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1.5 HSW Learning Unit
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OVERVIEW:
With few exceptions, newly constructed multifamily housing in the US is subject to stringent accessible design and construction requirements. What happens when these heavily regulated buildings rise to the challenge of Passive House design? Theresa D’Andrea, Senior Accessibility Consultant, and Joanna Grab, Senior Sustainability Consultant, thoroughly investigate the intersection of accessible and Passive House design for multifamily buildings. They explore how façade and assembly adjustments and interior layout changes late in the construction documents phase impact both accessibility compliance and Passive House certification. They go over the design and operational items that must be considered to reduce energy use and at the same time ensure compliance with accessibility requirements. Finally, this discussion takes a deep dive into thresholds and windows; two critical fenestration features that impact accessibility compliance and Passive House design.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Identify ways accessible and Passive House design can complement one another.
Understand important aspects of accessible design.
Understand the importance of design changes as they relate to accessible multifamily Passive House design.
List accessibility compliance and Passive House challenges related to window and doors.
INSTRUCTORS:
Joanna Grab, Senior Sustainability Consultant, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Theresa D'Andrea, Senior Accessibility Consultant, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
CEU CREDIT:
1.5 AIA LU HSW credit