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Template: Mastering designPH: from SketchUp to PHPP (210) VIRTUAL – MON YEAR
This 4 day course will take learners from the very beginning up to a completed whole-building energy model using the powerful new DesignPH 2.2 plugin.
September 16, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT
SESSIONS
4
HOURS
16
CPD CREDITS
16
LOCATION
Virtual
Streamline your Passive House design workflow, easily create accurate shading parameters for your project and save yourself time! This course will take learners from the very beginning up to a completed whole-building energy model using the powerful new designPH 2.2 plugin.
Participants will follow along, step-by-step with a real project, starting with the CAD geometry, turning it into a full 3D surface model, build and apply assemblies, manage thermal bridges, create complex window objects as well as detailed site shading and interior room-level data. We’ll also review the overall workflow and how to use designPH within a real project as well as how to move project data into PHPP models.
A basic understanding of SketchUp is required, we recommend using the free tutorials for beginners, available online. It is also helpful if students have completed our 120A and 120B courses before taking this master class.
DATES
- Tuesday, October 7, 2025
- Thursday, October 9, 2025
- Tuesday, October 14, 2025
- Thursday, October 16, 2025
All sessions take place from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Pacific Time / 12:00 pm to 4:00pm Eastern Time.
(Dates are subject to change)
RECOMMENDED FOR
Architects, Engineers, Designers, Consultants, Building Component Suppliers, and Energy Advisors
Proven Professional Process
We have been providing training for over 10 years. Our step-by-step processes have been fine tuned by industry experts to maximize your success.
Real World Examples and Solutions
All of the Passive House principles being taught are based on real-world situations in our Canadian climate.
Support From Industry Experts
Learn from the best, in real time. All courses are provided live, so you can ask questions and get immediate feedback from your instructor.
Skills:
- A basic understanding of SketchUp is required.
- It’s recommended to have taken Passive House Design and Construction (120A) and Understanding & Working with PHPP (120B), or ensuring you possess the equivalent knowledge.
Equipment:
- designPH 2.2*
- PHPP Licence (newest version update)
- SketchUp software (version 2023-2025)
*Bundle and Save: When you select your registration, you’ll have the option to purchase the course with the designPH 2.2 software.
Marcel Studer – Certified Passive House Designer, Certified Passive House Tradesperson, and Passive House Canada instructor. Marcel is the Principal of Econ Group Ltd, a Vancouver based construction firm with a strong focus on modern, high quality architecture designed to the International Passive House Standard. Holding a Masters Degree in Architecture from the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich (Switzerland), Marcel has lived and worked in Canada for 25 years. Marcel completed the Passive House Design course in 2011 and has been involved in multiple Passive House projects in and around Vancouver as a project manager, consultant or designer. In 2023 Marcel became a Certified PH-Building Certifier. Marcel has been teaching Passive House Courses since 2017.
The course content will be available for 6 months after the purchase date.
Important: please read our refund policy, available in our Course and Exam FAQs page.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about the designPH workflow, tools and structure including aspects related to modeling, simulation and exporting of Passive House relevant data.
- Apply techniques around 3D modeling and building energy modeling within an example project, going from source CAD files to a complete PHPP model.
- Learn to evaluate the results from designPH simulations, understand how the designPH results compare and fit together with the PHPP.
- Analyze designPH detailed results including shading masks, yearly heating energy demand and detailed surface level heat flows and how they impact overall building energy performance.
Professional Development
Total number of learning hours: 16
(based on attendance of live course)
- PHI: 16 Credit Points
Self-reporting credits for industry-related associations
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