Passive House’s reliable and superior energy performance with its myriad of co-benefits, is the cornerstone of the architectural solutions we require to be able to thrive. It is a firm foundation upon which we can build a regenerative society that repairs ecosystems damage, reverses that damage, and begins to increase all life. There is a rising consciousness emerging that reveals how comprehensive the field of sustainability is truly required to be if we are to meaningfully move towards regeneration. Only by broadening the lenses of our understanding can we take advantage of synergies of our actions across systems and exponentially increase positive impacts.

For this year’s symposium, we invited you to submit proposals showcasing how Passive House design relates to any aspects of regenerative design that are dear to your interests or practice.  We had an enthusiastic response from diverse locations and perspectives, all with inspiring examples of reaching for Regeneration and how Passive House was, or in some cases was not, a cornerstone of the strategy.

In the spirit of this symposium’s continual drive to integrate various disciplines through architecture, we also invited a scientist focused on Green Chemistry to close out the day and inspire us with efforts in that movement to address issues upstream.

Please join our tireless community for what we believe will be an inspiring and challenging, yet hopeful day!

Organized by New York Passive House, Healthy Materials Lab, and The School of Constructed Environments at Parsons School of Design.

Please hold the date for what we aim to be an inspiring, paradigm probing event! Members are strongly encouraged to reach out to us at info@nypassivehouse.org if you are interested in helping plan the program and event.

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