Passive House Organizations
Here you'll find links to Passive House Organizations, including the institutes that administer the standards, provide certifications, perform research and training, as well as organizations similar to Passive House Northwest doing outreach and advocacy.
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An independent research institute formed in 1996 by Dr. Wolfgang Feist in Germany to develop the Passive House concept incorporated in the first passive houses built in 1990 with research, development of the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) energy modeling software program, training and certification of passive house consultants and buildings, and testing and certification of components meeting its performance standards.
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A 501(c)3 educational organization incorporated in 2009 and committed to making high-performance passive building principles the mainstream best building practice and market energy performance standard. Phius' roots trace back to 2002, when Katrin Klingenberg built her own passive house in Urbana, Ill. Phius trains and certifies passive house consultants and buildings, tests and certifies components meeting its performance standards, and hosts an annual national conference.
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A program of Phius, the Phius Alliance provides a chapter/membership structure to support the growing community of passive building professionals in the United States. Through networking opportunities and other forums, Phius members connect with one another and with industry representatives. In partnership with Phius technical staff, Phius provides training opportunities and disseminates technical information and research.
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A program of PHI, the IPHA is a global network for passive house knowledge and works to promote the Passive House Standard worldwide.
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An online passive house information portal of the IPHA with free articles as well as articles available only to members of IPHA.
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The Passive House Network (PHN), is a high-performance building literacy program. They provide comprehensive, high-quality Passive House education to stakeholders across the building industry – from architects and engineers to builders and developers, to regulators and policymakers. They demystify the impact of design and construction choices, form knowledge-sharing networks, raise expectations, and transform how professionals fundamentally think and work.
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Sister organization to PHnw working together since 2008 to educate the public about the Passive House building performance standard to help create healthy, comfortable, durable, energy- and resource-efficient buildings and communities.
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Sister organization to PHnw building the passive house community in the New York state region.
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Sister organization to PHnw in Maine.
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Sister organization to PHnw in Western Pennsylvania.
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A 100% Canadian-owned, non-profit educational organization providing the knowledge, tools, networks and confidence to design and construct passive houses.
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An independent, non-profit organization supporting and promoting adoption of the Passivhaus standard and methods.
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A trans-Atlantic passive house performing research and providing training and certification organization.