California Summer 2022 Cohort
Welcome
The Passive House Network (PHN) and Passive House California (PHCA) are jointly offering this hybrid Certified Passive House Designer course for California professionals.
The cohort spans about 8 weeks from kick-off to completion and includes registration for the international CPHD/C exam and exam preparations (about 5 weeks). The 8-week cohort includes PHN’s On-Demand CPHD course with 2 Live-Online Instructor-led webinars that dive into passive house calculations, plus Q&A Review & Discussion Sessions facilitated by local Passive House professionals.
Included in this course:
- Digital Course Materials
- Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) software (individual license) and physical manual (Requires Microsoft Excel 2007 or higher)
- CPHD/C exam registration
- Exam preparation materials, activities, a supplemental preparations course
- Q&A Review sessions w/ a Passive House professional
- 1 Site Visit to Passive House project (minimum)
- Certificate of completion and 35 AIA LU/HSW credits
- Upon passing the CPHD/C exam participants will receive certification as either a Passive House Designer or Passive House Consultant, depending on your qualifying credentials.
Benefits of learning with the CA Cohort
In addition to the on-demand course (listed at the bottom of the page), your group enrollment gives you access to the following:
Group Course Schedule
This schedule breaks down the course content into weekly chunks of around 2-3 hours of content. Additional time requirements for the two 3-hour Instructor-led webinars will be needed, plus optional kick-off and review sessions.
Weekly Schedule
Start Date (Fridays)
Module(s)
Weekly Events
1
7/8/22
Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: Insulation
Kickoff: Meet & Greet
July 8th | 12 PM PST
Live-Online
2
7/15/22
Module 3: Airtightness
Module 4: Thermal Bridging
Module 5: Windows
Q&A Review Session #1
July 20th | 12 PM PST
Live-Online
3
7/22/22
Module 6: Ventilation
Webinar 1: Building Envelope
Webinar: Building Envelope
July 28th | 11 AM – 2PM PST
Live-Online
4
7/29/22
Module 7: Heating & DWH
Module 8: Cooling
Module 9: Certification
Q&A Review Session #2
August 3rd | 12 PM PST
Live-Online
5
8/5/22
Module 10: Economics
Module 11: QA/QC
Module 12: Bidding
Q&A Review Session #3
August 10th | 1 PM PST
Live-Online
6
8/12/22
Webinar 2: Building Services & Economics
Module 13: designPH
Webinar 2: Building Services & Economics
August 17th | 11 AM – 2 PM PST
Live-Online
7
8/19/22
Module 14: PHPP
Q&A Review Session #4
August 24th | 12 PM PST
Live-Online
8
8/26/22
Module 15: Exam Prep Course & Wrap-up
Site Visit: TBD
Date | Time TBD
Location
September 28th Exam Schedule
Week #
Date
Time
Activity
7
9/6/22
End of day
Design Assignment Due – Required
8
9/14/22
12 Noon – 2 PM ET
Instructor-led Exam Review – optional
9
9/21/22
10 AM – 11 AM ET
Tech Setup – Required
10
9/28/22
10 AM – 1:30 PM ET
CPHD/C Exam – Required
November 17th Exam Schedule
Week #
Date
Time
Activity
1
10/24/22
End of Day
Design Assignment Due – Required
2
11/3/22
12 Noon – 2 PM ET
Instructor-led Exam Review – Optional
3
11/10/22
10 AM – 11 AM ET
Tech Setup – Required
4
11/17/22
10 AM – 1:30 PM ET
CPHD/C Exam – Required