Green Building United / Passive House Community 

Green Building United advances an equitable transition to a climate-friendly and healthy built environment through education, advocacy, and strategic initiatives. The Passive House Community is dedicated to making passive building design and construction mainstream. 

greenbuildingunited.org/community/passive-house/ 

New York Passive House (NYPH) 

NYPH’s mission is to serve as the New York hub of Passive House through collaborative advocacy, policy initiatives, education, and resources. 

nypassivehouse.org/ 

Passive Rowhouse Manual 

This brief introduction to high-performance windows and doors, particularly in retrofit applications, covers design, strategy, function, construction (‘anatomy’), performance criteria, certification, and installation practices. Written by the Passive House Community of Green Building United. 

greenbuildingunited.org/news/its-here-the-passive-rowhouse-manual/

What is Passive House? 

Short introduction to PH from Bauen Build, PH contractor based in Boulder CO. 

bauenbuild.com/passive-house 

Hammer and Hand Best Practices Manual 

The Best Practices Manual is a guidebook of field-tested construction details for high-performance construction practice from Seattle-based builder Hammer and Hand. 

hammerandhand.com/best-practices/ 

Integrating a Window in the Airtight Layer 

This case study by 475 High Performance Building Supply highlights the airtight installation of a high-performance window in an existing masonry retrofit. 

475.supply/blogs/design-construction-resources/integrating-a-window-in-the-airtight-layer-brickbrownstone-retrofit-case 

Building Science Corporation 

Industry-leading resources in building science training, research, and development. Founded by Dr. Joe Lstiburek of ‘Perfect Wall’ fame. 

buildingscience.com/ 

RDH Building Science 

Industry-leading building science professionals – Making Buildings Better TM . Dr. John Straube is a prominent building science specialist. 

rdh.com/ 

Energy Vanguard 

Accessible building science educator, writer, and blogger Dr. Allison Bailes founded Energy Vanguard in 2001. See https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/. 

energyvanguard.com/ 

Passive House Accelerator – Construction Tech Tuesday on YouTube 

Air-tight window installation details from a Passive House contractor. 

youtube.com/watch?v=OQNZZ9zGqVY

Passive House Certified Window and Door Databases 

Phius and PHI certified windows and doors offer tested, product-specific, component-level thermal performance data for use in energy models. 

phius.org/window-database 

phius.org/door-database 

database.passivehouse.com/en/components/list/window 

database.passivehouse.com/en/components/list/group_5? 

Passive House Institute US (Phius) 

Phius is the US-based organization that developed the Phius climate-specific passive building standards. 

phius.org/ 

CERTIFICATION STANDARDS 

New Construction – Phius ZERO phius.org/phius-zero 

Retrofit – Phius REVIVE 2024 phius.org/phius-revive-2024-standard-document 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 

Phius Certified Consultant (CPHC), Phius Certified Builder (CPHB), Phius Certified Rater, Phius Certified Verifier. phius.org/certifications/professionals 

Passive House International (PHI) 

PHI is the Germany-based organization that developed the international performance-based energy standard in construction. passivehouse.com/ 

CERTIFICATION STANDARDS 

New Construction – Passive House Classic, Plus or Premium 

passiv.de/downloads/03_building_criteria_en.pdf 

Retrofit – EnerPHit passiv.de/downloads/03_building_criteria_en.pdf 

Passive House Network (PHN) 

PHN is the US-based affiliate of PHI. passivehousenetwork.org/ 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 

Certified Passive House Designer or Consultant (CPHC/C), Certified Passive House Tradesperson (CPHT) 

passivehousenetwork.org/education/ 

475 HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING SUPPLY – Brooklyn NY 475.supply/

ProClima, Lunos, Lamilux, Brink, Gutex, Stego, Fakro, PHI, 

WORLD CLASS SUPPLY – Wilmington DE worldclasssupply.com/store/

Partel, Stego, TimbeHP, BP Wood floorin, Hanno, Prosoco, Rockwool, Albion, Saicos Coatings, OSMO 

BENJAMIN OBDYKE – Horsham PA benjaminobdyke.com/ 

Housewrap, Airbarrier, Rainscreen Systems, Ridge Ventilation 

ROTHOBLAAS – Italy / NYC rothoblaas.com/ 

Membranes, Tapes, Sealants and Fire Protection, Timber Frame and Connectors 

ECOSUPPLY – NYC, VA  ecosupplycenter.com

Richlite, Tekstur, Suberra Cork, Amorim Cork, Arbor Wood, Cali Brands Bamboo, Panelex 

SIGA – Switzerland, MN siga.swiss/us_en 

Membranes, Tapes, Primers, Grommets 

IKON WINDOWS – Brooklyn  ikonwindows.com/ 

Aluminum, uPVC, steel, wood, clad wood PH windows and doors 

PLESIO WINDOWS + ECO REMODELING – PA  plesiowindowsanddoors.com/

uPVC PH windows and doors, Shuco windows and doors, window installation 

VETTA WINDOWS – Ontario Canada  vettawindows.com/

Inswing and outswing aluminum-clad, wood PH windows and doors 

WYTHE WINDOWS – NJ  wythewindows.com/

uPVC, clad PH windows and doors 

ZOLA WINDOWS – CO  zolawindows.com/  

Clad wood, aluminum, uPVC, wood PH windows and doors