Passive House Canada

06/19/2026

Deep Energy Retrofit Acceleration 📈

👉 A report by two green building organizations could provide clarity on how much a deep retrofit would need to cost for Canada's buildings to be on track to net-zero by 2050.

Read more here: https://ow.ly/hpLM50ZbznJ

06/19/2026

Tune into the Solar PVCast Podcast!

This episode digs into the realities of Passive House adoption in Canada with our CEO Michael Quast, while keeping things light, human, and optimistic about where high-performance building is headed: https://ow.ly/9Vbe50ZbzmL

We sit down with Michael Quast, CEO of Passive House Canada, for a ...

06/18/2026

🏡 Complimentary training available to those of Indigenous heritage!

Passive House Canada is committed to providing support for lasting change in housing and economic development in Indigenous communities across Canada. We stand by our values of supporting healthy, resilient and energy-efficient homes and buildings.

We are pleased to offer complimentary enrolment to any of our individual Passive House courses to those of Indigenous heritage, including Metis, First Nations and Inuit.

📚 Learn more: https://ow.ly/9tt950Zbzl3

06/18/2026

Engagement Alert:

The Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes is seeking public input on proposed changes to the National Model Codes until June 22. Several proposals relate to energy efficiency, airtightness, and building performance. PHC encourages members and practitioners to review the proposals and provide feedback based on their experience delivering high-performance buildings.

🗓️ Deadline: June 22

Learn more here: https://ow.ly/2AxG50Ze2lf

This national public review runs from April 27 to June 22, 2026. The Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) invites code users, the Codes community, and the public to participate in the spring 2026 public review of proposed changes to the 2025 editions of the National Model Codes.....

06/17/2026

“Achieving the Passive House Trades Person Certification was important to me for many reasons including improving my understanding of how all the building components work together. Being a sales representative for a singular PH component (Innotech Windows), it’s important to recognize how these components interact and affect end performance results.”
- Samuel Kehler

Learn more about our training opportunities here: https://ow.ly/wHzO50ZbzkR

06/16/2026

Join us in Vancouver to gain hands-on experience with airtightness testing! 🙌

This in-person training course provides airtightness field testers and designers with the knowledge and practical skills required to plan, execute, and report on large building airtightness tests in compliance with high-performance building standards and codes.

🗓️ July 7th, 2026- July 9th, 2026
📍 SIGA Vancouver, BC
⭐ This course is offered at a REDUCED PRICE to all!

Register here while spots last: https://ow.ly/bcBv50Zbzkx

SIGA

06/15/2026

Are you a building industry professional, designer, or architect interested in getting involved in high-performance building?

👉 Get certified next month with our online Pathway to Passive House Designer/ Consultant certification course! This series of three courses is designed to help prepare you to pass the final, challenging Passive House Designer/ Consultant exam.

Register now for July 6th: https://ow.ly/JGKy50Zbzk4

⭐Members save over $1000 on this course!

06/12/2026

Passive House World Cup: Join us for a webinar showcasing Passive House projects from across Canada, the United States and Mexico! 🏡🌎🌱

Passive House Canada, The Passive House Network and Instituto Latinamericano Passivhaus have joined together for the first time to bring you a webinar featuring passive house projects from across North America.

💡 It’s free to attend, and registration is open to anyone: https://ow.ly/4btp50ZaK3O

06/11/2026

We’ve just wrapped up the 8th annual Passive House Canada Conference, and what a week it was!

Over three days, hundreds of Passive House professionals, policymakers, manufacturers, consultants, designers, builders, and advocates gathered in Vancouver to learn, connect, and share ideas about the future of high-performance buildings.💡🏡🌱

From inspiring keynote presentations and technical education sessions to project tours and networking events, the 2026 conference once again demonstrated the strength, passion, and growing impact of Canada’s Passive House community.

⭐ A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and made this event possible! Read more about our highlights from this year's conference: https://ow.ly/o5WC50Z9J4G

06/11/2026

2026 SAB Mag Award Winners 🏆

We’re excited to share that three Passive House projects were recognized in this year’s SABMag Canadian Green Building Awards! These award-winning projects showcase how high-performance buildings can deliver exceptional energy efficiency, comfort, and beautiful design.

See which projects took home awards: https://ow.ly/7hpA50Z8Bi8

SABMag [Sustainable Architecture and Building Magazine]