[1] For more information on the Passive House Standard, see What is Passive House?: http://nypassivehouse.org/what-is-passive-house/
[2] See graph: http://www.cepheus.de/eng/img/ekwdiag.gif
[3] Find link to presentations on Brussels experience here: http://www.naphnetwork.org/archiveshttp://www.naphnetwork.org/archives
[4] See http://www.passipedia.org/passipedia_en/basics/passive_houses_in_different_climates
[5] History of Passive House from Passipedia: http://www.passipedia.org/passipedia_en/basics/the_passive_house_-_historical_review
[6] The Passive House Institute (PHI) is an independent scientific research institute based in Darmstadt, Germany. The ongoing scientific research of PHI serves as the foundation of the Passive House Standard and its global implementation. See: http://www.passiv.de/en/01_passivehouseinstitute/01_passivehouseinstitute.htm
[7] See PHPP in Passipedia: http://passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/planning/tools
[8] See PHI certified components: http://www.passiv.de/komponentendatenbank/en-EN
[9] See PHI certified training: http://www.passiv.de/en/03_certification/04_certified-designers/04_certified-designers.htm and http://www.passiv.de/en/03_certification/05_certified-tradesperson/05_certified-tradesperson.htm
[10] See PHI accredited building certifiers: http://www.passiv.de/en/03_certification/02_certification_buildings/03_certifiers/01_accredited/01_accredited.php
[11] See “Affordability”: http://www.passipedia.org/passipedia_en/basics/affordability
[12] See “Thermal Comfort”: http://www.passipedia.org/passipedia_en/basics/building_physics_-_basics/thermal_comfort
[13] Now North American companies are coming on board to compete with the global market, creating products that can be globally exported. See http://www.casagrandewoodworks.com/windows.html
[14] If overnight temperatures remain hot, then comfortable indoor temperatures can only be extended for a matter of days as there is no countervailing cooling mechanism available.
[15] The BRTF Report was produced by the Urban Green Council and presented to Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Leader Christine Quinn in 2013 following widespread power outages and resident dislocations resulting from Superstorm Sandy. See report here: http://www.urbangreencouncil.org/BRTF/Report
[16] See PassReg: http://www.passreg.eu/index.php?page_id=65
[17] See NY Times: Bypassing the Power Grid,by Beth Gardiner, Oct 8, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/business/energy-environment/bypassing-the-power-grid.html
[18] Per McKinsey 2010 report, Energy Efficiency: A Compelling Global Resource, “Big gains await developing countries if they raise their energy productivity….they could slow the growth of their energy demand by more than half over the next 12 years….which would leave demand some 25 percent lower in 2020 than it would otherwise have been. That is a reduction larger than total energy consumption in China today.” Download report PDF here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ymplnlh4hcdmarl/eYOX0buqsK