Wed, Sep 16th, 6-9pm, Alberni Valley Transition Town Society 6pm mtg, 7pm FILM: Passive House Revolution
What if we could create and retrofit buildings that will use 80 to 90 percent less energy for heating and cooling? And, what if at the same time we could cut their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 percent – the amount scientists say we must cut all emissions before 2050 in order to avoid catastrophic climate change? And, what if we could do these things right now? Passive House Revolution shows that this intriguing scenario is not only possible but actually starting to unfold. If you are concerned about the future of the planet and our children, you need to know about this important trend which is revolutionizing the way we think about buildings and energy.  Trailer: http://youtu.be/Y8wAO1BI7go  http://passivehouserevolution.org/
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New Film Chronicles Homes That Lower Energy Use by 80 to 90 Percent
A new documentary film, Passive House Revolution, chronicles the most significant development in energy-efficient construction in a generation. For 20 years the passive house standard has been spreading across Europe, applied both to residential and commercial buildings.
Now, leading-edge architects and builders are bringing this standard to the United States in order to realize the benefits of creating and retrofitting buildings that will use 80 to 90 percent less heating and cooling energy – a reduction far greater than any other available construction standard can deliver, according to the film’s director, Faith Morgan.
This standard is the only method of building that is designed to meet and even exceed the goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 80 percent, a goal climate scientists say we must to reach by 2050. “We don’t need to wait for improvements in technology to build and retrofit structures that safeguard the climate,” said Morgan. “We have what we need right now in the form of the passive house standard.”
In Passive House Revolution you will see builders in action as they construct some of the first passive house build- ings in the United States. You will also meet Wolfgang Feist, the creator of the passive house standard, and Katrin Klingenberg, who brought the passive house to the United States from Germany. In addition, the film takes you through existing homes that are being retrofitted to this standard. And, it features architects and builders discuss- ing their reasons for constructing passive house buildings. Finally, satisfied owners describe life in homes that don’t require a conventional heating and cooling system and which have very low energy bills.
Passive House Revolution was produced by the Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions based in Yellow Springs, Ohio. DVDs are available through the film website at www.communnitysolution.org/phfilm.html. The institute previously produced the award-winning documentary, The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil.