder Training and Certification Exam
Phius’ CPHB Certification is meant for tradespeople and construction professionals with field experience. The training is open to all with past experience in construction and/or high performance building. Use link below to learn more and register!
Partner Event: Zero Energy Retrofit Strategies for Single Family Homes
Learn how the Zero Energy Retrofit Manager from Birdsmouth Design-Build cost-effectively retrofitted his 1907 Portland home to net zero energy with off the shelf products and a low carbon lifestyle. Learn DIY Tips, available tax credits and incentives, and when to call in the pros. Get a teaser on the new Phius REVIVE retrofit certification standard and grab a free beer on PHNW! *limited bar tab for 21+ attendees
RSVP using the link below!
Partner Event - Building Electrification: A Passive House Symposium
Join Jessica Grove-Smith from the Passive House Institute, Bronwyn Barry from PassiveHouseBB, Tim Eian from TE Studio, Bruce Becker from Becker + Becker Architects, Dylan Martello from Steven Winter Associates, and Paul Ormond from the Massachusetts DOER to learn how Passive House standards incorporate electrification goals and discover how to implement all-electric strategies in the design of Passive House buildings. Use the link below to register!
Prefab Passive House Construction Tour
Passive House Northwest and Collective Carpentry invite you to a construction project tour of the Calina Collective Home in Mazama, WA! There will be a brief presentation at 10:30 and light refreshments. Hear from the entire project team and bring your questions!
This is a live construction site, please wear closed-toe shoes.
Register using the link below!
Partner Event: Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD) Training
Join Passive House Network’s CPHD course, starting July 18! This course is the premier core Passive House professional training for architects, engineers, consultants, developers, policymakers and more. The course is supported by the 30+ year history of global technical leadership and scientific research of the Passive House Institute. Learn more and register using the link below!
Partner Event: Passive House Seattle Chapter Meeting
Attend and network with others working to transform the building industry across the US. Get the latest, regional, national & international Passive House news. Hear reports on ongoing efforts and help brainstorm new ones. Please invite friends or colleagues who may be interested. Use link below to register!
Partner Event: LEED for Cities Local Government Leadership Summit
USGBC will convene in Issaquah, Washington to host a local government summit aimed at expanding our LEED for Cities network and deepening engagement with local governments and practitioners on a range of green building and sustainable development issues. Reach out to Tia Metzger at tmetzger@usgbc.org with any questions!
Use this code when registering at the link below for 100% off! GOVTNPROFIT
Partner Event: Aris Hydronics Demo Day
Join Aris Hydronics to experience the future of home heating and cooling firsthand! The event will include guided tours of the Aris Hydronics technology demonstration, mingling and meaningful connections with the climate-interested community.
Partner Event: International Passive House Open Days
The Passive House Network is recruiting for more locations for the International Passive House Open Days. This is a great opportunity to learn about Passive House buildings of all kinds, around the US and the world. Get in contact with current owners, tour the project, and learn first-hand what it is like to live and work in a Passive House and what the building or retrofitting process is like. If you are interested in being a Project Host, learn more using the link below!
Partner Event: Academic Performance: A Passive House Schools Symposium
Join the Passive House Network’s June symposium! Experts from the US and worldwide will provide critical insights through case studies and discuss what’s possible next in panel discussions. As communities invest in new construction and retrofit old buildings, let’s deliver school buildings that are as robust as our students and communities deserve. Register using the link below!
Building the Future Film Showcase: Passive House and Circular Building
Join Passive House NW and the NW EcoBuilding Guild on June 18th at the historic Beacon Theater for their collaborative short-film showcase of "In Pursuit of Passive" and "Home Grown: The Future of Building Is Waste". Following the documentaries, join us for a Q&A and discussion with project team involved in the making of the documentaries and members of Passive House NW and the NW EcoBuilding Guild. Use the link below to RSVP!
Partner Event: Passive House Seattle Chapter Meeting
Attend and network with others working to transform the building industry across the US. Get the latest, regional, national & international Passive House news. Hear reports on ongoing efforts and help brainstorm new ones. Please invite friends or colleagues who may be interested. Use link below to register!
Mount Vernon Library Commons Project Tour
Join PHNW and Phius Alliance Cascadia Chapter on this project tour of Mount Vernon Library Commons! We will be meeting at 3rd and Broadway in Mount Vernon, WA. Use the link below for more information and registration!
Partner Event: Reimagine Buildings - Prefab Conference
How can prefab construction help you create healthy, low-carbon buildings? Prefab construction is finally taking off! It’s been a stop-and-start journey, but today prefab manufacturing is growing—and so are its advantages. Learn from the field's pioneers as they share insights, cut through the hype, and reveal what is (and is not) working today in the real world.
Seattle Projects Bus Tour
Join us after The HVAC Summit for Passive Buildings for our Seattle Projects Bus Tour! This is a full-day tour showcasing passive, high performance, and low embodied-carbon buildings across Seattle. Participants will see passive building principles applied to a range of buildings types (custom single-family residence, multifamily apartment buildings, commercial, etc. Register and find more info using the link below!
PHNW Spring Conference: HVAC Summit for Passive Buildings
Join us for our annual spring conference! This year’s conference will focus on HVAC in Passive buildings. Registration now open!
Pre-Conference Happy Hour
Join the PHNW team at Hellbent Brewing for a casual get-together before the conference! A food truck will be available. We will be outside, weather permitting. If weather does not permit we will be upstairs!
Thank you to Phius Alliance - Cascadia Chapter for providing the first few drinks!
No RSVP required.