Giving Thanks to the Phius Community

We at Phius have plenty to be thankful for this year.

First and foremost, we are thankful for our dedicated staff, and all the loyal members of the Phius community. If it weren’t for all of you, we would not be well on our way to making Phius the mainstream building standard.

We are also grateful to have had the opportunity to connect in person with so many of you during PhiusCon 2021. More than 400 people joined us in Tarrytown, New York, for this year’s conference, with about 100 more joining us virtually as part of our Bootleg Series. No amount of Zoom calls or virtual meet-ups can replace an event like that, and we are grateful to have been able to host such an informative, (hopefully) entertaining and most importantly, safe event.

Thanks also to the ambitious project teams who participated in the Annual Design Competition. Each year we are inspired by the exemplary entries.

The inroads being made in policy in a number of areas is a crucial step forward for our organization and the passive house movement as a whole. We are appreciative of our hard-working team as well as the policymakers who are willing to work with us to create healthier, more efficient buildings.

We would be remiss not to mention our ever-growing number of project certifications. We have already nearly doubled our submitted project count from 2020 and are well on our way to having our first ever year with 200+ submitted projects. And as we continue seeing an influx of multifamily projects, we’re thrilled to have more than 1.8 million square feet of pre-certified and fully certified Phius projects in 2021. Our Certification Team has been plenty busy this year, and we’re thankful for all their hard work.

Expanding to the greater Phius community, we are of course thankful for our engaged and enthusiastic Phius Alliance members and chapters. We have been able to add a number of new chapters and members, and we are grateful to support such a wonderful community and be able to bring them dynamic programming such as webinars and office hours.

There is much work to be done, but we are most thankful for all the people and organizations who have helped us make great strides toward our goals.