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Building Electrification, Passive House PER & California

September 24 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

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Event Description

This 2-hour introduction to Passive House reinforces knowledge of basic principles and methodology while taking a deeper look at how Passive House design considers the California electrical grid, renewables, and building electrification. It will explain the Passive House energy metric Primary Energy Renewable (PER) and PER Factors. It will show how PER and PER Factors interact with the California power supply and design choices and how they drive optimization. The class will illustrate the goals, strategies, and results with regional case studies.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain Passive House principles and benefits.
  • Describe the Passive House strategy of Primary Energy Renewable and how it supports electrification
  • Outline how Passive House optimization is influenced by current and future power supply.
  • Describe case studies of homes that achieve all-electric Passive House outcomes and the strategies and outcomes.

Learning Units

2.0 AIA HSW LU approved for this course

Instructor

Ken Levenson, Executive Director, The Passive House Network

Details

Date:
September 24
Time:
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Website:
https://3cren.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/elecpassivehouseca

Venue

Zoom link provided upon registration
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