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Master high-performance building science with this online Passive House course. Advance your green building skills with online training.
The Value of On-demand, Online Passive House Training
With this online Passive House course, you don’t have to choose between your commitments and obligations, and your green building and high-performance training. You can fit this building science on-demand course right in your schedule.
Advantages of Remote, Self-paced Building Science Training
Our Online Passive House Course offers participants the most flexible building science training experience, including:
- On-demand Passive building course: the most flexible path to prepare you and your team for the Passive House certification exam.
- Most cost-effective Passive House certification pathway on the market in the United States.
- Ability to organize your building science education around your own schedule.
- 12 months of access to the on-demand content.
Set your own pace, and enjoy your online Passive Building course from beginning to end. As an example, with this online course participants organize their green building education in different ways:
- During work hours
- After hours, during the week
- On weekends
- Bit by bit, every day or so
- With a deep dive, over a single weekend or a few days
There are really no limits to how you can take this online high performance building course.
Online Passive House Course Format
Self-paced, on-demand material with live Q&A sessions.
Get started any time, fit the Passive House training into your schedule, and take your high performance building career to the next level!
What You’ll Learn in Emu’s Classroom Building Science Training
On-demand Passive House Training: What to Expect
As the name suggests, this online course is designed for a flexible building science training experience. You’ll disconnect from daily distractions and immerse yourself in:
- A structured curriculum delivered in self-paced format
- Pause the content any time, and go back as many times you need
- Interactive live Q&A sessions (it’s not mandatory to participate, if you cannot make it)
- Practical exposure to high-performance building strategies with on-demand access
This remote, self-paced course equips you with the professional tools to work on Passive House, Phius, and Pretty Good House projects with confidence.
Online Passive House Course: Time Commitment
- Self-paced Course: approx. 14 hours of content (the actual duration depends on how many times you pause, and if you rewatch any of the content)
Who Benefits Most from Online Building Science Training
The flexible environment of the on-demand, self-paced setting helps participants better manage the workload of their Passive House certification. Those who benefit most include:
- Builders, architects, and other construction professionals with a busy schedule
- People located in remote areas, where in-person Passive House training is not available
- Participants whose first language is not English
- Students with special learning needs, and those who don’t need the social interaction of an in-person training event.
This online building science training gives you the skills to apply Passive House and Phius principles to a wide variety of high performance and green building projects, whether or not you’re pursuing certification.
Who Benefits Most from Online Building Science Training
If you’re looking for the most flexible route to Passive House certification, our online Passive House course is it. In as little as two days of online course, you will:
- Complete foundational online building science course
- Gain deep knowledge of Passive House standards
- Be prepared to pass the Passive House certification exam (CPHT)
Become Passive House-Certified Online
Passive House Certification with Emu’s online Course
With a deep dive in advanced building science, Emu’s online Passive House course prepares participants for the Passive House certification exam*. The online, self-paced format supports your success with:
- Complete on-demand building science course
- Sample Passive House questions and mock quizzes embedded in the online training
- Full Passive House textbook included with the purchase of the online course
- Printouts of the slides
- Summary recaps of each building science unit
- Can be used during the Passive House certification exam
Learn more about the Passive House certification process on our site.
*The Passive House certification exam requires a separate registration than the online course. Once you sign up for this online course, you’ll receive a $100 coupon code to apply when registering for the certification exam.
Online Passive House Course Format
The CPHT credential is a strong addition to your professional portfolio, helping you stand out in a competitive field. Emu’s online Passive House course is the most adaptable path to certification—thanks to its on-demand, self-paced format and efficient structure.
Online Green Building Training Crossroads
Self-paced Building Science Training and Pretty Good House
Emu’s online Passive House course supports projects rooted in Pretty Good House principles as well. These align closely with Passive House science, and our training prepares professionals to apply both approaches effectively. You’ll gain hands-on skills to confidently contribute to energy-efficient, high-performance building projects.
On-demand Net Zero And High-performance Building Course
Passive House is recognized as the most cost-effective pathway to design and build durable Net Zero buildings. The high performance building science of this online training enables architects, builders, and other professionals to meet demanding green building project goals, including Net Zero, and low-carbon, high-performance construction.