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EnerPHit Workshop: Retrofitting Comfort and Sustainability – VANCOUVER
This half-day workshop will be presented in-person in Vancouver at the Richmond Conference Centre. The Passive House Institute will walk workshop attendees through the EnerPHit standard for Passive House retrofits.
May 28 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
SESSIONS
1
HOURS
4
CPD CREDITS
4
LOCATION
Vancouver
Date: Thursday, May 28th, 2026
Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Richmond Conference Centre, Steveston Room B
7551 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC
Passive House Institute’s Jessica Grove-Smith and Vanya Chan will walk workshop attendees through the EnerPHit standard for Passive House retrofits. They’ll explain the pathways of EnerPHit certification for different climate zones, based on either component qualities or on energy demand targets.
The workshop will include examples of how to plan, model, and apply for pre-certification of phased retrofit projects with the PHPP. Common pitfalls and challenges in Passive House retrofits and EnerPHit certification will be discussed, as well as examples of solutions employed by practitioners.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the EnerPHit standard for deep energy retrofit projects in different climate zones
- Discuss common challenges and solutions for retrofit projects
- Compare the impact of different retrofit measures by modelling these as PHPP variants
- Apply the EnerPHit Retrofit Plan (ERP) for phased retrofit projects
Passive House Canada Conference attendees save $100!
$180 – Conference attendee
$280 – Non-conference attendee
Receive a certificate of completion and 4 CPD credits.
If you’d like to stay on site at the venue overnight, please [email protected] for information on our special room rate.
DATES
Thursday, May 28th, 2026
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Meet The Presenters:
Jessica Grove-Smith
Jessica Grove-Smith is joint managing director and senior scientist of the Passive House Institute in Darmstadt, Germany. A physicist by training, her areas of expertise include highly energy efficient building solutions to the Passive House Standard around the world under different climate conditions, interrelations between efficiency and renewable energies (PER method) and application of Passive House concept to indoor swimming pools. Jessica frequently participates in conferences and conducts training internationally.
Vanya Chan
Vanya Chan joined the Passive House Institute’s certification team in 2023. With over 20 years of architectural experience, her passion for energy-efficient design started with sustainable custom homes in Ontario. After earning her Certified Passive House Designer credential in 2017, she subsequently focused on Passive House certified projects in Germany. Now, as an accredited certifier, she specializes in building certification and project consultancy, especially for multi-zoned projects with indoor pools. She is dedicated to advancing sustainable architecture through the Passive House Standard.
Professional Development
PHI: 4 credit points
AIBC: 4 Core LUs
4 Self-reporting credits for other associations.
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