The Certified Passivhaus Designer Course

About Course

Congratulations!

You made it!

This is the actual Passivhaus Designer Certification Course.

Your learning will occur here, and you will maintain access to this content for 180 days.

You will find so much more in this course than what we promised you. It could quickly become overwhelming, but it does not need to be.

Please trust the process. We have already helped hundreds of people through this course. Just listen to your teachers and do what they ask you to do.

But if you have questions, just ask. We are here for you.

As you have access for 180 days, we recommend you return to this course and discover all the additional content and refresh your knowledge.

Your SPA-Team A sends you a warm welcome and wishes you huge success on your Passive House journey.

So now, let’s start and get familiar with the whole SPA experience!

Overview of Passivhaus principles and certification
Systems and strategies for managing shading
Health and comfort considerations
Systems and strategies for ventilation and heat-recovery
Quality assurance and building certification
The components of heat-recovery ventilation systems
Sustainable construction and design
Design and sizing of heat-recovery ventilation systems
Materials and approaches for creating the thermal envelope
Techniques and strategies for managing heating and cooling
Airtightness, vapour and weather-control systems
The use and optimisation of domestic hot water systems
Designs and solutions to address thermal bridging
Economics of Passivhaus design and construction; cost and risk reduction
Construction detailing and systems
Retrofitting of old buildings
The components and installation of windows
Introduction to PHPP software and the designPH plug-in

Course Content

Passive House Institute (PHI) Registration – Designer

Registration Instruction Guide

Your Flipbook

Module 1: Opaque Building Envelope

Module 2: Build ups, Details and Windows

Module 3: Magic Formula and Ventilation

Module 4: Conditioning and Certification

Module 5: Economics and the Standards

Module 6: Retrofit and PHPP

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About Course

Congratulations!

You made it!

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Passive House Institute (PHI) Registration – Designer

Registration Instruction Guide

Your Flipbook

Bonus 1: WHY

Passive House Preparation Course

Flipbook of Passive House Designer Certification Course

Module 1: Opaque Building Envelope

Preview – Review

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Module 1.1: U1 – SPA House and PHPP Introduction

Module 1.1: U2 – Thermal Insulation Theory

Module 1.1: U3 – Thermal Insulation Material

Module 1.1: U4 – U-Value

Module 1.2: U5 – Airtightness I

Module 1.2: U6 – Airtightness II

Module 1.2: U7 – Airtightness Testing

Module 1.2: U8 – Vapour Management

Module 1: Additional learning material

Homework & Exercises Flipbook

Exercises Review

Homework Review

Module 2: Build ups, Details and Windows

Preview – Review

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Module 2.1: U1 – Thermal Bridges I

Module 2.1: U2 – Thermal Bridges II

Module 2.1: U3 – RWG I

Module 2.1: U4 – RWG II

Module 2.2: U5 – Windows Introduction

Module 2.2: U6 – Comfort and Shading

Module 2.2: U7 – Glazing

Module 2.2: U8 – Window Frame

Module 2: Additional Learning Material

Homework & Exercises Flipbook

Exercises Review

Homework Review

Module 3: Magic Formula and Ventilation

Preview – Review

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Module 3.1: U1 – The Magic Formula

Module 3.1: U2 – Ventilation Basics

Module 3.1: U3 – Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery

Module 3.1: U4 – Mechanical Ventilation System Components

Module 3.2: U5 – Mechanical Ventilation Design Exercises

Module 3.2: U6 – Ventilation Commissioning and Regulations

Module 3.2: U7 – Heat Energy Sources

Module 3.2: U8 – Magic Exercises

Module 3: Additional Learning Materials

Homework & Exercises Flipbook

Exercises Review

Homework Review

Module 4: Conditioning and Certification

Preview – Review

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Module 4.1: U1 – Domestic Hot Water

Module 4.1: U2 – Heat Generation

Module 4.1: U3 – Heating Concepts

Module 4.1: U4 – Heat Distribution

Module 4.2: U5 – Cooling Introduction

Module 4.2: U6 – Cooling Strategies

Module 4.2: U7 – Certification Process

Module 4.2: U8 – Certification Documentation

Module 4: Additional Learning Materials

Homework & Exercises Flipbook

Exercises Review

Homework Review

Module 5: Economics and the Standards

Preview – Review

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Module 5.1: U1 – Economics Basics I

Module 5.1: U2 – Economics Basics II

Module 5.1: U3 – Dynamic Calculation Methods

Module 5.1: U4 – PH vs Conventional

Module 5.2: U5 – Profitability

Module 5.2: U6 – Profitability Example