BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T173000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Western Mass Passive House Forum DESCRIPTION:⚡Join Passive House Massachusetts in Northampton on May 28th for an afternoon of professional learning and community connection. This event is free and open to anyone interested in high performance construction.⚡\nThe educational portion of the forum kicks off with "Massive Learnings from Massachusetts Multifamily\," where Beth Campbell and Alexander Gard-Murray from Passive House Massachusetts present synthesized "best of" practices from more than 20 certified multifamily projects. Drawing from in-depth interviews with over 40 industry professionals\, we will explore central ventilation issues\, air infiltration "gotchas\," and strategies for reducing costs while navigating the most challenging aspects of passive building certification.\nSecond in the lineup is a deep-dive panel discussion on East Gables\, a 28-unit all-electric project in Amherst. The conversation features a narrative of the project lifecycle from the perspective of the full team\, including developer Laura Baker of Valley Community Development\, architect Tom Chalmers of Austin Design Cooperative\, engineer Jason Curtis of Tighe & Bond\, contractor Lynne Badgett of Western Builders\, and CPHC/verifier Mark Newey of Airtight Energy Consulting. How do you deliver a project that balances rigorous energy standards with the specific needs of supportive housing? Grab a (free) ticket now to find out! \nFollowing the presentations\, please stay for an afternoon networking reception. This is an informal opportunity to connect with the afternoon's presenters\, discuss the sessions with fellow attendees\, and strengthen the local network of professionals committed to high-performance building in the Pioneer Valley and throughout Western Massachusetts.\n👉 Continuing Ed: pending approval\n📍 Location: Union Station Roosevelt Room\, 125 A Pleasant St.\, Northampton\, MA 01060\n⏰ Schedule:\n🕐1:00pm Welcome \n🕜1:15pm Massive Learnings from Massachusetts Multifamily\n🕝2:30pm East Gables: Scaling Passive House for Supportive Housing \n🕞4:00-5:30pm Networking Reception\nThis event is made possible by the Sponsors of Mass Save and Airtight Energy Consulting\nRead more and register here... X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

⚡Join Passive House Massachusetts in Northampton on May 28th for an afternoon of professional learning and community connection. This event is free and open to anyone interested in high performance construction.⚡

The educational portion of the forum kicks off with \;"\;Massive Learnings from Massachusetts Multifamily\,"\; where Beth Campbell and Alexander Gard-Murray from Passive House Massachusetts present synthesized &ldquo\;best of&rdquo\; practices from more than 20 certified multifamily projects. Drawing from in-depth interviews with over 40 industry professionals\, we will explore central ventilation issues\, air infiltration &ldquo\;gotchas\,&rdquo\; and strategies for reducing costs while navigating the most challenging aspects of passive building certification.

Second in the lineup is a deep-dive panel discussion on East Gables\, a 28-unit all-electric project in Amherst. The conversation features a narrative of the project lifecycle from the perspective of the full team\, including developer Laura Baker of Valley Community Development\, architect Tom Chalmers of Austin Design Cooperative\, engineer Jason Curtis of Tighe &\; Bond\, contractor Lynne Badgett of Western Builders\, and CPHC/verifier Mark Newey of Airtight Energy Consulting. How do you deliver a project that balances rigorous energy standards with the specific needs of supportive housing? Grab a (free) ticket now to find out! \;

Following the presentations\, please stay for an afternoon networking reception. This is an informal opportunity to connect with the afternoon'\;s presenters\, discuss the sessions with fellow attendees\, and strengthen the local network of professionals committed to high-performance building in the Pioneer Valley and throughout Western Massachusetts.

👉 Continuing Ed: pending approval

📍 Location: Union Station Roosevelt Room\, 125 A Pleasant St.\, Northampton\, MA 01060

⏰ Schedule:

🕐1:00pm Welcome \;

🕜1:15pm Massive Learnings from Massachusetts Multifamily

🕝2:30pm East Gables: Scaling Passive House for Supportive Housing \;

🕞4:00-5:30pm Networking Reception

This event is made possible by the Sponsors of Mass Save and Airtight Energy Consulting