A Climate-Resilient Future Starts with Knowledge.
Empowering the next generation to reimagine buildings, communities, and the planet — through sustainability education, creative explorations, and hands-on training.
Why Buildings Matter in the Climate Fight
Buildings account for up to 70% of greenhouse gas emissions in NYC. At PHFE, we teach young people how to change that.
By bringing Passive House design principles into K–12 public schools and local communities, we empower youth to rethink how we build and live — for the health of people and the planet.
What We Do
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Knowledge Sharing
PHFE first provides an interactive presentation (online or in-person) on Passive House principles.
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Creative Explorations
Through a holistic teaching approach, we help students from schools of all levels explore the ideas and concepts of sustainability creatively. We are constantly amazed by the ways young minds interpret these concepts in new ways.
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Hands-On Training
Following the depth of learning from creative explorations of Passive House, through hands-on training, students gain deeper building sustainability skills to actively engage in the growing workforce opportunities within the energy efficiency and clean energy job sectors.
Why “Passive House for Everyone”?
We believe everyone — not just architects and engineers — deserves access to the tools to build climate resilience. That’s why we’re breaking down barriers to make high-performance design accessible and actionable. Our name says it all: Passive House for Everyone.
LATEST COLLABORATIONS WITH SCHOOLS
With the strong belief that teaching our children is among the best ways to lay the groundwork for a sustainable and equitable future, we form continuing partnerships with schools to teach Passive House concepts.
Spring 2025
Creative Explorations: HS of Art and Design
Climate Action Day: Boys and Girls HS
Pratt Center K-12: Design Works HS
Get Involved
Are you interested in contributing to our workshops? Whether you’re interested to teach, promote, help fundraise, or design, we would love to invite you to share your talents with us.
Volunteer Opportunities
Contributing to our funding program will help us to continue giving our workshops at no cost for students. We hope you consider supporting us by funding our Passive House workshops today.
