Passive House SB9 & ADUs in CA's Milder Climates. Christian Kienapfel, architect and Certfied Passive House Design presented during the Passive House California Community meeting a single-family home per SB9 and an ADU in Los Angeles.

Passive House Accelerator Magazine | Spring 2024 features Passive House project from PARAVANT Architects in Los Angeles.

A Passive House designer and contractor in California is sharing insights from his experience constructing Passive House single-family homes. His detailed report and analysis, comparing Passive House construction to standard methods, were published in 2021 by the Passive House network.

Two ADUs designed by PARAVANT Architects and built to Passive House standards exemplify how evolving policies, and tastes, are reshaping the urban landscape of Los Angeles. Read the article written by Mary James on the Passive House Accelerator.

New analysis finds Passive House designs for single-family homes will best protect Californians’ health, safety, and comfort from worsening impacts of climate change

Well-sealed, highly energy efficient green building design is barely scratching the surface of its potential in California

How Buildings Are Key To Fighting Climate Change.

In this video, Zack Semke dives into the pivotal role buildings play in the battle against climate change. Buildings, as they stand, are both victims and culprits in the climate crisis, being poorly equipped to handle climate impacts and also being massive contributors to carbon emissions.

More steel framing at passive LA house

Installation of Stego Vapor Barrier at Passive House and ADU

Caught on camera touring my new buildings like a pro! Little did I know, my architect turned me into a YouTube sensation. If only I'd dressed for that shot and prepared a script!

Passive LA House second floor structural steel installation is progressing. See yourself in the video.

Passive House Modeling Incentives Available in California

passive LA house, first floor steel frame installation in progress

The Santa Monica, “passive LA house” project located in West Los Angeles, California was recently permitted and started construction.

The site is in very close proximity to the Santa Monica Airport and acoustical performance was beside indoor air quality, comfort and efficiency one of the owners’ considerations to build to the international Passive House construction standard. The home and ADU’ structural steel frame system with a rain screen curtain wall façade which is typically found in commercial construction projects

How all-electric, multi-family Passive House buildings deliver comfortable, cost-effective climate resilience

It was time for a major spring cleaning of the HRV (heat recovery ventilation) whole house continuous fresh air ventilation system. All filters were replaced and the heat exchanger core got a bath. Now the system is ready to tackle all the pollens in the air to help the ones with allergies breathe easy.

Passive House is a revolutionary approach to building design that aims to create ultra-energy-efficient buildings that are comfortable, healthy, and resilient. In this video, we provide a comprehensive overview of the principles of Passive House, including how it works, what sets it apart from traditional building methods, and the benefits of adopting this standard for your next building project.

We delve into the key components of Passive House design, such as insulation, air sealing, heat recovery ventilation, and passive design. We also explain the key performance metrics that buildings must achieve to be recognized as Passive House certified, and how Passive House performance, combined with carbon-sequestering materials and clean clean energy, provides the path to zero carbon building.

Darmstadt/Wiesbaden, Germany. Highly energy-efficient buildings are indispensable for climate protection. The 26th International Passive House Conference demonstrated that a high energy efficiency is also necessary for other reasons: social justice, good air quality for example in schools and health care buildings, and protecting the power grid against overloading are other good reasons to build and retrofit buildings in a better way.

Passive House Multi-Family – Good for All is Good for One (webinar recording). How Passive House Qualities Benefit both Occupants & Owners

In 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 9 (SB9) to further address California’s housing shortage. SB9 went into effect January 1, 2022. This law establishes a streamlined process to develop two primary residential dwelling units on one eligible single-family zoned parcel, and to split one eligible single-family zoned parcel into two separate parcels of approximately equal size. SB9 also provides more flexible property setbacks and parking standards and extends subdivision approval expirations for eligible parcels

3d Printed House at Woodbury University, Los Angeles

Woodbury School of Architecture students in the design studio of professor Kishani De Silva invited us to attend the 3d concrete printing for their Solar Decathlon competition contribution. The Solar Decathlon is the U.S. Department of Energy’s global challenge to college students to design and build zero-energy buildings. It was very impressing and exciting to see their building growing layer by layer.