Individuals, buildings and building components can all achieve Passive House Certification, recognized worldwide as the ultimate performance standard for energy efficient design and construction. All the international Passive House Certification programs, standards and exams are run by the Passivhaus Institut (PHI) in Darmstadt, Germany.
Whether you’re a designer, engineer, builder or just an interested homeowner, you can register for our Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD) course, and if you wish you can pursue qualification via the international CPHD exam. Kindly note that this exam is administered exclusively by the Passivhaus Institut, and entry to the exam is, for all exam providers worldwide, a separate purchase (typically CAD $500 fee). Since Covid, PHI has moved to an online exam format, meaning that anyone with the appropriate security software can sit it at their home or office. Currently here at passivehouse.ca, we are not running this online exam, however other Passive House organizations (including PHI) can be contacted to check the next available exam dates.
Hundreds of building components from manufacturers around the world have now been Certified by PHI, as reaching the highest levels of performance, and all are listed in the international database here, including over 200 windows. Note that very few Certified products are yet available from Canadian manufacturers, because our domestic products typically do not come close to meeting the minimum performance standards.