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When you get Phius certified, you automatically join the Phius Alliance, a community of passive house professionals throughout the U.S.: builders, developers, architects and others like you.
As a non-profit institute, education is at the heart of what we do at Phius. Learn how to build high-performance structures that evolve your skills and practice. Get Phius certified and join us in leading the way to zero.
When you get Phius certified, you automatically join the Phius Alliance, a community of passive house professionals throughout the U.S.: builders, developers, architects and others like you.
Whether you are looking for Phius professional certification, software training, or want to stay up-to-date with your continuing education, Phius is here to help you meet your goals.
CPHC training is designed to help architects and engineers design buildings that meet Phius certification standards. Training is highly technical and involves building science, passive building principles, and energy modeling. Application required.
Phius Certified Consultant (CPHC®) Program OverviewCPHB training is designed to prepare construction professionals for the unique requirements, material selection and attention to detail required for passive buildings. Application required.
Phius Certified Builder (CPHB) Program OverviewPhius Certified Raters ensure that a homes are built as designed, complete testing and commissioning, provide significant risk management, and can help projects qualify for financial incentives. Phius certification is the first passive building certification program to integrate a third-party quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) professional into the certification process to protect the investment of clients.
Phius Certified Rater Program OverviewPhius Certified Verifiers ensure that a non-residential and multifamily buildings are built as designed, complete system testing and commissioning, provide significant risk management, and can help projects qualify for financial incentives. Students who take this course can opt to take an exam to become certified to verify non-residential projects and an additional exam to verify multifamily projects.
Phius Certified Verifier Program OverviewWhether you are new to energy modeling software, looking for a refresher on WUFI Passive, or need advanced training on the software necessary for Phius project certification, we are here to support your needs.
WUFI® Passive TrainingPhius Certified professionals need to stay up-to-date with new developments in passive building, from design techniques to new products and materials. Continue to the Continuing Education page for upcoming opportunities to earn CEUs and to report on CEUs you have obtained.
Maintain your Phius professional credentialIn this workshop, students learn the fundamentals of thermal bridging, how to create THERM models and calculate the linear heat transfer coefficients for connection details. They're also provided a comprehensive checklist to review work and troubleshoot when issues may arise.
Introduction to THERM WorkshopThis workshop is intended for consultants, builders, and raters that work on single-family projects (side-by-side duplexes included) that wish to seek Phius Certification through an expedited path - eliminating the barrier-to-entry of whole building energy modeling for compliance.
Phius Prescriptive Path WorkshopThis 4-hour course is designed to prepare Phius Certified Consultants and project submitters who are first-time submitters for Phius Project Certification, or those who have not submitted a project in a while.
Learn more about the Phius Project Certification Prep CourseThe best way to introduce Phius to your firm is with a one-hour Phius 101 presentation. Just fill out the request form and we'll come to you!