GBA’s news story on the petition asking PHIUS to choose a new name for any standard deviating from the current 15 kwh per square meter Passivhaus standard has generated many comments. In fact, the debate has been picked up by several bloggers in two countries.

Here are links to the latest articles on the topic:

• Mike Eliason of Brute Force Collaborative: On Peti- & Certifica- tions
• Lloyd Alter of Treehugger: A Plague On Both Their Passive Houses
• Andrew Michler of Inhabitat: Passive House Debate Heats Up
• Mike Eliason again: Monitoring the Petition Fallout
• Matt Hickman of Mother Nature Network: Active Aggressive

The original GBA story that sparked the debate can be found here:
A Petition Strives to Defend a Certain Definition of ‘Passive House’