Passive Building Principles, Standards, and Practice
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Agenda
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Friday, March 17, 2023
8:30 am – 3:30 pm CDT (including a 30-min. break)
Goals and Potential of Passive Building
- Role of the building in decarbonization
- History of building, energy codes
- History of Passive House and passive building
- Development and evolution of the Phius Passive Building Standard
Building Science Principles: Heat Transfer, Moisture Transfer
- Passive building principles, control strategies
- Passive vs active conservation strategies
- High performance enclosures
- High performance mechanical systems
- Renewable energy systems
- Passive building physics
- Energy modeling tools: purpose and use
Project Certification
- Phius Standards: Key requirements and metrics
- Phius 2021 CORE & ZERO, REVIVE, Phius 2021 Prescriptive
- Co-Requisite Programs: ENERGY STAR, DOE ZERH, EPA Indoor airPLUS
- Building your project team
- Certification process, timeline
- Professional certification courses
- Business of Passive Building: financing, cost effectiveness
- Passive policy: what types and where it exists
Passive Building Case Studies
- Climate-specific passive building design
- Single family/multifamily/non-residential/retrofit projects
Webinar Instructions
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Credits
Engineers
6.0 PDHs
Architects
6.0 HSW CE Hours
AIA
6.0 HSW LUs
International Code Council
0.6 CEUs (Sustainability)
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.0 PDHs for professional engineers and 6.0 HSW continuing education hours for licensed architects in all states.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700) and North Carolina (S-0130). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)). Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.0 LU|HSWs (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .6 CEUs in the specialty area of Sustainability (Preferred Provider No. 1232).
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).
On-Demand Credits
The above pre-approval(s) only apply to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format may not be eligible for the same credits as the live presentation; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate. The following pre-approvals may be available for the on-demand format:
6.0 HSW LUs (AIA)
Speakers
Ryan Abendroth
Architect and Certified Passive House Consultant at Passive Energy Designs LLC/PHIUS
Ryan Abendroth is an experienced CPHC® (Certified Passive House Consultant) and the former Certification Manager at Phius. He has worked on hundreds of passive house projects including small residential designs and student projects to mid-sized commercial and non-profit developments, and he has been at the forefront of research and design in passive houses for almost a decade. Mr. Abendroth’s first passive house experience was with Team Illinois in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon Competition in 2009, where the team took second place overall. He is a member of the Phius Technical Committee and a trainer for the Phius CPHC Training Program, the Phius+ Rater Program, and advanced tutorials on topics related to passive building construction. Mr. Abendroth also serves as the Principal of Passive Energy Designs LLC, a St. Louis, Missouri-based consulting firm specializing in building high-performance and low-energy buildings that meet the passive house standard. He holds a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, Mr. Abendroth is a lecturer at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis where he teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses focused on the impacts of climate, site, energy, detailing, and building information modeling (BIM) on the built environment. Previously he taught at the Rhode Island School of Design as both a Visiting Lecturer and Critic and has acted as a passive house consultant for Kansas University’s 5th year design-build program, Studio 804.
John Loercher
Mr. Loercher 
joined the Phius certification team in 2021. He provides design review, updates the existing Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC®) training curriculum, and helps expand the advanced training offerings at Phius. Prior to joining the certification team, Mr. Loercher has been an active CPHC since 2016 and has certified all building types ranging from single-family and multifamily residential, commercial, new construction and retrofits. He is a Certified Passive House Consultant and holds a Master of Architecture from Parsons the New School for Design. He is currently on the advisory board of the Phius Alliance – Hudson Valley chapter and serves as the Secretary and Northeast Regional Representative for the national Phius Alliance chapter.
Lisa White
Associate director and a technical lead for Phius
Ms. White has been with Phius since 2012. Ms. White led the building certification review team for seven years and is an instructor for Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC®) training and WUFI® Passive energy modeling software training. She holds a degree in Environmental Sustainability with a minor in Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Master’s in Energy Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Ms. White has a strong understanding of high-performance building design and how this is integral to the transition to a renewable energy grid. Her Masters’ thesis posed the question “What do Net Zero Buildings Cost the Grid?”, combining the concepts behind how building loads are shaped, how design techniques can alter that shape, and how that ultimately impacts the electricity generation resources needed to meet the load – all while considering the shift to more intermittent, renewable energy resources. Ultimately, this research concludes that energy conservation and demand response in buildings is a critical up-front investment to facilitate this transition.
AIA Info
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AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: Passive Building Principles, Standards, and Practice
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This course focuses on the goals, potential, principles and certifications of passive building design. The course begins by explaining the role of decarbonization and the development of building and energy codes before diving into the science of heat and moisture transfer in buildings and how to control them with mechanical systems and designs. The course shifts into a discussion on the requirements of various certifications and programs and concludes with various detailed case studies.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1: Learners will be able to explain the principles and roles of decarbonization, discuss the history of building and energy codes, and understand the development and evolution of the Phius Building Standard.
Learning Objective 2: Learners will be able to utilize passive house principles, control strategies, high-performance enclosure, mechanical systems, renewable energy systems, modeling tools and physics to control heat and moisture in a passive building design.
Learning Objective 3: Learners will be able to identify and differentiate between various certifications and programs and their requirements, including Phius 2021, Energy Star, EPA, and more.
Learning Objective 4: Learners will be able to engage in passive building case studies, including climate-specific passive building design, single family homes, multifamily homes, non-residential and retrofits.
LUs: 6.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with mechanical systems
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 01/23/2026
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to fchapman@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.