Passive House Institute News
The 28th International Passive House Conference will take place in the German city of Essen in April 2026. The main theme of the conference is 'Driving Transformation with Energy Efficiency!': High energy efficiency is essential to making the buildings ready for the future. The conference with its varied programme will take place in Essen's House of Technology. The call for Papers has begun and will run until the end of June 2025. Future-proof building stock The Passive House Institute and it...
At the ‘Smart Retrofitting’ event in Darmstadt, Germany, the building owners described the entirely different kind of living comfort as ‘incredible’. Noise also remains outside. Over 40 energy consultants accepted the invitation to the ‘Passive House on Tour’ kick-off event and listened intently as the family reported on the positive changes in their energy-efficient home retrofit. The aim of the new ‘Passive House on Tour’ series is to present hi...
Retrofits are key to climate protection in the building sector. In order to support the uptake of retrofit solutions, the Passive House Institute’s 27th International Passive House Conference will take place with a focus on significantly improving the energy performance of existing buildings to the EnerPHit standard. The conference will take place from 5 to 7 April in Innsbruck, Austria and it also includes a Passive House specialists' exhibition. The conference program is now onlin...
