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-|[[https://passivhaus.uk/claiming-the-passivhaus-standard/?utm_source=Passivhaus+Trust+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9f43be01ae-PHT_Newsletter_2025_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-e4c196f90e-87482009&mc_cid=9f43be01ae&mc_eid=65b7367e08|{{:picopen:claiming_passivehaus.png?100}}]]|**[[https://passivhaus.uk/claiming-the-passivhaus-standard/?utm_source=Passivhaus+Trust+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9f43be01ae-PHT_Newsletter_2025_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-e4c196f90e-87482009&mc_cid=9f43be01ae&mc_eid=65b7367e08|Claiming Passivhaus]]**  \\ This guidance briefing sets out exactly what it means to claim Passivhaus, and why it matters. With new consumer protection laws now in force under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, misleading environmental claims face tougher scrutiny. This fourth edition of Claiming Passivhaus offers clear guidance to help clients, designers, and developers ensure their claims are accurate, robust, and compliant — and to safeguard the value and credibility of the standard itself.|2025|**[[https://passivhaustrust.org.uk|Passivhaus Trust (PHT), UK]]** | +|[[https://passivhaus.uk/claiming-the-passivhaus-standard/?utm_source=Passivhaus+Trust+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9f43be01ae-PHT_Newsletter_2025_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-e4c196f90e-87482009&mc_cid=9f43be01ae&mc_eid=65b7367e08|{{:picopen:claiming_passivehaus.png?nolink&100}}]]|**[[https://passivhaus.uk/claiming-the-passivhaus-standard/?utm_source=Passivhaus+Trust+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9f43be01ae-PHT_Newsletter_2025_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-e4c196f90e-87482009&mc_cid=9f43be01ae&mc_eid=65b7367e08|Claiming Passivhaus]]**  \\ This guidance briefing sets out exactly what it means to claim Passivhaus, and why it matters. With new consumer protection laws now in force under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, misleading environmental claims face tougher scrutiny. This fourth edition of Claiming Passivhaus offers clear guidance to help clients, designers, and developers ensure their claims are accurate, robust, and compliant — and to safeguard the value and credibility of the standard itself.|2025|**[[https://passivhaustrust.org.uk|Passivhaus Trust (PHT), UK]]** | 
-|[[https://www.passivhausassociation.com.au/news/coming-soon-claiming-the-passivhaus-standard|{{:picopen:claiming_and_promotion_the_passivhaus_standard_apa.png?nolink&100x128}}]]|**[[https://www.passivhausassociation.com.au/news/coming-soon-claiming-the-passivhaus-standard|Claiming the Passivhaus Standard]]**  \\ This guidance clarifies that buildings cannot claim to be built to Passivhaus Principles as the term Passivhaus can only be used if the Passivhaus Standard has been met. It includes : \\ 1) A road map connecting project outcomes to project terminology \\ 2) The quality assurance and performance requirements of the Passivhaus Standard \\ 3) Guidance around consumer protection from deceptive and misleading conduct|2025|**[[https://www.passivhausassociation.com.au/|Australian Passivhaus Association (APA)]]** |+|[[https://www.passivhausassociation.com.au/news/coming-soon-claiming-the-passivhaus-standard|{{:picopen:claiming_and_promotion_the_passivhaus_standard_apa.png?nolink&100x128}}]]|**[[https://www.passivhausassociation.com.au/news/coming-soon-claiming-the-passivhaus-standard|Claiming the Passivhaus Standard]]** \\ This guidance clarifies that buildings cannot claim to be built to Passivhaus Principles as the term Passivhaus can only be used if the Passivhaus Standard has been met. It includes : \\ 1) A road map connecting project outcomes to project terminology \\ 2) The quality assurance and performance requirements of the Passivhaus Standard \\ 3) Guidance around consumer protection from deceptive and misleading conduct|2025|**[[https://www.passivhausassociation.com.au/|Australian Passivhaus Association (APA)]]** |
 |[[https://passivehousenetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Building-Certifier-Scope-of-Services-March-2024-V1.pdf|{{:picopen:building-certifier-scope-of-services-march-2024-v1_1.jpg?nolink&100x128|highperformanceconstructiondetailshandbook04.22.jpg}}]]|**[[https://passivehousenetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Building-Certifier-Scope-of-Services-March-2024-V1.pdf|Building Certifier Scope of Services - A North American Certifiers Circle Guidance]]** \\  \\ The guide serves as a flexible communication tool for certifying buildings to Passive House Institute standards, accommodating diverse project types. Customization is advised based on specific project requirements, with consultation from Certified Passive House professionals crucial to ensuring tailored certification processes and the effective delivery of successful Passive House projects.|2024|**[[https://passivehousenetwork.org/|Passive House Network (PHN)]]** | |[[https://passivehousenetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Building-Certifier-Scope-of-Services-March-2024-V1.pdf|{{:picopen:building-certifier-scope-of-services-march-2024-v1_1.jpg?nolink&100x128|highperformanceconstructiondetailshandbook04.22.jpg}}]]|**[[https://passivehousenetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Building-Certifier-Scope-of-Services-March-2024-V1.pdf|Building Certifier Scope of Services - A North American Certifiers Circle Guidance]]** \\  \\ The guide serves as a flexible communication tool for certifying buildings to Passive House Institute standards, accommodating diverse project types. Customization is advised based on specific project requirements, with consultation from Certified Passive House professionals crucial to ensuring tailored certification processes and the effective delivery of successful Passive House projects.|2024|**[[https://passivehousenetwork.org/|Passive House Network (PHN)]]** |
-|[[https://passivehousenetwork.org/certification/building-certifier-scope-of-services/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=296880702&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SWzWw4QxWxyln-DzSlqus9h5yoz_0pG91r41QO1N0ovtO14f2GlEeN4msh_WQ00VGjZTyPVN3huo223QgYAgcBbszVU223QfnAZpVBWnIZCloe6Y&utm_content=296880702&utm_source=hs_email|{{:picopen:scoop_phn_us.png?nolink&120}}]]|**[[https://passivehousenetwork.org/certification/building-certifier-scope-of-services/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=296880702&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SWzWw4QxWxyln-DzSlqus9h5yoz_0pG91r41QO1N0ovtO14f2GlEeN4msh_WQ00VGjZTyPVN3huo223QgYAgcBbszVU223QfnAZpVBWnIZCloe6Y&utm_content=296880702&utm_source=hs_email|Building Certifier Scope of Services]]**  \\ The scope of services needed to complete building certification by a building Certifier can vary widely depending on project specifics and the experience of the project team. This guidance was made possible by Sarah Lewis and the Passivhaus Trust, who shared their work and allowed PHN to adapt it to the North American market.|2024|**[[https://passivehousenetwork.org|The Passive House Network(PHN), North America]]** | +|[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/UserFiles/File/Technical Papers/Certifiers Scope of Services v1.1 280921.pdf|{{:picopen:2023.09_certifiers_scope_cover_400w.jpg?nolink&100|2023.09_certifiers_scope_cover_400w.jpg}}]]|**[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/UserFiles/File/Technical Papers/Certifiers Scope of Services v1.1 280921.pdf|Passivhaus Certifier Scope of Services]]** \\ This guidance paper offers an overview of the tasks and responsibilities typically involved in the Passivhaus certification process, and provides a generic scope of services to serve as a starting point for discussions and agreements between project teams and certification bodies regarding roles, responsibilities, and expectations for achieving Passivhaus certification.|2023|**[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/|Passivhaus Trust (PHT), UK]]** |
-|[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/UserFiles/File/Technical Papers/Certifiers Scope of Services v1.1 280921.pdf|{{:picopen:2023.09_certifiers_scope_cover_400w.jpg?nolink&100}}]]|**[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/UserFiles/File/Technical Papers/Certifiers Scope of Services v1.1 280921.pdf|Passivhaus Certifier Scope of Services]]** \\ This guidance paper offers an overview of the tasks and responsibilities typically involved in the Passivhaus certification process, and provides a generic scope of services to serve as a starting point for discussions and agreements between project teams and certification bodies regarding roles, responsibilities, and expectations for achieving Passivhaus certification. \\ |2023|**[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/|Passivhaus Trust (PHT), UK]]** |+
 |[[http://passivehouse.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/PositionPaper-May-2018.pdf|{{https://passipedia.org//lib/plugins/ckgedit/fckeditor/userfiles/image/picopen/14certifiedpassivehousenz.jpg?nolink&100|14certifiedpassivehousenz.jpg}}]]|**[[http://passivehouse.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/PositionPaper-May-2018.pdf|Certified Passive Houses in New Zealand - a position paper]]** \\  \\ The first Certified Passive House in New Zealand was built in 2012 in Glendowie, Auckland. At the time of writing, there were 19 Certified Passive Houses in New Zealand registered in the international database. The authors know of a similar number of Passive Houses that are in the process of becoming certified. Currently, all Certified Passive House buildings in New Zealand are detached, single family homes, town-houses, apartments and social buildings are however in the pipeline at the time of writing.|2018|**[[https://passivehouse.nz/|Passive House Institute New Zealand (PHINZ)]]** | |[[http://passivehouse.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/PositionPaper-May-2018.pdf|{{https://passipedia.org//lib/plugins/ckgedit/fckeditor/userfiles/image/picopen/14certifiedpassivehousenz.jpg?nolink&100|14certifiedpassivehousenz.jpg}}]]|**[[http://passivehouse.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/PositionPaper-May-2018.pdf|Certified Passive Houses in New Zealand - a position paper]]** \\  \\ The first Certified Passive House in New Zealand was built in 2012 in Glendowie, Auckland. At the time of writing, there were 19 Certified Passive Houses in New Zealand registered in the international database. The authors know of a similar number of Passive Houses that are in the process of becoming certified. Currently, all Certified Passive House buildings in New Zealand are detached, single family homes, town-houses, apartments and social buildings are however in the pipeline at the time of writing.|2018|**[[https://passivehouse.nz/|Passive House Institute New Zealand (PHINZ)]]** |
 |[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/UserFiles/File/Technical Papers/150318_Claiming the Passivhaus Standard_MJS_YP rev(1).pdf|{{https://passipedia.org//lib/plugins/ckgedit/fckeditor/userfiles/image/picopen/15ukclaiming.jpg?nolink&100|15ukclaiming.jpg}}]]|**[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/UserFiles/File/Technical Papers/150318_Claiming the Passivhaus Standard_MJS_YP rev(1).pdf|Claiming the Passivhaus Standard: Technical briefing document]]** \\  \\ This document provides general guidance on the design for implementing and achieving Passive House standards in buildings.|2015|**[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/|Passivhaus Trust (PHT), UK]]** | |[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/UserFiles/File/Technical Papers/150318_Claiming the Passivhaus Standard_MJS_YP rev(1).pdf|{{https://passipedia.org//lib/plugins/ckgedit/fckeditor/userfiles/image/picopen/15ukclaiming.jpg?nolink&100|15ukclaiming.jpg}}]]|**[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/UserFiles/File/Technical Papers/150318_Claiming the Passivhaus Standard_MJS_YP rev(1).pdf|Claiming the Passivhaus Standard: Technical briefing document]]** \\  \\ This document provides general guidance on the design for implementing and achieving Passive House standards in buildings.|2015|**[[https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/|Passivhaus Trust (PHT), UK]]** |
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