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Passive House: A Technical Look
Passive House is a complimentary and comprehensive standard that can help LEED projects achieve valuable Energy and Atmosphere (EA) points, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) points, and meet other LEED project requirements. In this 2-Hour session, Luke McKneally AIA, LEED AP, CPHC will go into greater depth regarding the challenges and successful strategies employed to achieve the rigorous Passive House design criteria on significant projects in the Northeast.
CEUs Available: 2 LU/HSW AIA credits
Learning Objectives
- Learn more about what has been called the most energy efficient building standard in the world, Passive House.
- Understand how Passive House provides an ideal path to achieving Net Zero Energy buildings.
- Understand how the building enclosure design is critical to meeting the Passive House certification criteria.
- Learn how mechanical systems design can work with envelope design to reduce energy loads.
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