Window of Opportunity: Leveraging Passive House windows in commercial & residential buildings

Description

As the demand for enhanced building energy performance continues to rise across North America, the Passive House standard is gaining significant traction. For those new to this rigorous standard, it can appear complex—especially when it comes to integrating manufactured components like windows. However, understanding window configuration and calculations for Passive House projects doesn’t have to be intimidating.

This session delves into the Passive House approach to windows, offering a concise overview of the building science principles behind the standard, the metrics used to measure its performance, and its practical validation in real-world applications. Additionally, it highlights the advantages Passive House windows provide to building occupants.

By examining various window materials and configurations, this presentation showcases pathways to achieving the Passive House standard and identifies strategies to optimize costs while maintaining high-performance fenestration.

Speakers:

Solveig Rey

A member of the Cascadia Windows & Doors technical sales team, Solveig Rey is a certified Passive House Consultant with a background in mechanical engineering and more than a decade of experience in high-performance building products. Ms. Rey routinely works with Cascadia clients to optimize their product configurations and specs to maximize their project's fenestration performance.

Sponsored by:

Continued Education:

• AIA Credit: 1 LU|HSW
• PHIUS Credit: 1 CEU
• Additional credits TBD

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the impacts of windows on the overall energy performance of the building envelope
• Review the Passive House approach to building design and core tenets of Passive House’s window strategy
• Review the Passive House method for calculating window thermal performance and key factors of high-performance window designs
• Understandthe implications of different window materials and configurations on Passive House designs in the real world