Adventures in Retrofitting: Lessons from Two Multifamily Passive House Projects
Two Passive House projects are nearing completion in Pittsburgh. Both will provide affordable housing to seniors. Both involve a Passive House retrofit of an abandoned elementary school. And both will be delivered at or near construction cost parity with conventional affordable housing.
Thinking Big and Small: A 2030 Municipal Buildings Improvement Plan
Planning for big goals, like becoming a Net Zero community, while attending to the smallest details of managing a diverse building portfolio is hard. This session will explore how the City of Cambridge, MA is doing just that, using a long-term, integrated capital improvement plan.
Different Systems of Multifamily Passive House from Design to Operation
As the first cohort of Passive House buildings are completed and occupied, we continue to learn how to optimize design and construction for maintenance considerations and the actual end uses of the buildings.
Net Zero Retrofit of a Brooklyn Townhouse
Join us as we delve into a holistic presentation of a deep energy retrofit of a Brooklyn townhouse. This session will explore how the project team planned and executed a retrofit to meet a net-zero energy target, improve thermal comfort and air quality, protect the building from moisture, meet historic guidelines, and stay within a realistic budget – all while keeping the building occupied.
Measured vs. Modeled Energy Performance in Passive House Multifamily Properties
This presentation will report on a detailed comparison of modeled performance predicted by passive design tools and actual measured performance data of four case study projects while occupied and under operation. How well do the currently used passive modeling tools, algorithms, and underlying modeling assumptions match the measured performance in the field? Were the goals met?
The Extra Mile: How Owners and Tenants Work Together to Build the Best Space Possible
Owners are making as many updates and changes as possible in the competitive world of commercial office space, but what are the tenants doing? How can owners and managers help tenants to build the most efficient space possible while not wasting time or rent dollars? This will be a discussion of lessons learned, successes and failures, constraints and timelines along with how the market is changing to better support tenant fit-outs. Learn from owners, tenants and engineers what the solutions can be to this ongoing challenge.