To maintain your Certified Passive House Designer or Consultant credential, renewal is required after five years.

There are two ways to renew your credential.

  1. Complete a Certified Passive House and submit project documentation to a PHI Assessor for approval. This allows Designers and Consultants to maintain their current status. Active Assessors in the US include Emu Passive, and CertiPHIers Cooperative.
    • Contact the assessor for documentation requirements and fee.
  2. Complete 100 hours of PHI continuing education units. If CPHDs utilize this method, they retain a certified credential but in the modified form as a Certified Passive House Consultant. Consultants retain the Consultant credential with this method as well.
    • PHI education units are obtained by attending a PHI-approved course, advanced training, or event and then recording those events on the PHI continuing education renewal form. Submit the form along with Certificates issued by the approved event confirming participation.
    • PHI units may also be obtained by teaching a PHI-approved course.
    • No more than 70 units may be acquired from only events, advanced training, or teaching.
    • The cost for renewal is 450 Euros. PHN members receive a 20% discount.
    • See section 5.2.1 for further details.
    • PHN regularly provides approved events and advanced training. Completing PHPP, Thermal Bridging, and other advanced training can easily provide half the credits needed, with conferences and free events picking up the balance.