Midwestern readers who have been following ongoing discussions about the Passivhaus standard may be interested in attending the Fourth Annual North American Passive House Conference, which begins tomorrow (October 16, 2009) in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. Among the speakers will be Marc Rosenbaum, who will present a workshop on mechanical system design for passive houses; and David White, who will present a workshop on the PHPP software.

Those interested in windows should note that Stephen Thwaites from Thermotech and Robert Clarke from Serious Materials will each be presenting a window workshop. Other presenters include Katrin Klingenberg, Bill Rose, Chris Benedict, and Paul Eldrenkamp.

I’ll be there, too, presenting a workshop on the history of superinsulated houses in North America.
For more information:
http://www.passivehouse.us/phiusConference2009/phiusConference2009/Overview_2009.html