September 27 Passive Buildings California Meeting Reminder & Agenda

Please join us after the August hiatus. There's been lots of Passive House activity and we're excited to continue the momentum!

Place: Pyramid Brewery Conference Room: 901 Gilman Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
Meeting Fee: $10 helps cover the venue cost and gets you a beer or other beverage!

3:00-3:30PM New Participants:

  1. Welcome and introductions (10min)
  2. What is the Passive House standard? (Prudence/Nabih, 15min)
  3. What is the Passive Buildings California group, and how is it structured? (5min)

3:30-4:45PM All Participants:

  1. Welcome and introductions to Steering Committee (5min)
  2. Old business:
    • PH Consultants Training (Katy, 5min)
  3. Committee updates: (10min)
    • PHPP (Prudence)
    • Marketing/Website (Katy)
    • Codes & Details (Graham)
    • Fundraising (Bronwyn)
  4. New business:
    • West Coast Green (Prudence, 5min)
    • PH Conference (Graham, 5min)
    • Other announcements (open, 5min)
  5. Educational presentation: 
    • Designing, Building & Testing the Blue House Retrofit (Terry Nordbye, 30min)
    • Next month: Windows & Doors for Passive House (Bronwyn)
  6. Technical topic:
    • Intro to this new agenda item (Katy/Graham, 5min)
    • Next month: foundation insulation details
  7. Closing:
    • Suggestions for informal post-meeting discussion groups (Group)
    • Next meeting Sunday, October 25, Pyramid Brewery Conference Room

Then, stick around for general networking or small discussion groups.

Committees

  • PHPP: Prudence Ferreira 
  • Codes & Details: Graham Irwin 
  • Marketing/Website: Katy Hollbacher 
  • Fundraising/Non-profit formation: Bronwyn Barry