Upcoming Events
Everything ERVs - Part II
March Monthly Meeting - Virtual
We will hear from industry representatives on the ins and outs of energy recovery units and learn how to differentiate one from another when specifying equipment for a project. This conversation is geared towards both single and multi-family projects.
Bring your ventilation questions!
PRESENTERS
Peter Schmelzer, Phius MN President
John Saufferer, Saufferer Associates
Larry Ponziano, Zehnder America, Inc.
Study Hall - METr Submission
PHIUS Alliance MN Collab Session: Join us for a collaborative peer work session series to network, develop Passive House design skills, and dive into energy modeling! This is the third session in the series where you can learn from industry professionals, exchange ideas, and enhance your expertise in sustainable design.
We invite all levels of experience to participate. We will have a project that is currently preparing for PHIUS Design Certification in Q1 as fodder for discussion. The main focus of this session is to review what it takes to submit a project to Phius when using METr. If you have a project or questions, feel free to bring those to the session to be addressed by the group assembled. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to grow your knowledge and connect with like-minded professionals!
If you plan to attend, please RSVP by day of to Jim at jim@heirloomproperties.net
Hosted by Electric Housing at the Sundial Building
15 West 37th Street, Minneapolis
(37th and Nicollet Ave)
Parking on street
Questions or day of issues: Jim @ 612-875-1196
2025 Annual Member Meeting
Join us for this year’s annual member meeting where we will share our past year's successes, discuss our vision for the future, and get a sneak peek at what's to come. This meeting will include voting on items by our chapter members.
BOARD ELECTIONS REMINDER
This message is to invite you to nominate candidates for next month's Board Member Elections. These elections will be for Treasurer and Vice President, each for a three-year term. Note that these positions require an active Phius-credential, meaning nominees must be CPHC, CPHB or Phius Rater/Verifier.
If you would like to nominate someone, please submit their name to our board through the Contact Us form.
Nominations will be accepted until 12:00 noon on February 25, 2025.
CERVs, ERVs, & HRVs - Part I
January Monthly Meeting - Virtual
We will hear from industry representatives on the ins and outs of energy recovery units and learn how to differentiate one from another when specifying equipment for a project. This conversation is geared towards single and multi-family projects.
Bring your ventilation questions!
PRESENTERS
Peter Schmelzer, Phius MN President
Victor G. Niño, Ph.D, PE, Build Equinox
Brandon Jaeger, Broan
Carleton College - Phius Student Housing
Key members of the design team will discuss Carleton College’s zero energy goals and the unique project conditions, technical analysis progression and final results, and construction process for their Passive House design certified new student housing.
Passive House Windows - Part III
We’ve heard from EnerLux, Alpen, Wythe, and Access regarding their product lines and specifications (January and March). Let’s dive a little deeper and understand the data as we compare these four window options.
Members only.
Lebanon Hills House Deep Energy Retrofit Tour
Join us for a slide show and tour of a single-family home addition and remodel incorporating over 10 years of passive house building experience.
Northside Passive Home Tour
Join us to tour Northside Passive, five single family affordable homes developed through the Minneapolis Homes program by Urban Homeworks with Precipitate as architect and Certified Passive House Consultant.
Passive House Windows - Part II
Join us as we hear from EnerLux and Alpen regarding their product lines and specifications. Bring your questions!
Annual Member Meeting
Join us for our chapter's first annual member meeting where we will share our past year's successes, discuss our vision for the future, and get a sneak peek at what's to come.
As part of our agenda, we will be voting for nominees to fill three open at-large board member positions. Please take a minute to get to know Jared, Anna, and Parisa - our 2024 nominees!
Passive House Windows - Part I
This meeting will be the first in a series that will feature passive house windows options for cold climates. Join us to hear from Wythe Windows and Access Window.
PhiusCon - Lessons Learned
It's our last meeting of 2023! We will hear from members Peter, Neil, Nick, Rolf, and Elizabeth about their time at last month’s Phius conference.