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Certified Passive House Designer Course


The Certified Passive House Designer (Consultant) Training is the premier training program for Passive House building professionals working on residential, institutional, and commercial projects. This course dives into what makes Passive House buildings tick and builds a foundation of knowledge and skill to integrate Passive House building design standards into any building project.  This course is specifically designed to teach the international Passive House Standard (PHI) to American professionals in the U.S. construction industry using IP units, and is required prior to taking the CPHD/C professional certification exam.

In this course, you’ll explore the Passive House principles and how they relate to, and build off of, each other. Learn about the performance-based standards that make Passive House buildings better than standard building codes because they work in all climates around the world, can be applied to any construction types, and allow flexibility in approaches. Learn more…

  • Day 1: Introduction to Passive House principles and economics, with an in-depth look at enclosure insulation & thermal bridging: principles, calculations, details, systems and components.

  • Day 2: Enclosure airtightness and windows: principles, calculations, details, systems and components.

  • Day 3: Ventilation, heating, cooling, dehumidification and domestic hot water: principles, calculations, details, systems and components.

  • Day 4: PHPP energy model and calculating building energy balance.

  • Day 5: Retrofits, certifications and exam preparation.

This course is run by the North American Passive House Network (NAPHN).

This 5-day In-Person training follows COVID protocols and required proof of vaccination. If In-Person training becomes unfeasible, then the training will move to Live-Online.

Registration: https://naphnetwork.org/product/cphd-may-2-2022/

Earlier Event: April 28
Building Science for Carpenters
Later Event: September 1
High-Performance Building for Carpenters