Passive House: Planning and Design Seminar
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 4:30 pm
Passive House Fundamentals
Facts and figures on residential energy use
History of energy-conserving residential construction
Building code requirements
Energy conservation incentives
Definition of Passive House
Passive House Standard (PHI and PHIUS)
Passive House Standard: Purpose, Principles and Development
History of Passive House
Passive House criteria
Passive House planning and thermal comfort
Architectural components of Passive House
The building envelope
Ventilation (balanced)
Heating and DHW systemsPassive heat gains
Energy balancing
Building energy calculations: PHPP
Common design features of passive houses
Architectural Elements of Passive Houses
Siting, sizing, massing and orientation
Super-insulated envelope
Thermal bridge free construction
Balanced ventilation
Ultra-efficient lights, fixtures and appliances
Summer shading and cooling strategies
Winter solar gain and heat retention strategies
Integrating renewable energy technologies/net zero
Mechanical and Electrical systems in Passive Houses
Optimizing heat gains
• Passive solar heat gains
• Indoor environmental heat gains
Heating and cooling loads
Space conditioning
Renewable energy system integration
Energy-efficient appliances
Passive House Implementation
Passive House for different climates
Case studies
Economics and lifecycle cost
Barriers to PH construction
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours
Architects
6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.5 continuing education hours to professional engineers and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects in all states.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for New York engineers (NYSED Sponsor No. 35) and New Jersey engineers (Approval No. 24GP00000700). HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for architects via its affiliation with the American Institute of Architects.
This event is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Courses approved by the AIA qualify for New Jersey architects. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This event offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been approved by any state with a continuing education requirement for contractors.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Brian Boschee
Holley Driggs Walch Fine Wray Puzey & ThompsonBrian W. Boschee is a shareholder with Holley Driggs Walch Fine Wray Puzey & Thompson practicing in construction and commercial litigation. Mr. Boschee has extensive experience handling complex construction and business disputes. Prior to becoming an attorney, he worked primarily in politics, including positions running a North Dakota Supreme Court campaign and working with United States Senator Byron Dorgan.
Kevin Connors
eco_logic STUDIOeco_logic STUDIO, Buffalo
Mr. Connors is founder and Principal of eco_logic STUDIO, architecture & engineering, PLLC, a design firm dedicated to sustainable architecture and community revitalization.
Mr. Connors taught design and sustainable architecture in the Department of Architecture at SUNY Buffalo from 1998 to 2008. He has designed natural buildings (ultra-low embodied energy) and high performance buildings, including a Passive House detailed renovation in Kenmore, New York. Mr. Connors has been responsible for sustainable design and neighborhood revitalization projects supporting the missions of social and environmental justice non-profits on the west side of Buffalo since 2006, including People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH Buffalo) and Massachusetts Avenue Project (M.A.P.).
Mr. Connors has written articles on architecture for Traffic East magazine, and he published a paper in Eco Architecture 2006, entitled, “Natural Building Systems: Experiments in Urban Ecology.” He has 40 years of professional experience in architecture and engineering.