Conferencia Passivhaus de las Americas

NAPHN is proud to be a participating host of the first Pan American Passive House Conference. Organized on the basis of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and featuring speakers from South and North America, including a keynote by Edward Mazria of Architecture 2030, a presentation by NAPHN Executive Director Ken Levenson, and many more. See the line-up below.

Monday May 10, 9:30 AM ET – 3 PM ET (See the event schedule below)

Registration is FREE

Schedule

MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 / 9:30 AM – 10:10 AM (GMT-4)

OPENING | Towards COP26: Challenges of the Climate Emergency

  • Marcelo Huenchuñir | President, ILAPH
  • Jessica Grove-Smith | Board Member, PHI
  • Max Puig | Executive Vice President, National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism of the Dominican Republic
  • Sebastian Navarro | Secretary General, CC35

MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 / 10:10 AM – 11:00 AM (GMT-4)

PANEL 1 | Passivhaus – High Energy Efficient Construction

  • THE FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN by Marcelo Huenchuñir, ILAPH
  • LOCAL LAW 97 IN NEW YORK by Ken Levenson, NAPHN
  • CANADA BUILDING CODE by Chris Ballard, PHC

MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 / 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (GMT-4)

PANEL 2 | Passivhaus – Poverty and Health

  • URBAN HEALTH IN LATIN AMERICA by Alejandra Vives and Ana Ortigoza, SALURBAL
  • INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND COVID19 by Micheel Wassouf, ENERGIEHAUS
  • CO2 ACCUMULATION IN EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS by Bruno Gutiérrez, PEP

MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 / 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM (GMT-4)

BREAK | Sponsors space

MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 / 12:15 PM – 13:00 PM (GMT-4)

KEYNOTE SPEAKER | The built environment: The solution to the climate crisis

  • Edward Mazria | CEO | Architecture 2030

MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT-4)

PANEL 3 | Passivhaus – Low CO2 Embedded Materials

  • Juan Manuel Vazquez | Moderator | Executive Director, ILAPH
  • BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS FROM THE ISOBIO PROJECT by Oliver Style
  • ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT OF BUILDINGS by Mathis Wackernagel
  • INDIGENERY AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY by Felix Queupul

MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 / 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (GMT-4)

CLOSING | ILAPH – Collaborations and Ceremony

  • Juan Manuel Vazquez | Moderator | Executive Director, ILAPH
  • LANCASTER UNIVERSITY | LatamHaus Network
  • CC35 | Capitals Passivhaus Program
  • PH PORTUGAL | Collaboration Agreement for Brazil

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