Design & Construction Resources

Certified PASSIVE HOUSE Builder & Tradesperson Trainings

Training courses are offered through both Passive House certification organizations to become accredited/certified professionals. The PHIUS course credential is Certified Passive House (CPH) Builder while the PHI credential is CPH Tradesperson - content and benefits are similar and both are appropriate for all construction professionals who would like to work on Passive House projects. Massachusetts residents and workers may receive a 50% reimbursement on these courses through the Mass Save program.

BUILDING SCIENCE ADVISOR

This website enables you to create wall assembly designs and determine how they will perform, based on your geographic location. It’s a great way to test different designs and learn how different combinations will work. Whether you’ve created many passive house projects or are just getting started, this is an excellent resource.

An Introduction to MultiFamily Passive House

This one-hour webinar provides an overview of Passive House principles and how they relate to multifamily buildings. This presentation is designed for all members of the project team – general contractor, tradespeople and design team. We review what’s required for Passive House certification, characteristics of Passive House projects, recent multifamily examples from New England, and lessons learned from other project teams. 

Passive House Training Tool

This new training tool was developed primarily for multi-family projects but is also helpful for other Passive House building types. The goal of the tool is to empower each project team to develop their own in-house trainings specific to their project and provide them with the resources to effectively deliver that training to tradespeople who may have never done a Passive House project previously.

Link to Training Tool

Air Source Heat Pumps

Helpful guides from NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships):

Air Source Heat Pump Buying Guide for Homeowners

Air-Source Heat pump (ASHP) Installation Practices in Cold-Climates

Guide To Sizing & Selecting Air-Source Heat Pumps in Cold Climates