Recognizing the best passive projects in North America and beyond.
Winners of the 2025 Phius Passive Projects Design Competition will be announced during PhiusCon 2025 opening plenary Oct. 7 in Milwaukee. The juried competition recognizes Phius Certified passive building projects of all types in all climate zones.
Winning and honorable mention awards will be given in the following categories:
Additionally, two projects from the above winners will be awarded:
Below are the esteemed jurors for the 2025 Phius Passive Projects Design Competition.
Below are the projects recognized as winners in the 2023 Passive Projects Design Competition
Architect: Dattner Architects; CPHC: Carmel Pratt – Bright Power Inc.; Builder: Monadnock Construction; QA/QC: Elise Fabbri – Bright Power Inc.; Owner/Developer: MDG Design and Construction
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Architect: Sol design + consulting; CPHCs: Sanyog Rathod & Carl Sterner; Builder: Oak Tree Homes; QA/QC: Chris Dwyer
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Architect: Shape Architecture Studio; CPHCs: Morgan Law & Ryan Abendroth; Builder: MTS Holdings, LLC; QA/QC: Trevor Donnely – EnergyLogic; Owner/Developer: Manny Sarmina
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Architect: Kaplan Thompson Architects; CPHC: Kai Fast; Builder: The Valle Group; QA/QC: Chris Mazzola – Home Energy Raters; Owner/Developer: Diane and Denis Boucher
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Architect: Jeremy Avellino; CPHC: DSB Energy -- Ilka Cassidy & Jeremy Avellino; Builder: Hugh Lofting Timber Framing; QA/QC: David Berg – DSB Energy
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Architect: Dattner Architects; CPHCs: Ayse Sen & Emily Durso – Bright Power Inc.; Builder: Lettire Construction; QA/QC: Elise Fabbri – Bright Power Inc.; Owner/Developer: Cypress Hills Local Development Corp, Urban Builders Collective LLC and MHANY Management Inc.
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Architect: Curtis + Ginsberg Architects; CPHCs: Thomas Moore & Victoria Yee – Steven Winter Associates; Builder: HomeBuilders 1 LP; QA/QC: Michael Schmidt – Steven Winter Associates; Owner/Developer: Bronx Pro Group and Services for the UnderServed
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Architect: NK Architects/ Balance Architects PLLC; CPHC: Nicholaus Baxter; Builder: John Dickinson -- Cascade Built; QA/QC: Greta Tjeltveit; Owner/Developer: Sound West Group
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Architect: Kaas Wilson Architects; CPHC: Elizabeth Turner – Precipitate, Inc.; Builder: Frana Companies; QA/QC: Jake Selstad, CEE; Owner/Developer: Sherman Associates
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Architect: Davis Square Architects; CPHCs: Maciej Konieczny & Alena Parunina – New Ecology, Inc.; Builder: Callahan Construction Managers; QA/QC: Mark Norton – New Ecology, Inc.; Owner/Developer: Just-A-Start
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Architect: Farr Associates Architecture & Urban Design; CPHC: Gabe Wilcox; Builder: Zoetic Building Consultants, LLC; QA/QC: Lindsey Elton – EcoAchievers, LLC
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Architect: HPZS; CPHC: Scott Farbman; Builder: MK Construction, Inc.; QA/QC: Ibrane Juarez; Owner/Developer: Yannell Foundation for Sustainable Development Michael Yannell
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Architect: Jeffery White Architect; CPHC: Prudence Ferreira; Builder: Crossland Construction; QA/QC: Erik Henson; Owner/Developer: Arnold Development / Yarco
Second and Delaware Apartments (East)
Architect: Michael Wilson Architect; CPHC: Ed Marion – Passive House Ontario; Builder: Hartman Construction; QA/QC: Greg Leskien – Zon Engineering Inc.; Owner/Developer: Langlois Ecohomes Ltd
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