Utilities are charged by many States to transition the grid to all Renewable Energy generation. This is possible, BUT only if we start to design buildings that look specifically at HEATING Load reduction. This presentations shows exactly WHY this is an issue - even in sunny California - and offers alternate business model options for utilities to take charge of developing stored renewable energy to cover our winter seasonal shortfall.
Introducing Primary Energy Renewables (PER) - A Building Framework for the Al...Bronwyn Barry
Presentation given at SLAC in Palo Alto, and the AIA Los Angeles COTE at Gensler, LA, outlining the new building framework that incentivizes building designers to create buildings that will support a grid supplied by 100% renewable energy. The presentation looks at the nexus of efficiency, renewable supply and renewable storage via long- and short-term storage options. Specific building examples are included.
A Building Framework for the All Renewable Energy FutureBronwyn Barry
This presentation provides an introduction to Primary Energy + Renewables (PER), as developed by the Passive House Institute, with new certification tiers that provide a design framework to enhance an all-renewable energy grid. This framework will be further expanded upon at the upcoming NAPHN17 Conference & Expo in Oakland, CA, on October 4-8th, 2017. Details on the event are included.
Introducing Primary Energy Renewables: a look at New England's PER FactorsBronwyn Barry
What is PER, why do we need it, and how does it apply to us here? This presentation provides a high level introduction to the new framework for viewing primary energy generated via an all-renewable energy grid. It includes a comparison of specific PER factors for all major New England cities, plus the seven largest cities in California.
California (Home) Dreamin': The Passive House Path to NZE Bronwyn Barry
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Equitable Net Zero and the All Electric Future Bronwyn Barry
Presentation delivered on April 26th, 2019, at the CABEC Conference in Asilomar. It looks at why we need to shift from current 'net zero' framework to one that connects directly to GHG outputs, and includes a few hot takes on where the current issues lie and how to fix them.
All electric multi-family buildings 3-30-19scott shell
This is a collection of housing projects in California (mostly) that are all electric (no natural gas use). By eliminating fossil fuels and using California's low carbon electricity their GHG emissions are very low.
Lattice Energy LLC - Fossil fuels and nuclear vs renewables for powering elec...Lewis Larsen
Enormous potential future value for diversified portfolios of renewable, fossil-fueled, and nuclear power generation --- enable grids to have resilience against extreme weather events related to climate change and “Black Swan” volcanic eruptions.
Proverb: “In the first place … an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin (1735). Fukushima lessons: mitigate improbable extreme events if not too expensive; $200 million was thought too costly to fix backup generators in 2006 but the ‘cure’ for the 2011 nuclear disaster now costs $189 billion and could take 30 - 40 years.
What may appear ‘greener’ and less $$$ in myopic short-term decision-making about grids could end-up being extremely $$$ expensive or catastrophic in longer-term. Data suggests that is it too risky for society to put all its energy “eggs” into a single renewable basket. Lattice therefore believes balanced diversity of different types of grid power sources is best strategy for insuring 99+% future reliability and excellent resiliency of electricity grids facing onslaughts of extreme weather events and low but non-zero probability for catastrophic Black Swan volcanic eruptions.
Since high % of renewable energy sources on electricity grids is a new phenomenon and unexplored territory, there aren’t preexisting road maps to guide government regulation and critical implementation by industry. Private sector companies by nature are concerned with short-term bottom line profitability and have more narrowly focused interests; by contrast, government is responsible for insuring national energy security over much longer time-frames and broader range of grid-threatening events.
Rick Perry/DOE’s controversial NOPR to FERC in September created an important opportunity for U.S. government and industry to begin productive dialogue about how to enhance the U.S. electricity grid’s ability to maintain present reliability and adapt to climate change.
Introducing Primary Energy Renewables (PER) - A Building Framework for the Al...Bronwyn Barry
Presentation given at SLAC in Palo Alto, and the AIA Los Angeles COTE at Gensler, LA, outlining the new building framework that incentivizes building designers to create buildings that will support a grid supplied by 100% renewable energy. The presentation looks at the nexus of efficiency, renewable supply and renewable storage via long- and short-term storage options. Specific building examples are included.
A Building Framework for the All Renewable Energy FutureBronwyn Barry
This presentation provides an introduction to Primary Energy + Renewables (PER), as developed by the Passive House Institute, with new certification tiers that provide a design framework to enhance an all-renewable energy grid. This framework will be further expanded upon at the upcoming NAPHN17 Conference & Expo in Oakland, CA, on October 4-8th, 2017. Details on the event are included.
Introducing Primary Energy Renewables: a look at New England's PER FactorsBronwyn Barry
What is PER, why do we need it, and how does it apply to us here? This presentation provides a high level introduction to the new framework for viewing primary energy generated via an all-renewable energy grid. It includes a comparison of specific PER factors for all major New England cities, plus the seven largest cities in California.
California (Home) Dreamin': The Passive House Path to NZE Bronwyn Barry
Presentation delivered at Greenbuild LA, 2016, in collaboration with Ann Edminster. I look at the specifics of 3 One Sky Homes, showing assemblies and measured data to demonstrate the efficacy of Passive House as a proven path to Zero and well beyond.
Equitable Net Zero and the All Electric Future Bronwyn Barry
Presentation delivered on April 26th, 2019, at the CABEC Conference in Asilomar. It looks at why we need to shift from current 'net zero' framework to one that connects directly to GHG outputs, and includes a few hot takes on where the current issues lie and how to fix them.
All electric multi-family buildings 3-30-19scott shell
This is a collection of housing projects in California (mostly) that are all electric (no natural gas use). By eliminating fossil fuels and using California's low carbon electricity their GHG emissions are very low.
Lattice Energy LLC - Fossil fuels and nuclear vs renewables for powering elec...Lewis Larsen
Enormous potential future value for diversified portfolios of renewable, fossil-fueled, and nuclear power generation --- enable grids to have resilience against extreme weather events related to climate change and “Black Swan” volcanic eruptions.
Proverb: “In the first place … an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin (1735). Fukushima lessons: mitigate improbable extreme events if not too expensive; $200 million was thought too costly to fix backup generators in 2006 but the ‘cure’ for the 2011 nuclear disaster now costs $189 billion and could take 30 - 40 years.
What may appear ‘greener’ and less $$$ in myopic short-term decision-making about grids could end-up being extremely $$$ expensive or catastrophic in longer-term. Data suggests that is it too risky for society to put all its energy “eggs” into a single renewable basket. Lattice therefore believes balanced diversity of different types of grid power sources is best strategy for insuring 99+% future reliability and excellent resiliency of electricity grids facing onslaughts of extreme weather events and low but non-zero probability for catastrophic Black Swan volcanic eruptions.
Since high % of renewable energy sources on electricity grids is a new phenomenon and unexplored territory, there aren’t preexisting road maps to guide government regulation and critical implementation by industry. Private sector companies by nature are concerned with short-term bottom line profitability and have more narrowly focused interests; by contrast, government is responsible for insuring national energy security over much longer time-frames and broader range of grid-threatening events.
Rick Perry/DOE’s controversial NOPR to FERC in September created an important opportunity for U.S. government and industry to begin productive dialogue about how to enhance the U.S. electricity grid’s ability to maintain present reliability and adapt to climate change.
I presented at Argus Methanol Forum yesterday. Talked about methanol as a renewable liquid fuel option that can offer efficient vehicle for large scale utilization and monetization of renewable energy resources.
Analysis of Community Microgrids: The path to resilient and sustainable commu...Clean Coalition
Greg Thomson, Director of the Community Microgrid Initiative for the Clean Coalition, presented on Community Microgrids to the Municipal Sustainability & Energy Forum on January 25, 2018. This modern energy solution that delivers unparalleled environmental, economic, and resilience benefits to communities.
Altho a good number of municipalities in Europe, Canada and other parts of the USA have implemented utility-scale community wind projects, these types of projects do not exist in the SF Bay Area. This presentation story covers some basic wind energy concepts, offers Green Gone Wrong and Green Gone Right case studies, and highlights potential community wind energy project opportunities in the SF Bay Area.
Ken Smith of Ever-Green Energy and Betsy Engelking of Geronimo Energy will share what they learned through Germany's experience with renewable energy.
In recent years, Germany has taken many new steps in its Energiewende campaign to reliably operate on mostly renewable energy by 2050. Having the largest industrial sector in Europe, Germany is simultaneously testing many approaches to reaching this goal while learning valuable lessons, not only for them, but for the rest of the world.
Over the past four years, a small bipartisan group of energy leaders and policymakers from Minnesota have ventured to Berlin and the surrounding area to learn about the transformation underway in Germany and share experiences with German energy and climate leaders, policy makers and innovators. The trip this June was particularly interesting as Minnesota Energy continued to dig deeper into the affect the Energiewende is having on the broader energy system, and more specifically the local change that is occurring in communities across Germany.
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NewBase 16 February 2021 Energy News issue - 1406 by Khaled Al AwadiNewBase 16 February 2021 Energy News issue - 1406 by Khaled Al AwadiNewBase 16 February 2021 Energy News issue - 1406 by Khaled Al Awadi
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Lattice Energy LLC - Compelling Economics of Transmutation vs Combustion of C...Lewis Larsen
Revolutionary LENR technology can potentially transform oil and coal into ‘green’ CO2-free LENR fuels that possess >5,000x the energy density (Watt*hours/kg) of unleaded gasoline.
In LENR fuels derived from extraction and processing of aromatic fractions found in oil and coal, generation of thermal heat energy occurs via clean radiation-free, neutron-catalyzed transmutation of Carbon into Nitrogen and Oxygen rather than chemical combustion with O2.
Herein we show how applied LENR technology can potentially increase the economic value of natural fossil Carbonaceous energy sources by at least 500x; much of this increase in energetic economic value comes from enormous energy densities and BTUs produced by nuclear processes as compared to purely chemical energy processes such as combustion.
In British Petroleum's 63rd annual Statistical Review of World Energy (2014) they estimated that oil will run-out in ~53 years and coal in ~113 years. Given at least 500x increase in the energetic economic value of LENR fuel, commercialization of LENRs on aromatic molecules would extend useful economic lifetime of fossil Carbon sources out to at least 25,000 years.
Commercialization of LENRs occurring on aromatic rings would eliminate the so-called “Carbon Bubble” and fossil fuel “stranded asset” problems that during the past few years have begun to concern certain financial players that even include the Bank of England.
Zero Energy Commercial Buildings: Research For the Next GenerationShanti Pless
Zero Energy Buildings Research overview presented at Symposium on Zero Net Energy Buildings and Beyond: Balancing Building and Grid Objectives
co-sponsored by the ASHRAE Golden Gate Chapter, the Center for the Built Environment, and PG&E. at the PG&E Pacific Energy Center in San Francisco, CA.
October 25, 2017
In 2015 the Passive House Institute released an update to their standard that completely overhauled how source energy was calculated. This revision layered in localized source energy factors based on fuel source, seasonal use type and local grid renewable capacity, amongst other improvements. This offers climate-specific outcomes to their standard, using back-end factors, which allowed the front end targets to remain visually uniform for ease of use by policy makers and planning officials charged with reviewing projects.
This presentation explains how these factors are structured and applied in various states and regions in North America.
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The vision of Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) is compelling. In theory, the amount of energy consumed by the building for an entire year should be less than or equal to the amount of energy produced by the onsite renewable source.
The main aim of the project is to build maximum number of floors in the building and make it zero net site energy using roof-top solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. To check weather effect, project is simulated in three different weather conditions.
I presented at Argus Methanol Forum yesterday. Talked about methanol as a renewable liquid fuel option that can offer efficient vehicle for large scale utilization and monetization of renewable energy resources.
Analysis of Community Microgrids: The path to resilient and sustainable commu...Clean Coalition
Greg Thomson, Director of the Community Microgrid Initiative for the Clean Coalition, presented on Community Microgrids to the Municipal Sustainability & Energy Forum on January 25, 2018. This modern energy solution that delivers unparalleled environmental, economic, and resilience benefits to communities.
Altho a good number of municipalities in Europe, Canada and other parts of the USA have implemented utility-scale community wind projects, these types of projects do not exist in the SF Bay Area. This presentation story covers some basic wind energy concepts, offers Green Gone Wrong and Green Gone Right case studies, and highlights potential community wind energy project opportunities in the SF Bay Area.
Ken Smith of Ever-Green Energy and Betsy Engelking of Geronimo Energy will share what they learned through Germany's experience with renewable energy.
In recent years, Germany has taken many new steps in its Energiewende campaign to reliably operate on mostly renewable energy by 2050. Having the largest industrial sector in Europe, Germany is simultaneously testing many approaches to reaching this goal while learning valuable lessons, not only for them, but for the rest of the world.
Over the past four years, a small bipartisan group of energy leaders and policymakers from Minnesota have ventured to Berlin and the surrounding area to learn about the transformation underway in Germany and share experiences with German energy and climate leaders, policy makers and innovators. The trip this June was particularly interesting as Minnesota Energy continued to dig deeper into the affect the Energiewende is having on the broader energy system, and more specifically the local change that is occurring in communities across Germany.
New base 16 february 2021 energy news issue 1406 by khaled al awadiKhaled Al Awadi
NewBase 16 February 2021 Energy News issue - 1406 by Khaled Al AwadiNewBase 16 February 2021 Energy News issue - 1406 by Khaled Al AwadiNewBase 16 February 2021 Energy News issue - 1406 by Khaled Al Awadi
Community Wind -- It's Needed In the SF Bay Area Kimberly L. King
Altho a good number of municipalities in Europe, Canada and other parts of the USA have implemented utility-scale community wind projects, these types of projects do not exist in the SF Bay Area. This presentation story covers some basic wind energy concepts, offers Green Gone Wrong and Green Gone Right case studies, and highlights potential community wind energy project opportunities in the SF Bay Area.
Lattice Energy LLC - Compelling Economics of Transmutation vs Combustion of C...Lewis Larsen
Revolutionary LENR technology can potentially transform oil and coal into ‘green’ CO2-free LENR fuels that possess >5,000x the energy density (Watt*hours/kg) of unleaded gasoline.
In LENR fuels derived from extraction and processing of aromatic fractions found in oil and coal, generation of thermal heat energy occurs via clean radiation-free, neutron-catalyzed transmutation of Carbon into Nitrogen and Oxygen rather than chemical combustion with O2.
Herein we show how applied LENR technology can potentially increase the economic value of natural fossil Carbonaceous energy sources by at least 500x; much of this increase in energetic economic value comes from enormous energy densities and BTUs produced by nuclear processes as compared to purely chemical energy processes such as combustion.
In British Petroleum's 63rd annual Statistical Review of World Energy (2014) they estimated that oil will run-out in ~53 years and coal in ~113 years. Given at least 500x increase in the energetic economic value of LENR fuel, commercialization of LENRs on aromatic molecules would extend useful economic lifetime of fossil Carbon sources out to at least 25,000 years.
Commercialization of LENRs occurring on aromatic rings would eliminate the so-called “Carbon Bubble” and fossil fuel “stranded asset” problems that during the past few years have begun to concern certain financial players that even include the Bank of England.
Zero Energy Commercial Buildings: Research For the Next GenerationShanti Pless
Zero Energy Buildings Research overview presented at Symposium on Zero Net Energy Buildings and Beyond: Balancing Building and Grid Objectives
co-sponsored by the ASHRAE Golden Gate Chapter, the Center for the Built Environment, and PG&E. at the PG&E Pacific Energy Center in San Francisco, CA.
October 25, 2017
In 2015 the Passive House Institute released an update to their standard that completely overhauled how source energy was calculated. This revision layered in localized source energy factors based on fuel source, seasonal use type and local grid renewable capacity, amongst other improvements. This offers climate-specific outcomes to their standard, using back-end factors, which allowed the front end targets to remain visually uniform for ease of use by policy makers and planning officials charged with reviewing projects.
This presentation explains how these factors are structured and applied in various states and regions in North America.
PER+PHribbon_PHNconference_2022 _ BB.pdfBronwyn Barry
A look at the Primary Energy Renewable factors for the USA, by region and city, followed by an brief intro to the PHribbon, using a Berkeley, CA, project example.
The vision of Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) is compelling. In theory, the amount of energy consumed by the building for an entire year should be less than or equal to the amount of energy produced by the onsite renewable source.
The main aim of the project is to build maximum number of floors in the building and make it zero net site energy using roof-top solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. To check weather effect, project is simulated in three different weather conditions.
Rochester Sustainability Series - Passive HouseTE Studio
What makes a good building?
Find the answer to this question in this lecture which illustrates the challenges of climate change, sustainable building, the renewable grid, human comfort, equity, cost and the many other aspects that the Passive House building energy standard has successfully addressed for more than 30 years.
Survival, evolution and beauty in a net zero world - exploring a living syste...Maclay Architects
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This presentation questions the targets we should be aiming for and then proposes a framework that allows for a more equitable accounting of both renewables and energy use, based on climate, size, type and local energy resources.
Optimizing Passive House: A look at Kranichstein (& Saskatoon) using PDT-Pass...Bronwyn Barry
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Optimizing Passive House: A look at Kranichstein (& Saskatoon) using PDT-Pass...Bronwyn Barry
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An Intro to PDT-Passivhaus PHPP Optimizing ServiceBronwyn Barry
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This presentation is an introduction to the software service we have developed. I look forward to hearing from the greater Passive House community about how this helps you to better explore your Passive House projects.
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
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With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
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- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
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Buildings for an All Renewable Energy Future - The Passive House Path for Utilities
1. Bronwyn Barry, RA, CPHD
California Public Utilities Commission
Sept. 7, 2017
THE PASSIVE HOUSE
Primary Energy Renewables
(PER) Framework
Building for an
All-Renewable Energy Future:
As Developed by:
2. 1. WHY Utilities should be
interested in Passive
House/Passivhaus
2. HOW the Passivhaus
Primary Energy Renewable
Framework is structured
3. WAYS to become involved…
AGENDA
IMAGE credit: Bronwyn Barry, Cornell Tech Passive House Tower, NYC
3. What’s in this for Utilities?
IMAGE credit: Chie Kawahara’s Twitter feed – Sept.1st, 2017
1. Stable Peak Load
predictions for both
summer and winter…
4. What’s in this for Utilities?
IMAGE credit: Allen Gilliland, One Sky Homes
2. Absolute energy targets for
buildings with predictably
reliable results
(NO PERFORMANCE GAP!)
PHPP kWh/a HP COP EST. ACT.
HEAT 2,596 3 865 849
COOL 1,533 3 511 594
5. Image Credits: Bronwyn Barry
What’s in this for Utilities?
(Works for large
buildings too)
9. APPLICABLE TO NEW MIXED-USE DISTRICTS
SOURCE:
Image Credit: Andrew Michler
10. APPLICABLE TO TALL URBAN INFILL
Image Source: Passive House Institute
Image Credit: Twitter feed of VArqitectos
11. What’s in this for Utilities?
IMAGE credit: Passive House Institute
3. Envisions a new business model for
seasonal renewable energy storage…
(more on this next.)
12. PROJECT EXAMPLE ( ONE OF MY OWN DESIGNS)
SOURCE: One Sky Homes ALAMO PASSIVHAUS
14. PROJECT STATS
Alamo - CA Climate Zone 12
HDD & CDD 2602 1578
Area & TFA 2968 SF 2342 SF
Net Annual Energy Use &
Production 10,707 kWh 12,767 kWh
PV 7.5 kW
Gas/Electric Split All Electric
Mech systems
Heat Pump,
HRV
Heat Pump
WH
NOMINALY THIS IS A PLUS ENERGY HOME…
15. ASSEMBLIES (hr.ft2.F/BTU)
ROOF/CLG: R-38
CODE REQ’D
R-46
WALLS: R-19 R-28
WINDOWS: U-0.57
FLOOR/SLAB: R-0 R-14
U-0.3
AS BUILT
AIR TIGHTNESS: 3 ACH n50 0.3 ACH
COMPARED TO 2016 T-24 CODE REQUIREMENTS
19. SOURCE: Illustration from ‘California’s All Renewable Energy Future’ by Bronwyn Barry
HOW PRIMARY ENERGY RENEWABLE (PER) IS STRUCTURED
Rejects the Net Metering
calculation of ‘ZNE’…
1. Assumes a future all-
renewable energy grid
2. Accommodates current
fossil fuel supply (and
disincents it slightly)
3. Focuses on Peak Loads
4. Accounts for short- and
long-term energy storage
20. SOURCE: Illustrations by Bronwyn Barry, info: https://passipedia.org/certification/passive_house_categories/per#the_per_sustainability_assessment
1. Total Demand
Reduction
Allocated by:
Electricity
Hot Water
Heating
Cooling
Dehumidification
2. Seasonal Energy
Demand
3. Regional Grid
Renewable Supply
Accounts for:
Wind
Solar PV
Hydro
~ Biomass
~ District Heat
4. Building
Site & Size
6. Renewable
Storage
kWh of:
Short-term &
Long-term energy
5. Regional
Peak Load
Incentivizes Load shifting
according to:
Demand Type
Daily Peak Use
Seasonal Peak
7. Appliance
Energy Source
Incentivizes fuel
switching to electric
heat pumps
Accounts for:
Local renewable availability
Building size vs roof area
Supply vs Demand balance
Viable short- vs long-term storage
IDENTIFIES TIME & TYPE OF ENERGY USE (ALIGNS WITH TDV)
26. 15 kWh/m2yr
or 4.75 kBTU/hr.ft2
10 W/m2
or 3.2 BTU/hr.ft2
n50 < 0.6 ACH
(PER SLIDING SCALE)
Heating/Cooling
Demand:
or
Peak Heat Load:
Air-tightness:
Total Primary Energy:
Image Credit: Andrew Michler
Cooling Limits
adjusted for
Humid Climates:
SAME RIGOROUSHEATING & COOLING TARGETS
27. THREE RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATION LEVELS
Energy Supply from Renewable Resources
Final Energy Demand at the BuildingPER =
INCENTIVIZES:
1. Total Demand Reduction & Peak Load Shifting
2. Fuel switching to all-electric with heat pumps
3. Regional renewable grid efficiencies
4. Allows local and off-site renewable credits
5. Seasonal storage of renewables at utility scale
6. Urban density & equitable renewable credit for all buildings
SOURCE: https://passipedia.org/certification/passive_house_categories/per#the_per_sustainability_assessment
29. BASIC PRINCIPLES
1. Manages ‘Loss’
1. Driven by:
Comfort
Quality
Durability
3. Credits renewables
separately
SOURCE: Image – California’s All Renewable Energy Future by Bronwyn Barry, CPHD
RENEWABLE
CREDITS ALLOCATED
BY
Projected Building
Footprint
Incentivizes large-scale
and micro-grid renewable
supply.
Off-site generation allowed
for Premium Tier.
Does not penalize commercial, tall,
shaded or urban infill projects with
no site generation capacity.
APPLIEDEQUITABLY ACROSS ALL BUILDINGS
30. BASIC PRINCIPLES
1. Manages ‘Loss’
1. Driven by:
Comfort
Quality
Durability
3. Credits renewables
separately
PRIORITIZES
DEMAND
REDUCTION
Renewable sources given
beneficial ‘Primary Energy
Renewable’ factors
Credits allocated to:
On-site generation
Off-site generation
Green Roofs
(Regional grid supply
factored into this
calculus.)
SOURCE: Image – California’s All Renewable Energy Future by Bronwyn Barry, CPHD
SUMMARYOF PRIMARY ENERGY RENEWABLE FRAMEWORK
31. “The mission of Passive House California is to educate the public
about the Passive House building performance standard to help create
healthy, comfortable, durable, energy- and resource-efficient buildings
and communities.”
COLLABORATING
WITH OUR ORGANIZATION
Passive House California
32. • Incorporated as California 501c.3
• Funded and driven by local members
• Managed by Elected Board of Directors
• Task forces led by members for event and projects
NATIONAL: North American Passive House Network
(NAPHN)
naphnetwork.org
INTERNATIONAL: International Passive House Association
(iPHA)
passivehouse-international.org
OUR
ORGANIZATION
STRUCTURE
33. • Building Community Professionals: Architects,
Engineers, Contractors, Energy Analysts
• Developers & Building Owners
• Policy Makers
• With National & International Influence
WHO
WE ARE
34. • JOBSITE TOURS
• OPEN HOUSE EVENTS
• PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
• SPECIALIZED TOPIC WORKSHOPS
• ANNUAL CONFERENCE
• WEBSITE, NEWSLETTERS, PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATIONAL
FOCUS
36. • Partnered with Laney College, Oakland Rotary and the
City of Oakland on affordable renovation
• Hosted Design Charettes with Faculty & Members
• Coordinated all Permit Documents & Energy Models
• Provided Contractor expertise and product sourcing
guidance to student builders
LANEY
PROJECT
37. PROFESSIONALTRAININGS WITH NAPHN
BASIC PRINCIPLES
1. Manages ‘Loss’
1. Driven by:
Comfort
Quality
Durability
3. Credits renewables
separately
SOURCE: Image – California’s All Renewable Energy Future by Bronwyn Barry, CPHDSOURCE: Xavier Guacher Twitter feed of Passive House Academy Class in LA at Gensler, LA
NEXT TRAININGS SCHEDULED FOR LA & SF IN LATE OCTOBER,
2017
MORE INFO: www.naphnetwork.org
38. OPEN HOUSE& JOBSITE TOURS
BASIC PRINCIPLES
1. Manages ‘Loss’
1. Driven by:
Comfort
Quality
Durability
3. Credits renewables
separately
SOURCE: Image – California’s All Renewable Energy Future by Bronwyn Barry, CPHD
39. PUBLICATIONSAND DATABASE DEVELOPMENT
Passive House Buildings
CALIFORNIA’S
ENERGY FUTURE
Published in 2016
32 Projects featured from
Northern, Central & Southern CA
3000 hard copies printed
Free E-Book:
http://passivehousecal.org/news/2016-passive-house-california-book
42. 2017 TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS
PHCA 2017 NET ZERO BUILDINGS via Passive House
C O M P R E H E N SI V E B U I L D I N G SC I E N C E TR A I N I N G
JAN. 22, 23 & 24 + FEB. 6 & 7th, LOSANGELES
JAN. 26 & 27th + FEB. 9, 10 & 11th, SACRAMENTO
INFO & REGISTRATION:
LEARN:
CLIMATESPECIFIC ENVELOPES
MECHANICALSYSTEM DESIGN
WINDOW SPECS& DESIGN
THERMALBRIDGECALCULATIONS
ENERGY MODELING BASICS
& more…
www.passivehousecal.org
Image Credit:
Handel Architects.
A RC HI TEC TS, EN G I N EERS,
BUI LDERS, DEV ELO PERS &
C O N S U L T A N T S
“Passive House makes sense as a phrase, but I think it is an ac vist no on – a transforma ve no on… This is
one example of how [we] can show the world a model that works in today’s reality...” – NYC Mayor, Bill de Blasio
P H C A J a n u a r y 2 0 1 7 S O U T H B A Y
OPEN HOUSE (AND JOBSITE) TOURS
INFO & REGISTRATION:
Visit thre e proje c ts using
Pa ssiv e Ho u se Bu ild in g
st r a t e g i e s t o a c h i e v e
re m a rk a b le c o m fo rt a nd
performance. Learn directly
from the owners, builders and
de signe rs a bout ma te ria ls,
d e t a i l s a n d m e t h o d s.
www.passivehousecal.org
A RC HITEC TS, EN G IN EERS,
BUILDERS, DEV ELO PERS &
H O M E O W N E R S
Saturday, JAN. 28th, 2017
2.00pm – 5.00pm
Sunnyvale &
LosAltos, CA
Toursare FREEand open
to the general public.
(Registration isrequired.)
CONSULTANT TRAINING OPEN HOUSE TOURS WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
• Blower Door Testing
• Heat Pump Water
Heater Installation
• Partnering with City of
Berkeley & City of
Palo Alto
43. ATTEND OUR BIG EVENT (naphnconference.com)
SOURCE: http://www.naphnconference.com/
2 DAYS of
WORKSHOPS
2 DAYS of
PROGRAM
4 PROJECT
TOURS
KEYNOTE:
Scott Foster, Director,
Sustainable Energy Division of
United Nations Economic
Commission (includes USA &
Canada.)
44. SOURCE MATERIAL:
Passive House Institute: passivehouse.com
‘The PER Sustainability Assessment,’ Passipedia.org
Andre Harrmann, CertiPHiers & Harrmann Consulting
Bronwyn Barry, ‘California’s All-Renewable Energy Future’
RECOMMENDED READING:
https://passipedia.org/certification/passive_house_categories/per#the_per_sustaina
bility_assessment
https://passipedia.org/basics/passive_house_-
_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply/passive_house_the_next_decade
SOURCE: Image – Sunnyvale Low Energy Renovation –designed by Bronwyn Barry
THANK YOU
Bronwyn Barry, RA, CPHD
Email: info@passivehousecal.org
Website: http://passivehousecal.org
THANKS, FURTHER READING & CREDIT
Editor's Notes
FlexAlert’s
FlexAlert’s
IT’S FLEXIBLE ACROSS ALL BUILDING TYPES
SCALABLE
Should the Utilities chose to accept this challenge or allow the open market to step into the breach?
The table shown is sourced from US EPA’s EnergyStar Performance Ratings Methodology for Incorporating Source Energy Use.
The Kranichstein Passive House in Darmstadt, photo taken in 2016 during the 25th Anniversary Celebration, showing the newly added solar PV array installed above the upper balcony of the home of Dr. Wolfgang Feist and Witta Ebel.
We’ve hosted an annual symposium or conference since 2010. In 2013 we developed the series known as ‘Building Carbon Zero California’ which kicked off in San Francisco and focused on larger buildings. Keynote presenters have included Representatives from the Brussels Ministry of the Environment, the Lead Author of the IPCC Report on Buildings, Dr. Diana Urge-Vorsatz, and a long list of notable International Passive House proponents from Austria, Germany, Slovakia, the UK, Ireland and New Zealand.
Other events planned: Santa Cruz Tour for Summer Open House Days and November Open House Days.
Our focus this year is on practical workshops teaching aspects of Passive House implementation that are common to all high performance buildings. We’re partnering with the Cities of Palo Alto and Berkeley to expand the installation of Heat Pump Water Heaters.
We’re adding easy-to-organize open house events to allow us to focus the bulk of our resources on our major event: the NAPHN17 conference.