Passive Projects Design Competition

Winning and honorable mention awards will be given in five categories:   

• Single-Family
• Multifamily
• Affordable
• Commercial/Institutional
• Source Zero

Additionally, two projects from the above winners will be awarded:

• Best Overall Project of this year’s competition
• Best Project by a Young Professional (35 or under)

The winning and finalist entries will be unveiled during PhiusCon 2022 at the historic Palmer House Hotel in Chicago. 

• Submitters of winning entries will receive one full year of Alliance membership (existing members will be extended by one year)
• Winning projects will be featured in follow-up coverage of the conference by Green Building & Design magazine
• Phius and the Alliance will feature winning entries as case studies on their home pages
• Phius and the Alliance will publicize winners via social media, e-newsletters, and press outlets

Projects must be listed as fully certified in the Phius Certified Projects database, the PHI / IPHA database*, or other passive house certification database (e.g., Belgium passiefhuis-platforme). *The PHI database includes a variety of entries – only those marked as certified are eligible.

Entries will be scored on a scale of 1-5 based upon the following criteria:

• Performance (e.g., meets Phius Certified standard, better than standard, crushes the standard)
• Difficulty level (climate/site/location/requirements challenges)
• Cost-effectiveness
• Design (e.g., smart use of space)
• Craftsmanship
• Health (e.g., use of non-toxic materials)

• Register using the application form (form will be available once the competition opens)
• Complete the online application form (we recommend that you review the form and assemble the required information prior to completing the form).
• Upload a summary slide for rotating projection during the conference.

*Phius employees and board members may not enter their own projects into the competition; however, other project team members/firms are eligible to enter a project. Projects with a Phius board member as CPHC are eligible to apply.

Projects must be fully certified by entry deadline, October 1, 2022. A poster board (in PDF format) may be requested after entry.

The winning and finalist entries will be unveiled during a reception at PhiusCon 2022 at the historic Palmer House Hotel in Chicago.

Phius and the Phius Alliance will assemble a panel of five jurors, each of whom meets two of the following three criteria:

1. CPHC®, Phius Certified Builder, Phius Certified Rater or Phius Certified Verifier in good standing
2. Completion of at least one certified project
3. Licensed professional