PHPP Variants
PHPP is a powerful building energy modelling that provides accurate predictions of building performance.However, modelling multiple design options in PHPP can be tricky and/or time consuming. In PHPPv9, the Passive House Institute introduced the Variants worksheet to help address this issue. The Variants worksheet is a power tool that allows simultaneous modelling of multiple design options.This 2 week online course will explore how the Variants tool can be set up and used to achieve this and other objectives. Exercises will reinforce the learning.
Learning Objectives:
- Navigate the Variants worksheet and correctly input data
- Set up variables to adjust design parameters
- Assess multiple design options simultaneously
- Use the Variants worksheet to iterate a building design
Intended Audience: Intermediate and advanced PHPP users
Prerequisites: Experience with PHPP
Course Requirements: Laptop with a PHPPv9 software, and the PHPP manual.
Schedule: The course is structured into 4 lectures over the course of 2 weeks. You are invited to complete the course at your own pace. Access to the online platform will begin upon enrollment and will end 2 weeks after,however, all student resources including lecture slides will be available for download for future reference. The course is currently open for continuous enrollment.
Further Education Training: The PHPP Variants course is recognized by PHI as further education training for Certified Passive House Designers/Consultants with 4 CPs under the ID: K088-2018-CA. If you require a confirmation of completion please email: [email protected]
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iPHA affiliated members discount: A 10% discount is available for iPHA affiliated members. Please email: [email protected] for coupon code.
Your Instructor
Andrew provides Passive House and sustainability consultancy, certification, and training services to the building sector. Prior to forging out on his own, Andrew worked in a variety of capacities in Europe. These included managing the UK Government’s innovative carbon saving technologies scheme and the Energy Saving Trust’s Best Practice Helpline. He also managed and delivered Passive House, Code for Sustainable Homes, wind turbine development, and thermal modelling projects as well as organizing Passive House study tours. Further activities included contributing to the development of the UK Government’s housing energy calculation methodology (SAP) and the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP).
Andrew’s previous career was as an electrical engineer. The leap into sustainability came with the completion of a MSc in Renewable Energy. While writing his Master’s thesis, Andrew worked at the Passivhaus Institut in Germany, where the foundations of his Passive House and energy efficiency expertise were laid. Andrew is one of only a handful of Canadian-based Passive House certifiers accredited by the German Passivhaus Institut.