How to Inform Your Design Process Using Passive House
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Agenda
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm CDT
How to Inform Your Design Process Using Passive House
Passive house certification and design targets
Thermal massing
Thermal bridging
Materiality
Passive house design tools
Building typologies
Global passive house
Implementing passive house in your practice
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Credits
Professional Engineers:
2.0 PDHs
Architects:
2.0 HSW CE Hours
2.0 AIA LU|HSW
International Code Council:
.2 CEUs (Energy)
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Speakers
Andrew Michler, CPHC
Hyperlocal WorkshopCPHCMr. Michler is the designer of MARTaK, the award winning first-certified, International Passive House in Colorado. His work includes building design, environmental architecture writing and theory, bespoke projects, and multi-media. He is the author of the book Hyperlocalization of Architecture and has presented globally on Passive House and the future of sustainable building design. He is the chair of Passive House Rocky Mountains, part of the North American Passive House Network.
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Course Title: How to Inform Your Design Process Using Passive House
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This course examines elements of Passive House design that can be utilized to increase energy efficiency in traditional home design.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to identify design features that are typically included in passive house designs in order to increase energy efficiency.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to describe thermal massing strategies used to conserve energy in passive houses.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to use strategies to reduce thermal bridging.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to explore passive house case studies that demonstrate effective energy conservation strategies.
LUs: 3.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with design and construction and the need for energy efficiency
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 08/11/2023
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