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Registration closing June 12th for the Colorado Pa Registration closing June 12th for the Colorado Passive Design/Build Boot Camp at Emu HQ in Ft. Collins, Colorado, one hour north of Denver! 

Join us Jun 26-30 for 2 days of applied building science class, 2 days of hands-on Passive Pod Workshop, and the PHI professional exam to become a Certified Passive House Tradesperson. Learn the gold standard in building science. 

DM us, call (833) WILD-EMU, or email training@emupassive.com.

Who should take this? Design/build & construction professionals who are concerned about moisture control, air sealing, thermal bridging, healthy indoor air quality, durability, resiliency, and affordability of high performance.
Why is this training special? This is not your typical builder workshop where you get sponsored products in a suggested wall mockup. We’ve spent years developing our brand-neutral proprietary instruction tool - the Pod - which allows our student builders to get their hands on the products and methods we discuss in class.

The Passive Pods are designed to integrate with the learning objectives in our CPHT course. Each student team is assigned job roles to simulate a construction site, and they have documentation requirements that must be met. Every section of the Passive Pod build coincides with lessons learned in class, red flags they must catch, and design flaws they must recognize that will negatively affect their structure over time. Students get to try out typical residential and commercial wall assemblies, with donated products from the best in the industry.

Save your spot and get ready to get your geek on! Have questions about training? Email training@emupassive.com or call 1-833-WILD-EMU and leave a message.

#passivehouse #passivhaus #runwildbuildpassive #buildingscience #sustainablebuilding #greenbuilding #energyefficiency #netzeroenergy #architecture #buildingenvelope #indoorairquality #renewableenergy #constructiontechnology #highperformancebuilding #thermalbridging #ecofriendlybuilding #climateaction
Did you know that Denver, Colorado, has a new BS&B Did you know that Denver, Colorado, has a new BS&Beer chapter... AND that there is a BS&Beer Symposium coming this way in September?! There is A LOT happening this summer in the world of Colorado building science. 

Join us June 20th at Tradecraft industries as EmuMariana hosts an interactive discussion about how construction professionals can learn to sell advanced building science and Passive House level high-performance. For more information, reach out to Robby Schwartz and follow here: @bs_and_beer_metro_denver

#runwildbuildpassive #bsandbeer #bsandbeerdenver #bsandbeershow #passivehouse #buildingscience #bsandbeer #thebsandbeershow #prettygoodhouse #pgh #finehomebuilding #greenbuildingadvisor #buildingscience #drinkingaboutbuildingscience #buildingscienceandbeer #buildingsciencesymposium

@passivehouseaccelerator @bs_and_beer_kc @thecgbg
Add it to your calendars, folks: The summer of Col Add it to your calendars, folks: The summer of Colorado B.S. is beginning (BS, in this case, is Building Science)! There are SO many amazing events kicking off in June and lasting all the way through the national Passive House Conference in October, that it's staggering and immensely encouraging for the state of our future building stock. We'll make sure to announce all of them in our next Wild Emusings Newsletter, so please make sure you are subscribed (emupassive.com/join). It's scheduled to go out this week! 

To the point: Emu is happy to be co-hosting the next Colorado Green Building Guild Happy Hour on June 14th at New Terrain Brewery in Golden! CGBG has been a steadfast leader in the region for "green building" and everything that has developed into over the years. A number of Emu #PassiveHouse builder alumni are on the board, and we are a proud business sponsor this year. Join us in celebrating summer, building science, and Colorado! Bring your questions about Passive House for @EmuMariana. See you there! 

#runwildbuildpassive #ArchitectureEvent #ConstructionProfessionals #BuildingScience #PassiveHouse #SustainableDesign #GreenBuilding #BuildingIndustry #NetworkingEvent #HappyHour #GoldenColorado #ArchitectureCommunity #ConstructionExperts #DesignProfessionals #InnovationInBuilding #SustainabilityMatters #BuildingTechnology #ColoradoArchitects #PassiveDesign #EnergyEfficiency #ProfessionalNetworking
Discover the future of construction with Emu’s P Discover the future of construction with Emu’s Passive Design/Build training. Learn the gold standard in building science curriculum and prepare for the shift in industry best-practices. No biased education here – Emu’s revenue comes from project teams, not manufacturers. Trusted by builders across the United States and Australia, Emu’s “mob” of alumni are in high-demand. Elevate your skills with practical workshops and expert-led sessions at our exclusive Passive Design/Build Boot Camp in Fort Collins from June 26-29. Limited seats available, so act fast! DM us, call us at 1-833-WILD-EMU, email us at training@emupassive.com OR visit emupassive.com now to secure your spot and start your educational journey into advanced building science.

Register by Jun 12th for the Jun 26-29 Colorado Boot Camp. Limited spaces available.
Purchase: https://training.emupassive.com/enroll/2454442?price_id=3248292
Learn more: https://emupassive.com/training/passive-house-boot-camp/ 

#runwildbuildpassive #emumob #BuildingScience #PassiveHouse #ConstructionTraining #EnergyEfficiency #SustainableConstruction #GreenBuilding #HealthyHomes #HighPerformanceHomes #EnergySavings #ContinuingEducation #BuildingEnvelope #HVACDesign #NetZeroEnergy #IndoorAirQuality #RenewableEnergy #ZeroEnergyBuilding #EnergyAudit #ThermalComfort #InsulationMatters #GreenMaterials
There is a LOT going on in the world of advanced b There is a LOT going on in the world of advanced building science, and it's becoming more and more essential that we are able to discern unsponsored research from product plugs. PLUS, the national Passive House conference is coming to our home state (Colorado) in October, and boy oh boy is there much fun to be had in the months prior, including all kinds of Passive House events (did someone say Ice Box Challenge?) and international research to be shared. 

Get the skinny and fatten up your building envelope by subscribing to our Wild Emusings (giggle) Newsletter. Contents include: The Mob Memo from EmuMariana; Building Science Brain Juice, Emu Alumni Student Spotlight, Pilot Project Updates, Passive House Community Events and News, and Upcoming Training Opportunities. 

Sign up here: emupassive.com/join
Next edition will be going out THIS WEEK! 
#runwildbuildpassive #Architecture #Construction #PassiveHouse #BuildingScience #SustainableDesign #EnergyEfficiency #GreenBuilding #BuildingPerformance #NetZero #HealthyHomes #ZeroEnergy #RenewableEnergy #GreenArchitecture #iceboxchallenge
We are super excited to announce that we have been We are super excited to announce that we have been invited to deliver our 4-day hands-on Passive Design/Build Boot Camp at Yestermorrow in Vermont this summer! We’ll be there July 31 - Aug 4, and all registrants will have the opportunity to take the accreditation exam to become a PHI Certified Passive House Tradesperson in September. All registration, including room and board, are being handled through Yestermorrow’s website. So head on over and join us for a little summer retreat! 

#Repost @yestermorrow 
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🚨new class alert!🚨
the @emubldgscience team is bringing their passive design/build bootcamp to yestermorrow this summer! this 4-day experience gives students hands-on training in passive house principles. after passing the exam, students will earn the PHI certified passive house tradesperson (CPHT) credential. 
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#passivedesignbuild #cpht #emubuildingscience #thinkwithyourhands #designbuild #passivehouse #passivehousetradesperson #passivehousedesign #passivedesignbuildbootcamp
Registration closing June 12th for the Colorado Pa Registration closing June 12th for the Colorado Passive Design/Build Boot Camp at Emu HQ in Ft. Collins, Colorado, one hour north of Denver! 

Join us Jun 26-30 for 2 days of applied building science class, 2 days of hands-on Passive Pod Workshop, and the PHI professional exam to become a Certified Passive House Tradesperson. Learn the gold standard in building science. 

DM us, call (833) WILD-EMU, or email training@emupassive.com.

Who should take this? Design/build & construction professionals who are concerned about moisture control, air sealing, thermal bridging, healthy indoor air quality, durability, resiliency, and affordability of high performance.

Why is this training special? This is not your typical builder workshop where you get sponsored products in a suggested wall mockup. We’ve spent years developing our brand-neutral proprietary instruction tool - the Pod - which allows our student builders to get their hands on the products and methods we discuss in class.

The Passive Pods are designed to integrate with the learning objectives in our CPHT course. Each student team is assigned job roles to simulate a construction site, and they have documentation requirements that must be met. Every section of the Passive Pod build coincides with lessons learned in class, red flags they must catch, and design flaws they must recognize that will negatively affect their structure over time. Students get to try out typical residential and commercial wall assemblies, with donated products from the best in the industry.

Save your spot and get ready to get your geek on! Have questions about training? Email training@emupassive.com or call 1-833-WILD-EMU and leave a message.

#passivehouse #passivhaus #runwildbuildpassive #buildingscience #sustainablebuilding #greenbuilding #energyefficiency #netzeroenergy #architecture #buildingenvelope #indoorairquality #renewableenergy #constructiontechnology #highperformancebuilding #thermalbridging #ecofriendlybuilding #climateaction
Our next-gen 2023 Emu Passive Pod Workshop is runn Our next-gen 2023 Emu Passive Pod Workshop is running wild around America, folks! This unique, unsponsored, advanced building science learning experience is open to all design/build and construction professionals interesting in implementing building science on site. Check our website for our traveling 4-day Boot Camp schedule, or join us at Emu HQ in June for the home game. (Links in bio or on our website emupassive.com)

Use the internationally proven best-practices of the #PassiveHouse standard as an educational pathway to skill up and learn how to apply research to reality.

Students in the Pod Workshop will be assigned to Teams Moose, Bobcat, Chipmunk, or Black Bear. Teams will choose from both residential AND commercial wall assemblies. They will get try out a range of donated products from the best in the industry (Emu receives no commissions, so no sales plugs, all research). Teams will do a flangeless middle-of-wall installation of tilt-turn #passivehousewindows. And then we will test the Passive Pods for performance relative to each other and to the Code Pod. 

It’s fun. It’s educational. It takes your team communication and collaboration to the next level, and ensures you are all speaking the same language. 

Top it off with a professional accreditation that is sought by building owners and architects wanting Certified Passive House Tradespeople. 

DM us, email training@emupassive.com, or call (833) WILD-EMU for more info. 

#runwildbuildpassive #buildingscience #sustainablebuilding #greenbuilding #energyefficiency #passivehouse #netzeroenergy #architecture #buildingenvelope #indoorairquality #renewableenergy  #greenarchitecture  #constructiontechnology  #highperformancebuilding  #thermalbridging #ecofriendlybuilding #passivhaus #constructiontraining #buildforthefuture #constructiontraining #constructiontechnology
We have a gift for you! It’s a FREE mini course! We have a gift for you! It’s a FREE mini course!

The Passive Pitch: Communicating the Value of High-Performance

Join Emu's Co-Founder, Mariana Pickering, as she shares lessons learned over the past decade in communicating the value of high-performance building science and the Passive House standard. Learn about the anatomy of a good pitch, our responsibilities in selling our services, the unique value proposition of Passive House, and some of the typical questions you can expect to get.

Get access to the course at the link in our bio and on our website!

#buildingscience #passivehouse #building #construction #airsealing #thermalbridging #indoorairquality #highperformance #training #runwildbuildpassive #climatechange #passivesolar #greenbuilding #sustainability #buildpassive #generalcontractors #homebuilding #buildbetter #thermalbridges #thermalenvelope #insulation #energyefficiency #netzero
Flashback time 📸 ! Remember that time, back in Flashback time 📸 ! Remember that time, back in 2017, when we let our Happy Hour attendees name our table-top #PassiveHouse teaching tool? 

That’s right! The inaugural version of Emu’s unique Passive Pod was actually a small box with an insulated glass unit. At one of our Happy Hours when we officed in Denver @tradecraft.industries , we put the new name of this structure up for a vote! Lubricated by beer, there were many excellent suggestions. One of our favorites was the Colorado Hot Box 😂. But when the votes came in, the people expressed their desire for…. “Mitch”. We added “The” for formality. 

The Mitch was small but mighty, and was used as our hands-on compliment to our classroom content for about a year before we upgraded to larger #PassivePod on wheels and with a full tilt-turn window install. Now we have an even more developed version combining both residential and commercial assemblies, and traveling all over the US in our Wild Emu Podwagon. 

Mitch, you are not forgotten. And thank you for beginning our workshop journey with us. 🧡🧡🧡

Note: a big thank you to @sa_otherside who was an Emu with us at the time… (and who we suspect rigged the vote in favor of Mitch 😜)

#runwildbuildpassive #emumob #emualumni #coloradopassivehouse
Register by June 30th to join our Online Summer Cr Register by June 30th to join our Online Summer Crew and get ONE WHOLE YEAR of access to our Passive Design/Build on-demand core curriculum. Learn the gold standard in building science on your own schedule, and become eligible to join a Passive Pod Workshop or take the exam to become a Certified Passive House Tradesperson.

Students have described it as “the best of both worlds” - on-demand access plus live Q&A time with our expert trainers. Take your time to absorb the material at your own pace.

Our course is for #designbuild & #construction professionals who are concerned about moisture control, #airsealing, #thermalbridging, healthy #indoorairquality, durability, #resiliency, and affordability of #highperformance. We focus on brand-neutral, research-based #training for the implementation of Passive building standards in mainstream construction projects.

Start your training NOW! 
DM us, call (833) WILD-EMU, or email training@emupassive.com.

#passivehouse #passivhaus #runwildbuildpassive #buildingscience #sustainablebuilding #greenbuilding #energyefficiency #netzeroenergy #architecture #buildingenvelope #indoorairquality #renewableenergy #constructiontechnology #highperformancebuilding #thermalbridging #ecofriendlybuilding #climateaction
New Colorado Passive Design/Build Boot Camp dates New Colorado Passive Design/Build Boot Camp dates at Emu HQ in Ft. Collins, Colorado, one hour north of Denver airport! Join us Jun 26-30 for 2 days of applied building science class, 2 days of hands-on Passive Pod Workshop, and the PHI professional exam to become a Certified Passive House Tradesperson.

DM us, call (833) WILD-EMU, or email training@emupassive.com.

Who should take this? Design/build & construction professionals who are concerned about moisture control, air sealing, thermal bridging, healthy indoor air quality, durability, resiliency, and affordability of high performance.

Why is this training special? This is not your typical builder workshop where you get sponsored products in a suggested wall mockup. We’ve spent years developing our brand-neutral proprietary instruction tool - the Pod - which allows our student builders to get their hands on the products and methods we discuss in class.

The Passive Pods are designed to integrate with the learning objectives in our CPHT course. Each student team is assigned job roles to simulate a construction site, and they have documentation requirements that must be met. Every section of the Passive Pod build coincides with lessons learned in class, red flags they must catch, and design flaws they must recognize that will negatively affect their structure over time. Students get to try out typical residential and commercial wall assemblies, with donated products from the best in the industry.

Save your spot and get ready to get your geek on! Have questions about training? Email training@emupassive.com or call 1-833-WILD-EMU and leave a message.

#passivehouse #passivhaus #runwildbuildpassive 
#buildingscience
#sustainablebuilding
#greenbuilding
#energyefficiency
#netzeroenergy
#architecture
#buildingenvelope
#indoorairquality
#renewableenergy
#constructiontechnology
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#ecofriendlybuilding
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The Emu Vision

Research based Passive design/build as the industry standard for mainstream construction.


We are experts in virtual prototyping for the construction industry, building science nerds, and Passive House enthusiasts with company origins in Australia, experience in Europe, and new roots in Colorado.


Our mission:

To close the gap between mainstream construction practices and advanced, proven building science, and to empower our industry to build for the future and for resiliency through builder training and simple, standard, Passive systems.

We are proud members of:

iPHA – International Passive House Association
PHRM – Passive House Rocky Mountains
PHN – The Passive House Network
CRES – Colorado Renewable Energy Society
CGBG – Colorado Green Building Guild

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