The Passive House Network Announces the Appointment of Two New Board Members

By Heath Fellows.
Updated Oct 27, 2021

NEW YORK (PRWEB) October 27, 2021 - The Passive House Network announced today the appointment of two new board members to the board of directors. This brings the number of board members to twelve.

Lori Atwater, based in Los Angeles, leads Transformation Village Inc, a developer of sustainable master planned communities. Katelyn Meehan is a relationships manager at Wells Fargo in the Community Lending and Investment platform, and is based in New York City.

Lori Atwater noted, As a developer, I understand the urgency to successfully engage the challenges of sustainability, and Passive House supports beneficial health, social and environmental outcomes. So, I look forward to supporting The Passive House Network as a board member, making it a more effective driver of the building industry change we dearly need.

Katelyn Meehan added, It has been very exciting to see the benefits of Passive House design and construction in the affordable housing space. There is an opportunity to continue providing high-quality housing that delivers healthier occupants, resilience, and affordability but we are just scratching the surface of the need. With that said, I couldn't be happier to join the board and help push for greater Passive House adoption across the building industry.

With COP26 around the corner, and the urgency for climate action never greater, were proud to announce the addition of Lori Atwater and Katelyn Meehan as board members, said Board Chair, Bronwyn Barry, because Lori and Katelyn each bring not just strong industry experience and individual perspectives, but a commitment to Passive House as a critical driver in our effort to realize a truly sustainable built environment. We expect their voices and support will make our board, and our organization, stronger and more effective.

Learn more about the board of directors: https://naphnetwork.org/community/about-us/board-of-directors/

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About PHN: The Passive House Network (PHN) is an independent national non-profit educational organization affiliated with the International Passive House Association (iPHA) and the Passive House Institute (PHI), located in Darmstadt, Germany.

PHN has chapters based in New Jersey (http://www.njpassivehouse.com), Washington DC (http://www.naphnetwork.org), the Rocky Mountain Region (http://www.phrockymountains.com), Minnesota (http://www.passivehouseminnesota.org) and Pennsylvania (http://www.passivehousepa.org).

PHN supports the widespread adoption of the international Passive House design and construction standards, building science principles and protocols, as a critical response to our climate crisis - providing unparalleled effectiveness in mitigating climate disruptions and adapting to rapidly changing environmental conditions.

PHN is focused on the inflection point between policy and implementation. We partner with leading stakeholders across all building sectors, including governments, professional associations, manufacturers, owners, builders, labor organizations, and educational institutions to make the transformation complete. http://www.passivehousenetwork.org

About Passive House: Passive House is an international building standard and methodology, applicable to buildings of all kinds from office buildings to hospitals, new-build and renovations, that results in a dramatic drop in operational energy use, and more comfortable and healthy occupants - meant to aggressively mitigate our climate crisis while providing resilient adaptation.

The Passive House Standard was developed by the Passive House Institute (PHI), an independent scientific research organization, located in Darmstadt, Germany, and includes specific requirements for energy use and comfort of occupants. The Passive House Standard is being successfully applied to thousands of buildings and millions of square feet around the world, from Boston to Beijing.

The Passive House methodology starts with reducing cooling, dehumidification and heating loads by focusing, not on gadgets and active technology, but instead on fully integrated durable passive building components, such as proper continuous thermal-bridge-free insulation, continuous airtightness, high-performance windows and doors, and ventilation that includes a high-efficiency heat/energy recovery core, carefully calculated, and all integrated with the entire architectural process of design and construction. http://www.passivehouse.com http://www.passipedia.org