Christina Snyder

Christina Snyder Architect, Builder, CPHC, PHI-accredited Certifier; Owner, Equilibrium Energy Spaces, Michigan
Ms. Snyder attended Phius’ inaugural class in 2008 and became a CPHC in 2009, continuing a career focused on sustainable design, both in practice and education. A residential builder, an architect and sole proprietor since 2002, she also instructed architecture students as an adjunct professor, coaching them through winning the first & second Michigan Zero Energy Home competitions, as well as competing in the 2007 Solar Decathlon in Washington DC, and has also published a paper on zero energy homes utilizing seasonal heat storage systems. Ms. Snyder has been a partner in a renewable energy system installation business, Sustainable Systems, before starting her own architectural practice. She has volunteered on natural building projects including strawbale, cob, cordwood, and thatched structures; and has lectured throughout the Midwest on energy efficiency, and zero energy homes. Most recently Ms. Snyder has taught continuing education classes for professionals on passive houses. She is also walking her talk; she’s almost completed a new passive house on her rural southern Michigan homestead using an innovative foundation system of glass-fiber reinforced concrete structural insulated panels. Ms. Snyder has certified passive houses and provided PHPP assistance since 2015 as a founding member of CertiPHIers Cooperative.