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Best Overall Project
CPHC®: Lisa White
Builder: Linn-Mathes Construction
Architect: Landon Bone Baker Architects
QA/QC Rater: Lindsey Elton / EcoAchievers
Designer: RTM Associates
Congratulations to Landon Bone Baker Architects (LBBA) and the Latin United Community Housing Association (LUCHA): Their project, Tierra Linda, a 45-unit affordable housing development near Chicago's 606 Trail, brought home the Best Overall Project and Best Multifamily Awards in the Fifth Annual PHIUS Design Competition.
Winners of the competition were announced Thursday, December 5 during the 14th Annual North American Passive House Conference. The awards ceremony marked the opening of the conference exhibit hall, featuring cutting edge manufacturers and distributors of high performance building components.
Tierra Linda, translated, means beautiful land, and beautiful applies to all of this year's winners:
Best Project by a Young Professional
PH01:BRK | Brookings, South Dakota
CPHC®: Robert Arlt
Builder: Brookings Built Green
Architect: DoArch, Charles MacBride, Robert Arlt
QA/QC Rater: David Holtzclaw
Best Single Family and Best Source Zero Project
Acorn Glade | Downers Grove, Illinois
CPHC®: Tom Bassett-Dilley
Builder: Evolutionary Home Builders
Architect: Tom Bassett-Dilley
Best Single Family Honorable Mention
Italian Market Passive House | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CPHC®: Laura Blau
Builder: Hanson General Contracting
Architect: BluPath Design, Inc
QA/QC Rater: David Berg
Designer: Mark Ulrick Engineers
Multifamily Honorable Mention
Park Avenue Green | Bronx, NY
CPHC®: Manalee Nabar
Builder: Monadnock Construction Inc.
Architect: Cutis, Ginsberg Architects LLP
QA/QC Rater: Tyler Davis
Designer: Rodkin Cardinale, P.C.
Best Affordable Project
Habitat 20K Passive House | Opelika, Alabama
CPHC®: David Bitter
Builder: Auburn University 20K Initiative/ Real Life builders, LLC (GC of Record)
Architect: Auburn University 20K Initiative and Solera Studios
QA/QC Rater: Bruce Kitchell
Designer: Auburn University 20K Initiative, Solera Studios, and Mitsubishi
Best Commercial Project
Prairie Activity & Recreation Center (PARC) | Plainfield, Illinois
CPHC®: Lisa White
Builder: Wight & Co
Architect: Wight & Co
QA/QC Rater: Lindsey Elton / EcoAchievers
Designer: Wight & Co
Best Commercial Project - Honorable Mention
Star Garment Innovation Center | Katunayake, Sri Lanka
Builder: Tritech Engineers (Pvt) Ltd
MEP Designer: CDC Consultants K2 Consultants (PVT) LTD
Architect: Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture, Vinod Jayasinghe Associates (Pvt) Ltd. (Sri Lanka)
Certified Passive House Designer: Jordan Parnass (JPDA)
Energy Consultant & PH Verifier: Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Best Source Zero - Honorable Mention
Rockquist Minor | Garrison, NY
CPHC®: Juhee Lee-Hartford, Adriana Rombaldi
Builder: Heitmann Builders
Architect: River Architects
QA/QC Rater: Tony Lisanti
Designer: Tony Lisanti
Congratulations to all these terrific project teams! You can check out all the projects in detail here.
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Did we mention that the PHIUS+ Certification program is growing fast? That's because the process provides invaluable design guidance, quality assurance, and risk management to project teams. 
To help meet the growing demand for PHIUS+ Certification, we're happy to welcome Isaac Elnecave to the PHIUS Certification team. Prior to joining PHIUS, Isaac worked as a policy manager focused on promoting the development, adoption and implementation of the latest building energy codes and appliance efficiency standards. Isaac also worked as a civil engineer in Southern California where he designed seismic retrofits for older buildings susceptible to damage from earthquakes. 
Bianca Joseph joined PHIUS as Constituent Coordinator where she manages Alliance member relations, helps coordinate the Annual North American Passive House Conference, and manages social media. Prior to joining PHIUS, Bianca worked as a Membership and Communities Associate and as a Youth Development Mentor with City Year Chicago.
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Two weeks from today, on Wednesday, December 4, pre-conference opens! That evening, for those who can't make the day sessions, 
projects. The two-day course, geared toward experienced RESNET and BPI professionals, provides grounding in passive building principles as well as a guide to onsite quality assurance for the PHIUS+ program. 
QA/QC on large-scale multifamily and commercial buildings. Verifiers learn protocols specific to low- and mid-rise projects. 
Did we mention that the PHIUS+ Certification program is growing fast? That's because the process provides invaluable design guidance, quality assurance, and risk management to project teams. 
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projects. The two-day course, geared toward experienced RESNET and BPI professionals, provides grounding in passive building principles as well as a guide to onsite quality assurance for the PHIUS+ program. 
pleased to announce a new grant program available to Chapters and to PHAUS members intended to support the development of new chapters, new initiatives, and to help spread the word about Passive House. The council has set aside $10,000 from this year's budget to fund this grant initiative.
Certification staff member Isaac Elnecave brings a wealth of policy making experience to PHIUS. Don't miss his blog posts explaining promising developments in Massachusetts and New York State with regard to state energy codes.
S Senior Scientist Graham Wright and fellow technical staff will preview what''s new in PHIUS+ 2021 during a free webinar this Thursday:
and assistant professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. In his previous position at the South Dakota State University Department of Architecture, he initiated a self-sustaining program for the student design and construction of certified passive houses, resulting most recently in the award winning PH01:BRK / Passive House Brookings.
member since 2009 and has taught all levels of studio and several history and theory seminars. In 2017, Mary was one of the first educators to make the CPHC certification part of the curriculum.
We''re happy to announce that the full CPHC training program -- Phase I and Phase II -- is now offered entirely online. Now you can get your CPHC credential -- the leading and most rigorous professional passive building distinction in the industry -- without traveling and while maintaining safe social distancing.
We''ve gotten a great response to our ongoing survey. Thank you! Your input is critical for us to sharpen our brand. 
You can now take Phase II of the PHIUS CPHC training -- and the certification exam -- from the quarantined safety of your home. Phase II -- which previously required five days of in-class instruction -- is now offered entirely online.
March 31 - April 2 has also been postponed, tentatively rescheduled for the week of June 22. (RDH Building Science will be in direct contact with enrollees.)
a new grant program available to Chapters and to PHAUS members intended to support the development of new chapters, new initiatives, and to help spread the word about Passive House. The council has set aside $10,000 from this year''s budget to fund this grant initiative.
PHIUS+ QA/QC Manager Tony Lisanti covers the latest news and updates from the US EPA on the Indoor AIRplus program and implications regarding radon remediation.
All right, all you procrastinating architects. We feel your pain, and we''re extending the entry deadline to Monday, October 19, at 11:59 pm ET.
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We invite you to submit your best passive building projects for the 6th Annual PHIUS Passive Projects Competition! This year it''s all virtual--the awards ceremony will be an online celebration of winners and entrants. 
architecture in roles ranging from designer to project manager.
We invite you to submit your best passive building projects for the 6th Annual PHIUS Passive Projects Competition! This year it''s all virtual--the awards ceremony will be an online celebration of winners and entrants. 
Steven Reid-Wynn is PHIUS'' new Office Manager/Administrator. Prior to joining PHIUS, he worked as an Accounting/Finance Manager for an IT staffing firm and Bookkeeper/Office Manager for a local startup. He has over 20 years'' experience working within accounting departments, office management, and operations. He studied Accounting at Kentucky State University and Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri.
There''s still time to take Phase I of the PHIUS CPHC program and enroll in the next scheduled Phase II. You can get your CPHC credential -- the leading and most rigorous professional passive building distinction in the industry -- without traveling and while maintaining safe social distancing.
March 31 - April 2 was cancelled, as was the Austin, Texas program scheduled for May 6-8.
a new grant program available to Chapters and to PHAUS members intended to support the development of new chapters, new initiatives, and to help spread the word about Passive House. The council has set aside $10,000 from this year''s budget to fund this grant initiative.
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